Four Questions (4Q)

Posted on di 13 mei 2025 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, 4 questions

The Four Questions is an evaluating tool. The four questions are:

  • What went well?
  • What would I do differently?
  • What is my vision?
  • What is my next step?

Let's expand on each question.

What went well?

List all the things that went well in your project, presentation, relationship, life or …


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OODA loop

Posted on za 05 april 2025 in tools • Tagged with OODA, permaculture, Holmgren principles

OODA is an abbreviation for the words: Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. Developed and taught by John Boyd, a US military pilot, as a mental model for training other pilots.

Observe is about overseeing the whole, everything, facts and emotions, the different players and their (apparent) motives, culture and history and …


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Biochar Cooker

Posted on wo 29 januari 2025 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, practical

We created this biochar cooker during the second week of my first PDC. It is made from two large drums and one smaller can.

Materials required

  • two drums with a lid of equal size (fuel drum and cooking support)
  • one larger drum (optional, air inlet skirt)
  • one can (chimney)
  • two …

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PASTE survey allotment garden (2024)

Posted on vr 20 december 2024 in surveys • Tagged with permaculture, survey, PASTE, garden design, Eindhoven, season: summer

Starting from September 2018, Ina and I have rented an allotment at an association nearby. Ina quit the allotment in January 2023. I have ended our contract with the association in December 2024.

This survey lists the species found in the garden in 2024.

This list is part of the …


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Permaculture Ethics and Principles

Posted on vr 05 mei 2023 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, ethics, Holmgren principles, attitudinal principles

Ethics

  • Earth care
  • People care
  • Fair share / Future care

To consider for Earth Care and Future Care:

  • Refuse
  • Rethink
  • Reduce
  • Reuse
  • Repair
  • Repurpose
  • Recycle
  • Recover

Attitudinal principles

  • Multiple elements x multiple functions
  • Everything gardens
  • The problem is the solution
  • Yield is theoretically unlimited
  • Work with nature
  • Minimum effort, maximum effect …

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Survey for a location design

Posted on vr 05 mei 2023 in surveys • Tagged with permaculture, survey, community, location design

I'm collecting information for a design on location. This to validate our current choice of location and / or to find another place that is more suitable to our wants and needs.

Focusing on the basics

Tool: 6 ways to die

  • Shelter protects from heat and cold.
    • having appropriate clothes for …

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PASTE survey for the backyard (2022)

Posted on di 07 juni 2022 in surveys • Tagged with permaculture, survey, backyard, site information, PASTE, DAFOR(N)

This survey is for a revision of the design for the backyard.

The extra information for each plant is derived from the following sources:

Plants

DAFOR(N)

Dominant

  • Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca (mirabelle plum / mirabel)
    • only …

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PASTE survey allotment garden (2022)

Posted on vr 20 mei 2022 in surveys • Tagged with permaculture, survey, PASTE, garden design, Eindhoven, season: summer

Starting from 2018-09-01, Ina and I have rented an allotment at an association nearby. This survey lists the different species discovered in May 2022. For comparison, last year ago I did the same thing.

This list is part of the ongoing design for the allotment garden.

Plants

  • Achillea millefolium (common …

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Facilitation: Design a Healer's Practice

Posted on di 20 juli 2021 in designs • Tagged with permaculture, life design, social design, design web, facilitation, zettelkasten, dreaming circle, vision, brainstorm, mind map, mental inventory, bullet journaling, year compass, burn rate, 4 questions, Holmgren principles, functions and elements

Background

After the recent completion of his courses in alternative forms of health care, a close friend intends to set up a business offering these types of therapy for clients. I offered my help in creating a design for his practice. I have run my own business for over ten …


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PASTE survey allotment garden (2021)

Posted on di 22 juni 2021 in surveys • Tagged with permaculture, survey, PASTE, garden design, Eindhoven, season: summer

Starting from 2018-09-01, Ina and I have rented an allotment at an association nearby. This survey lists the different species discovered in June 2021. For comparison, last year ago I did the same thing.

This list is part of the ongoing design for the allotment garden.

Plants

  • Achillea millefolium (common …

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