design thinking

What Indigenous spiritual knowledge can teach us about regenerative design

Native stories about natural spirits which comprise the reality of things can help us a lot in thinking in regenerative terms.

Applying Graphic Design Principles to Social Permaculture

In working on a specific part of a social design I realized there is no way to design something in which a considered minority is excluded.

“Design for Catastrophe” in Your Livelihood

How to become more resilient by preparing for when the crap hits the fan

The Art Of Dying Creatively

Dying Creatively: Using permaculture design to improve how we die

Integrity dynamics

Integrity dynamics and identity

A Design Cycle Application: GOBRADIMET

Sample design description and activity worksheet for GOBRADIMET.

Approaching menopause as a childfree woman

By Gudrun Cartwright As a woman in my late forties, I am definitely approaching menopause. I feel in that ‘peri’ state. Even though I am…

War, what is it good for?

War, what is it good for? We need more compassion and understanding.

Musings on pandemics, food sovereignty and everyday life

What are the real costs of our current food system? How do we find food sovereignty?

Buddhist Meditation and Regenerative Culture

By Dido Dunlop Our hearts and outer world grow hearty together To restore Mother Nature, and grow tomatoes in our cities, we must redesign our inner…

Hierarchies vs Networks

Governments vs people power, hierarchies vs networks and response to crisis.

Doulas and Permaculture

Doulas and permaculture ethics.

Finding Permaculture in Iran

Despite what Western media commonly reports, there is permaculture in Iran.

The Most Vulnerable even More Vulnerable Now

COVID-19, time to embrace complexity By Luiza Oliveira As expected, COVID-19 has been spreading exponentially (1). Safety measurements have been oriented by the World Health…

How to Learn Permaculture for Free

a handy guide by Heather Jo Flores, author of Food Not Lawns, director of the Permaculture Women’s Guild, and creator of the #freepermaculture project By…

What is permaculture, and what is not permaculture?

First of all, permaculture isn’t a gardening technique. It’s a design system. That system can and should include plants and other living beings but no garden, by itself, can be a permaculture design unless it connects to the rest of the system (water, energy, waste, built environment, etc.)