1302 Orientation

The Green Wall Project - Greening the Sahara

World news ... Excellent summary of means whereby which an aliiance between a right wing and an owning class uses it's combined power bases to attempt to destablize democracy in the name of 'democracy'

This link refers to part of the evidence for the existence of the Patrix which we will be looking at later in the OR

Create Timelines you can share online. Because I can't use XMind and ithoughts doesn't have a timeline mode I am creating my LIPD time line here.

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Simple how to video for creating a multi-paged PDF from multiple documents. I used this to create the Community Booklet on my eportfolio profile.

A day's work = 2 months of hot water

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In contrast to 'Eurocentric' or mainstream knowledge which typically relies on scientific theories and empirical substantiation as evidence of reality, Indigenous knowledge systems usually begin with stories derived from practical experiences. Stories integrate the values and processes experienced, which then culminate in wisdom. Individuals develop wisdom over time, through their own experiences and through the stories of others, which they then share through the creation of new stories (Smylie et al, 2003; Cruickshank, 1998).

here is a handy pdf pocket printout of patterns from the public sphere project

Compendium of tools for organizations.

wow - plenty to exlpore in here - lots of overlap with Gaia U and the larger epistemic community - not quite caught up with the latest post-consensus thinking - will read more - I started to explore the groupware section but ran out of time ...

more than just useful ...

Consider this - if we add in personal transformation and awareness of the patrix would PAR and Gaia U philosphy come into strong congruence? Worth a good look.

An intresting passage from the articel that reminds me also of the permaculture zones: Some cultures do not perceive time as an exclusively linear phenomenon and their time calendars consist of multiple and simultaneously existing time categories such as 'practical time', 'social time', 'religious time', 'dream time', etc. Many Indigenous people and a number of non- Indigenous cultures do not perceive time as linear and describe it as having a 'circular' or 'cyclic' form. According to such a conceptualisation of time, time is perceived as 'static' and the individual person is 'in the centre of time' (i.e. surrounded by concentric 'time circles'). Life events are placed in time along and across the 'time circles' according to their relative importance to the individual and his or her respective community (i.e. more important events are placed closer to the individual and are perceived as being closer in time; unimportant or irrelevant events occupy peripheral time circles, although some of them could have happened very recently according to linear or 'practical' concept time).

Fermented beans (and pretty much all ferments) are awesome because they: Taste awesome Strengthen digestive flora Are easy to make Plus, Permies.com is an amazing resource!

For anyone who doesn't have OpenOffice yet, it's super cool! It's open-source office software that is compatible with all those silly MS products that everyone uses.

"Lean Startup" is an approach for launching businesses and products, that relies on validated learning, scientific experimentation, and iterative product releases to shorten product development cycles, measure progress, and gain valuable customer feedback. In this way, companies, especially startups, can design their products or services to meet the demands of their customer base without requiring large amounts of initial funding or expensive product launches.

Hi, I'm taking a 10 week 'from idea to manifestation'-Eco-social entrepreneurship workshop to help me build our sustainability school. The basic model we use is of lean startup approach that is common now in silicon valley. for me it's seems like at home- remind me of the spiral way of planning and the permaculture principals.

and an easy to use online tool for lean start-up planning: http://leancanvas.com