Below is a list of patterns found in nature. Every pattern is a response to a specific challenge.

• branching / fractal
  • scattering or gathering information / nutrients
  • cover a lot of surface with little material requirements
  • applications: leafs and branches
• circle / ring / torus
  • strong
  • small interior, large exterior
  • used for constriction
  • applications …

I first came across the mental inventory when I started using the Bullet Journal method.

Find the original explanation here.

• Create it by rapid logging / brain dumping into three columns
  • Things I am working on
  • Things I should be working on
  • Things I want to be working on
• Filter your …

Web of Goals is a technique proposed by Jacob Lund Fisker. It tries to map out a set of goals in a holistic way. Because for every goal we choose, there are consequences - positive and negative. In permaculture the attitudinal principle Everything gardens expresses this same sentiment.

A module groups …

My understanding of Ikigai has changed from my initial contact with the concept. I recently came across two articles by Dave Pollard that explain his take. I resonated with his views more than I did with other explanations. Below is Dave's synopsis. I highly recommend reading the articles linked for …

The Nine Ways of Observing come from The Earth Path, a book by Starhawk.

I have used this tool in all my designs. I find that good, thoughtful, long observation is key to making good, thoughtful and effective designs.

• I wonder...

  • Looking at the system with childlike amazement. Fostering an …

Let me shed a little light on how I record, track, and plot various streams across my domain.

I have a git repository that holds my records. I clone this repo across the various machines I use. It contains records pertaining to the flows of: money, energy, water, CO₂ and …

A toolbox contains a set of useful tools for artisans to use. A carpenter's toolbox has hammers, chisels, planes, etc. A plumber's toolbox has wrenches, nuts, pieces of pipe, etc.

A permaculture designer's toolbox contains tools useful for designing with permaculture. I have documented a few on this site. I …

I got this originally from an article from Appleseed Permaculture on 8 forms of capital from April 2011. I have added energy as the overarching type of capital as it is the basis for all the complexity and beauty we experience daily in our lives. To give you but one …