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

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