Our Dream

A community where people thrive together.

We envision a vibrant, connected community where people feel at home, work through challenges together, and live joyfully and responsibly.

  • In 2032, 4th Corner Commons is a vibrant and connected community. We live together intentionally and constructively, practicing sociocracy and transforming conflict into positive resolution. We evolve as a community because people are engaged in learning about themselves and one another.

    Trust and respect are the foundation of our relationships: we feel safe being authentic, comfortable disagreeing, and confident in our ability to work through challenges together. We feel at home with our neighbors, supported by relationships grounded in mutual respect.

    Compassion, kindness, humor, and aesthetics shape the culture of our community. Our meetings and events balance seriousness and purpose with lightness and joy.  

    4th Corner Commons is a model for living fully while reducing our impact on the Earth. We continually seek new opportunities for energy conservation and sustainable living. Together, we demonstrate that a resilient, joyful, and caring community can thrive while living responsibly and lightly on the planet.

Our Mission

Building community for the greater good.

We’re creating a sustainable community and lifestyle rooted in shared values, thoughtful stewardship, and care for our neighbors and our planet.

  • 4th Corner Commons is committed to building a sustainable community and lifestyle that nurtures our shared values through the thoughtful stewardship of our shared governance and resources for the greater good of our local and global communities.

Our Values

How we choose to live together.

Trust, compassion, mutual support, sustainability, humor, and a willingness to learn shape the community we’re creating.

  • Compassion & Kindness:
    We practice a warm-hearted desire to help and understand, showing empathy, respect, and tolerance as we accommodate our differences with care.

    Trust:
    We recognize trust as the glue that holds relationships together, building it through reliability, integrity, fairness, and respect.

    Sustainable Lifestyle:
    We commit to giving more than we take by balancing individual and community needs while serving one another and future generations.

    Humor, Fun & Whimsy:
    We create space for joy, laughter, and playfulness, strengthening relationships by making collaboration, service, and community life more enjoyable.

    Mutual Support:
    We collaborate to solve problems and build something new, serving one another with respect, reliability, fairness, and a willingness to help.

    Willingness to Learn:
    We practice open-mindedness—humility that utilizes curiosity and empathy and yields receptiveness to different views that are not our own.