People & Permaculture by Macnamara, Looby -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Testimonials Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction

Structure of the book Author’s note

Activities Learning journal

Activity: Aims for the book

PART 1: THINKING LIKE AN ECOSYSTEM Setting the scene

What is permaculture?

Permanent culture Applications of permaculture

Ethics

Earthcare Peoplecare Fair shares Relationship between the three ethics ACTIVITY: Mini Time Capsule Personal responsibility

Regeneration

Sustainability Personal sustainability Social sustainability What is culture? Regeneration The Great Turning

The edge effect

Edges of permaculture The Transition Movement ACTIVITY: Shared Edges

Abundance thinking

Abundance versus scarcity Resource use Creating surpluses ACTIVITY: Sharing surpluses

Notes

Nature's Lessons

Patterns

Patterns in nature Structural patterns Behavioural patterns Patterns in people Pattern recognition ACTIVITY: Pattern recognition

Principles

1. Observe and interact 2. Catch and store energy 3. Obtain a yield 4. Apply self-regulation and accept feedback 5. Use and value renewable resources and services 6. Produce no waste 7. Design from patterns to details 8. Integrate rather than segregate 9. Use small and slow solutions 10. Use and value diversity 11. Use and value edges and the marginal 12. Creatively use and respond to change

Systems thinking

Properties of systems

(1) Each system has emergent properties (2) Systems can self-stabilise (3) Systems can evolve in complexity (4) Each system is a holon

Hope for the Great Turning Resilience in ecosystems Allowing systems to demonstrate their own evolution Systems within the human body Systems in this book Notes

Design

We are all designers

Why design? What is design?

Observation

Biotime diaries ACTIVITY: Biotime diary

Spirals of erosion and abundance

Erosion Spirals of erosion

Interpersonal

Symptoms versus causes Spirals of abundance Points of intervention and transformation Possible points of intervention Design

Limiting factors

Invisible and visible limiting factors Building blocks of design ACTIVITY: Doing the activities in the book

Zones

Activity: Distancing the distraction Zones of people Zone 00

Inputs and outputs Design web

Anchor points Natural patterns Phases of life Design methods Notes

PART 2: LOOKING DEEP INTO THE CENTRE Our internal landscape

The importance of zone 00 Observation of ourselves

ACTIVITY: Listening to our bodies

Needs

Needs in design ACTIVITY: what are my needs?

Self-identity

Where does our self-identity come from? Gifts and the shadow side of self-identity Collection of stories ACTIVITY: River of life 8 Comfort zones Expanding our identity

Beliefs

Self-limiting beliefs Where do they come from? Consequences of our beliefs Why shift them? How to shift them Reframing the belief Gremlin Abundance beliefs

Patterns

Addictions ACTIVITY: Sitting with the desire Creating new patterns

Edges and transitions

Process of change ACTIVITY: Emotions of Transition Notes

Health and Wellbeing

Health and healing

What is health? What is ill health? Healing Medicine

Physical health

Exercise Nutrition Preparing food Rest and relaxation Sleep

Emotional health

Negative emotions Anger Worry Joy and happiness Cultivating confidence, self-esteem and trust

Healthy mind

Learning to learn Looking beyond content to process Learning from our mistakes Competence cycle Spiral of abundant learning Multiple intelligences ACTIVITY: Multiple intelligences

Spiritual health

ACTIVITY: Breath Meditation Notes

Being at Our Best

Reaching for our potential

Soaring high

Being effective

Leaks and blocks Procrastination ACTIVITY: Numbered lists Focused energy Investing in ourselves

Our home environment

How to clear clutter ACTIVITY: Energy flows

Being creative

Creativity Helping us to be creative ACTIVITY: Random Assembly3

Thinking tools

Mindmapping ACTIVITY: Mindmap of self Parallel thinking

Right livelihoods

Desire lines

Real wealth

Eight forms of capital Real wealth and abundance in design Increasing our financial capital ACTIVITY: My wealth

Empowerment and self leadership

Empowerment ACTIVITY: Feeling my power Self-leadership ACTIVITY: What I like about myself10 Notes

Designing for ourselves

Opportunities for design How Design case study: Suzi High's Zone 00

Notes

PART 3: HEARING EACH OTHER Communication

Observation of people

ACTIVITY: Body Scan Look to like

Limits to communication

ACTIVITY: Observe the filters Extending the limits

Assertive communication

Winning happening

Compassionate communication

Nonviolent communication Expressing our needs

Just listen

Think and listens/interruption-free space Active listening ACTIVITY: Interruption-free listening

Distant communication

Emails

Positives Minuses Interestings

ACTIVITY: PMI on distant communication

Giving and receiving feedback

Feedback in natural systems Giving feedback Receiving feedback What can go wrong with giving feedback Benefits of feedback

Conflict

What function does conflict serve? How do conflicts arise? Patterns of arguments Prevention ACTIVITY: Finding the patterns

Restoring peace

Ways in which we can restore peace

One-to-one relationships

The edge between ourselves and other people Nurturing relationships Giving and receiving support

Giving Receiving Vision support ACTIVITY: Vision support

Couples

Healthy relationships Principles in action

Use and value diversity Creatively use and respond to change Produce no waste Design from patterns to details

Parenting

Healthy families Principles in action

Observe and interact Catch and store energy Apply self-regulation and accept feedback Use small and slow solutions

Friendships

Healthy friendships Principles in action

Obtain a yield Use and value renewable resources and services Use edge and value the marginal

ACTIVITY: Applying the principle Notes

Working in Groups

Synergy and entropy Groups as gardens Group structure

Themes in groups

Why? What? How? When? Who?

