Learning, the Permaculture Way

withDavid Eggleton &Stephanie Jo Kent

Here, Now

Why this workshop?

Care of People(2nd Permaculture Ethic)

Self-Directed Learning• 26 Considerations for a

“Meaningful Makeover”

• Application to this conference (here/now)

• Generalize for back home use (yourself, others there/then)

• Support here/now & Support there/then

Handout• No peeking ahead!

• Refinement : Extension

• “mixed methods” – lecture, individual work, group work

• Share the air: turn-taking

• Respect: assume confidentiality for private information

• TWEET! #PERMAVOICES

The Considerations

EXTENSION REFINEMENT

REACH PUSH

Activity #1• Pick a stranger to partner

with

• 6 min total (@ 3 apiece)

• Why are you here? (reasons)

• What would you like to gain? (choices)

Two Essential Skills

Action

Reflection

ACTION REFLECTION

EXTENSION REFINEMENT

REACH PUSH

Why are you here/now?

Some Specific Goals

• to confirm my business idea is sound

• to better see and understand how to get customers & clients

• fill in gaps in my business plan

General Goals

• network with like-minded folk

• learn more about permaculture (generally, specifically)

• activism• inspiration

Key Activities

Exploration

Participation

Exploration

Participation

Key Activities

ACTION REFLECTION

EXTENSION REFINEMENT

REACH PUSH

Most Promising Paradigms

Whole Person

Whole Place

Whole Person

Exploration

Participation

Key Activities

Whole Place

ACTION REFLECTION

EXTENSION REFINEMENT

REACH PUSH

There/Then (biographical past) &

(embodied present) Here/Now

WHOLE

PERSON

Body

Mind Heart

Spirit

There/Then (biographical past) &

(embodied present) Here/Now

WHOLE

PLACE

Producers

Consumers Decomposers

Flows

MindHea

rt

Body

Spiri

t

Whole Person

Exploration

Participation

Key Activities

Consumers

Decomposer

s

Producers

Flows

Whole Place

ACTION REFLECTION

EXTENSION REFINEMENT

REACH PUSH

Worksheet: Wholeness gaps?

WHOLE

PLACE

WHOLE

PERSON

4 Working Relationships

WHOLE PLACE

interelemental interspecies

4 Working Relationships

WHOLE PERSON

interhuman intrapersonal

Inter-elemental

Inter-

species

Inter-

human Intra-

personal

Working Relation-

ships

MindHea

rt

Body

Spiri

t

Whole Person

Exploration

Participation

Key Activities

Consumers

Decomposer

s

Producers

Flows

Whole Place

ACTION REFLECTION

EXTENSION REFINEMENT

REACH PUSH

Poll

Who’s here for the business emphasis?

from interest to commitment

Worksheet:• Select workshops

of interest based on Working Relationship

• Rank them• LEARN HOW NOW;

REFER TO OFTEN!

Key Activities

Discovery

Celebration

26 Considerations for aMeaningful Makeover

Inter-elemental

Inter-

species

Inter-

human Intra-

personal

Working Relation-

ships

MindHea

rt

Body

Spiri

t

Whole Person

Exploration

Participation

Discovery

Celebration

Key Activities

Consumers

Decomposer

s

Producers

Flows

Whole Place

LIFE AFFIRMING

LIFE ENHANCING

ACTION REFLECTION

EXTENSION REFINEMENT

REACH

SUNNY SIDE SHADY SIDE

PUSH

SMALL GROUP SYNTHESIS

• SELECT A WORKING RELATIONSHIP• What burning question(s) do you have

about it? (Relevant to your context)• Share your questions and SYNTHESIZE

an overarching, motivating or core question to try and answer TOGETHER this week.

• NOTETAKER!

Celebrate 1978

1971A Perennial Agriculturefor Human Settlements

Keep in Touch!• Tweet with us HERE/NOW #PERMAVOICES

@stephjoke@deggleton

• Talk with us in person• Email us (see handout)• Like the Meaningful Makeovers

Community of Practice page on Facebook