Warren Brushfrom his IPC10 Conference Talk: Permaculture & Peace (17 sept 2011, Amman, Jordan)"We have gotten really good at designing on the landscapebut .. we still need to be doing work for the people-care ethicIt's something we have to really look at in depth in thesenext 30yrs of the PC movement& it's at the root of peace-makingI've seen so many good designs on the ground, all around the world, that were abandoned because the people could not work it out any longerthey couldn't figure out how to work with the diversities within their groupThe People-Care ethic is crucial in how are we going to move forward as a groupHow do we translate the People-Care ethic into practice, to be most effective?
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Warren Brush from his IPC10 Conference Talk: Permaculture & Peace (17 sept 2011, Amman, Jordan) "We have gotten really good at designing on the landscape but .. we still need to be doing work for the people-care ethic It's something we have to really look at in depth in these next 30yrs of the PC movement & it's at the root of peace-making I've seen so many good designs on the ground, all around the world, that were abandoned because the people could not work it out any longer they couldn't figure out how to work with the diversities within their group The People-Care ethic is crucial in how are we going to move forward as a group How do we translate the People-Care ethic into practice, to be most effective? "I suspect that what Stella and Cesar have done to the PeopleCare portion of Permaculture is on par with what Bill Mollison & David Holmgren did to EarthCare" Monica, US Pilot & Student of PDC+++
1. An advanced PDC & action-learning course 2. Lots of simultaneous PC study-groups/courses 3. A practical facilitation course for PC Activists 4. A long-term personal support group for permaculture designersis 5. An easy-to-manage diploma pathway (with de luxe portfolio design support > digital literacy for PC Activists) 6. A year-long & practical PC teacher-training course
7. A vehicle for creating a multi-media PC manual 8. A great laboratory for testing & discussing how PC theory works in practice >> to improve it constantly 9. An international exchange & support for many great designs on the ground10. Bilingual course - can be used for language-learning11. A medium for cooperation (potentially) between LOTS of PC teachers / innovators all over the world12. A way to find truly cooperative colleagues to work with (few already imitating us but not collaborating)
An expanded PDC in 5 Modules:
1. People Care2. Design Techniques
3. Earth Care4. Energy & EcoTech
5. EcoEconomy(6. Transition)
which we later discovered was (/ decided to name as)
an "Integral PC Curriculum"(the PDC+++)
Equivalent to thestandard PDC
An advanced PDC & action-learning
course
DESIGN is the beneficial association of all of these components
SOCIAL People, culture,
finance, commerce, etc.
ABSTRACT time, Ethics, data,
Models, etc.
SITELandscape, water,
climate, fauna, flora,etc.
ENERGYtechnologies,
structures, connections
The left or internal
quadrantsin AQAL
The right or external
quadrantsin AQAL
AQAL = All Quadrants All Levels ... Etc.
= The Integral Model
(Ken Wilber)
Permaculture is by DEFINITION an Integral
Science .. in theory
Although in PRACTICE
it too often isn't
PEOPLE-CARE & ECO-ECONOMY
EARTH-CARE & ECO-TECH
the butterfly shipthe butterfly shipwe've been sailing on
this vessel for evolutionaries since
april 2011
25 people on a year-long design cruise across the chartered oceans of applied knowledge in all aspects of
sustainability design
PermaCultureScience.comis the starting port for this adventure
(new adventurers can board at any time)
IPC10, 2011IPC10, 2011the new integral permaculture curriculum the new integral permaculture curriculum
a course for designing sustainable societiesa course for designing sustainable societies
Who we areWhat we've been doingWhy we decided to do itHow is it going so farWhere we are hoping to getWho we are looking for
this presentation is in www.EcoEscuela.net
(PDC+++ page)
individual
collective
internal
external
Current PC is BRILLIANT at designing with these domains: the concrete, physical, visible
& least controversial known models.
If we give up on the SCIENCE of these domains, we leave a vacuum that gets filled
with lots of NewAge pseudo-spirituality
Site & Energycomponents
Invisible & Socialcomponents
PEOPLE-CARE & ECO-ECONOMY
EARTH-CARE & ECO-TECH
1) "we need to be doing work for the people-care ethic"
8 years ofAction-Learning
Programmes(3-5mths)
RESULTS:
too few (10%) made significant shifts
in their internal or external development as PC designers (compared
to resources input)
OBTAIN a YIELD
Although they can make wonderful holidays &/or can be big wake-up calls, we didn't wish to
add to an already saturated eco-experience-shopping market (a new eco-consumerism for
westerners )
Ineffectiveness of green movement:
We don't design organizations well
(we're not taught how)
lack of cooperationor fertile connectionsbetween movements
(inside & outside of PC)
not enough 'joining up the dots' happening
Lack of collective intelligencemeans
3) Increase Collective Intelligence
IPC10, 2011IPC10, 2011the new integral permaculture curriculum the new integral permaculture curriculum
a course for designing sustainable societiesa course for designing sustainable societies
Who we areWhat we've been doingWhy we decided to do itHow is it going so farWhere we are hoping to getWho we are looking for
this presentation is in www.EcoEscuela.net
(PDC+++ page)
C. (Spain): "All of this (that is happening with the
course: classes, my study circle..)
is a great stimulus for me to move out of my comfort zone ...
in which I am still very hidden. Lucky this lasts one year!!
MJ (Spain): "Well, in summary: the best cash I've spent in my life!
I love everything I've learned, am playing with what am learning in my immediate surroundings, I feel enriched on a personal level.
I thank you for letting this be a free process for each of us & for offering us so many tools for completing the learning to the extent that each of us wants to.
D. (Belgium): "Module 1 was very inspiring for me, though I don't feel like I have grasped all of it yet.
The integral model stuff is really brilliant, I use that a lot.
Also the group exercises are neat - think/listens, vision support groups and all of that".
M. (USA): "I LOVED Module 1 - learned a lot and had plenty of insights along the way. Thank you Stella and Cesar for the Design Portfolio!
It is starting to dawn on me the beautiful work you guys do... You are like the teachers I never had, but always wished for. The depth you go to is the depth I longed for in my teenage years...
I suspect that what Stella and Cesar have done to the PeopleCare portion of Permaculture is on par with what Bill Mollison & David Holmgren did
to Earthcare
D. (Canary Islands)
made & up-loaded her ** first ever video ** to say
what is so special for her of the course & especiallyabout the Action Learning modality.
You can see it on the PDC+++ page on www.EcoEscuela.net
this presentation is in www.EcoEscuela.net
(PDC+++ page)
In what they agreeIn what they agree Application on the real life and real projects
Accessibility – No need for travel & accessible for parents with young children (who are involving their sons & daughters in their action-learning!)
Better personal & individual attention for each person
Supportive relationships (and we hope life-long ones :o)
High level of dialogue and of design work (plenty of time for reflexion & experimentation in a supportive environment)
IPC10, 2011IPC10, 2011the new integral permaculture curriculum the new integral permaculture curriculum
a course for designing sustainable societiesa course for designing sustainable societies
Who we areWhat we've been doingWhy we decided to do itHow is it going so farWhere we are hoping to getWho we are looking for
