Laird Schaub
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Human Resources |
| Occupation | community builder |
| Location | Rutledge, Missouri, United States |
| Introduction | I lived in intentional community for 41 years: 39 years at Sandhill Farm (a small, income-sharing community I helped found in 1974 in northeast Missouri). In 2016 I relocated to Duluth MN, to start an intimate partnership with Susan Anderson. I've been in Duluth ever since. For 28 years (1987-2015) I was integrally involved with the Fellowship for Intentional Community (since rebranded as the Foundation for Intentional Community)—a North American network dedicated to providing the information and inspiration of cooperative living to the widest possible audience. Recognizing the value of what is being learned in intentional communities about how to solve problems collaboratively and work constructively with conflict, I started a part-time career as a process consultant in 1987. Although I've retired from FIC, I have continued my career as a process consultant working with cooperative groups. While that used to entail being on the road about once a month, all of that changed in March 2020. Since the pandemic I've learned to adapt to Zoom and most of my work is delivered via that medium today—yet I still travel when the client wants me in the room. |