Roles within groups

ACTIVITY: My role in groups2

Group life

Group cultures

Designing the culture

Guidelines

Meeting methods

Discussions Giving voices to everyone Creating edges

Decision-making

The challenges of decision-making Decision-making tools Consensus decision-making

Facilitation

Designing with Other People

Opportunities How Movements Design case study: Permaculture Association Britain’s staff

Vision Helps Limits Patterns Action Momentum Reflection Principles

Apply self-regulation and accept feedback Creatively use and respond to change Use edge and value the marginal Obtain a yield

Pause Integration Ideas Appreciation Notes

PART 4: LIVING IN SOCIETY Where Are We?

Observation of cultures Problems in society

Points of intervention and transformation Limiting factors

The Integral Model

The four quadrants of the Integral Model

Cultural conditioning

Cultural beliefs ACTIVITY: Day off from the media

Cultural identities

Oppression Privilege

Social systems

Notes

Where Do We Want to Be?

Abundances in society

Motivations Resources

Education systems

Reflection Patterns of accelerated learning Integration Functions/needs Systems and elements Ideas ACTIVITY: Ask children Action Philosophy for communities

Healthcare systems

Transformation points Spirals of health

Spiral of awareness and self-responsibility Spiral of empowerment Spiral of communication and learning

Spiral of healthy living Health in the four quadrants Action ACTIVITY: Healthy society

Integration of different generations

Mending the web Apprenticeships Outcomes of bringing the generations together ACTIVITY: Who do I know? Notes

How Do We Get There?

Circles of concern and influence

How to widen our circle of influence ACTIVITY: Acting within our Circle of Influence

Transition movement

SWOC analysis of the Transition movement

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Constraints

Transforming the four quadrants Desired outcomes of the Transition movement

Governance Facilitating cultural shifts

The Great Turning Raising awareness Facilitating the ground Permaculture centres Communicating messages of sustainability Creating new patterns Helps and limits ACTIVITY: Applying the Principles

Leadership

Characteristics of leaders Beliefs about leaders Roles of leaders Women and men as nurturing leaders Ourselves as leaders ACTIVITY: Myself as leader Notes

Designing for larger systems

Opportunities How Open Space Technology2 World Café3 Design case study: Sustainable Communities Conference

Vision Limits Helps Principles Patterns Pause Integration Action Ideas Appreciation Reflection Momentum Notes

PART 5: FEELING CONNECTED GLOBALLY The Bigger Picture

Observation

Media Gross domestic product Other indicators The world as 100 people Our global village of 100 people would look like this: Positive change

Similarities and differences

Gender gap

Global problems

Earthcare Peoplecare Fair shares ACTIVITY: Global Equality

Global systems

ACTIVITY: Appreciation of our Food

Regenerative development

Western development Regenerative development in the West Permaculture development Notes

Learning From Others

Learning from other cultures

Why learn from other cultures? Where can we learn from? What to learn? How to learn? Permaculture responses

Learning from our ancestors

Why learn from the past? What we can learn from the past? How can we learn from the past?

Caring for future generations

ACTIVITY: 30 years hence13 Notes

Connecting With Nature

The Work that Reconnects

Coming from gratitude ACTIVITY: Appreciating the Earth and our Place Honouring our pain ACTIVITY: Expressing the Pain Seeing with new eyes ACTIVITY: Hand Meditation Going forth ACTIVITY: Hope for humanity

Deep ecology

Council of All Beings

Learning from nature

Why learn from nature? What can we learn? Biomimicry How can we connect with nature? ACTIVITY: Past, present, future walk3

Gardening

Top tips Gardening with children Notes

Designing for Other Cultures

Opportunities How Design Case Study: Women’s health programme in Nepal

Reflection

What’s the current situation of women’s health in this area?

Vision

What is your vision of what women’s health could be?

Limits

What’s holding back women’s health? What could limit the programme? Why would people not want to change?

Helps

Why do people want to change? What resources are available; yourself, HPC and externally?

Patterns

What are the cultural patterns to do with health?

Principles

What principles can be applied to the programme?

Pause

How can the women of Humla build in the times of rest and quiet?

Appreciation

How can women appreciate themselves?

Momentum

How to stop people switching back to bad habits?

Integration Ideas Action Notes

PART 6: SENSING OUR FUTURES Design

Manifestation through design Design web

What to design The anchor points

The expressive phase of the child

VISION