Chris Casillas - Community fun with purpose, to regenerate Sonora in Superior, Arizona
Chris Casillas is founder of Regenerating Sonora, a Superior based nonprofit that’s nurturing local potential for a resilient and regenerative future. He also helps build leaderful organizations as co-founder of The Development Dojo, and is a board member at the Center for Shamanic Education and Exchange. Chris has a background in tech where he played a key role in helping scale a business from startup to becoming a multibillion dollar publicly traded company. We met Chris through the Design School for Regenerating the Earth and really enjoy collaborating and talking with him. He’s a pretty cool guy so we are very excited to have him as our first interview. Support Chris' work by visiting and donating to Regenerating Sonora at regeneratingsonora.org. Regenerating Sonora shares a lot of their events on social media: Youtube, Facebook, TikTok. Folks can also have a look at www.thedevelopmentdojo.com if they're interested in leadership development offerings.
Chris has shared some resources that helped to guide his learning pathway, including inspiring books, supportive networks, and educational material. If Chris’ story inspired you, we encourage you to take a look!
Education Groups:
https://www.regenerat.es/ - Their The Regenerative Practitioner (TRP) training is a MUST
https://seed-communities.com/changeagentmenu/
Spiritual:
https://www.facebook.com/nine.sided.circle
https://www.noeticsociety.org/pierre-grimes
Books:
The 4 Agreements
7 Habits of highly effective people
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
The Magic of Thinking Big
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
In the Dark Places of Wisdom by Peter Kingsley
Additional resources Chris referred to in this episode:
Chris’ ProSocial World Seminar: https://youtu.be/-ob9-4c_FdU?si=Ir6OmOh1t9HmA4aJ
Haudenosaunee thanksgiving address (gratitude practice): https://danceforallpeople.com/haudenosaunee-thanksgiving-address/
Different types of capital, Community Capitals Framework: https://pascalobservatory.org/sites/default/files/capitalsextension_extra.pdf
Relocalize Creativity: https://relocalizecreativity.net/view/about-relocalizecreativitynet
Carol Sanford and Capabilities Development: https://carolsanford.com/2021/09/176-capability-development-as-the-best-change-management-strategy/
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