CARVER Matrix

Posted on ma 12 augustus 2019 in tools • Tagged with PMI, CARVER matrix

This tool is an extension of a PMI analysis. It uses six categories for ranking. Where in a PMI the focus is on finding plusses and minusses in which ever way you can think of, the CARVER matrix specifies what to think about and the focus is on ranking those …


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Hedgelaying

Posted on zo 17 maart 2019 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, practical

On Saturday 2019-03-16 I followed a course in hedgelaying. Heg&Landschap organized it in a village close by. Lex Roeleveld was the instructor.

From Wikipedia:

[...] The aim is to reduce the thickness of the upright stems of the hedgerow trees by cutting away the wood on one side of the …


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Community Rules

Posted on di 05 maart 2019 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, social design, community

In social permaculture the community plays a prominent role. Sometime in 2018 I became aware of research done by Dmitry Orlov on communities. He studied communities that last multiple generations; in his words: Communities that abide.

Orlov distilled a set of commandments that communities should obey. I found his list …


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Principles of Military Strategy

Posted on di 19 februari 2019 in tools

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_strategy

Many military strategists have attempted to encapsulate a successful strategy in a set of principles. Sun Tzu defined 13 principles in his The Art of War while Napoleon listed 115 maxims. American Civil War General Nathan Bedford Forrest had only one: to "[get …


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Dragon Dreaming Design Process

Posted on zo 04 november 2018 in tools • Tagged with dragon dreaming

Dreaming

  • Awareness
  • Motivation
  • Gathering Information
  • Celebration dreaming phase

Planning

  • Consideration of Alternatives
  • Design of a Strategy
  • Testing / Trialing a Pilot
  • Celebration planning phase

Doing

  • Implementation
  • Management and Administration
  • Monitoring Progress
  • Celebration doing phase

Celebrating

  • Acquiring New Skills
  • Transforming Results for Individuals
  • Discerning Wisdom
  • Celebration celebrating phase