Survey Arno’s life

Posted on 2026-04-27 21:38 in surveys • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with permaculture, social design, dreaming circle, vision, mission, 9 ways of observing, thinking in patterns, Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps, Integrated Needs Analysis Matrix, 6 ways to die, forms of capital, bookkeeping, personal finance

This survey is part of Arno’s design for his life. This is a living document. The first version of this survey came about in 2018. In 2026 I reviewed and updated it.

Vision and mission

I created the vision and mission in 2018 using a dreaming circle.

Key words …


Continue reading

Six Ways To Die (6WTD)

Posted on 2025-05-08 19:46 in tools • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with 6 ways to die, Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps

The Six Ways To Die (6WTD) is a tool proposed by Vinay Gupta to help individuals and groups quickly identify urgent needs of individuals in a crisis. It explains what basic infrastructure needs to be in place for people to survive to the next day.

The six ways to die …


Continue reading

Project Gunsleben - General design - Planning phase

Posted on 2018-07-13 17:00 in designs • Modified on 2018-07-24 13:00 • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with permaculture, dragon dreaming, dragon dreaming planning, Gunsleben, ethics, Holmgren principles, 6 ways to die, dragon dreaming celebrating, abandoned design

This is the place where we analyze and consider alternatives. See the design overview for the big picture.

Note: this design has been abandoned.

Consideration of Alternatives

Ethics

  • Earth care
    • Reduce
      • create small living spaces, easily heated
      • use solar energy where possible
      • limited use of power tools, tractors and other …

Continue reading