1. Methods
   1. Old Paradigm
      1. Possible to pre-define goals
         1. Log-frame
         2. ADDIE
      2. results
         1. write high-sounding, superficial goals
         2. fudge data to meet goals
   2. New Paradigm
      1. don't know what's possible in complex system
         1. Outcome Mapping
            1. influencing boundary partners
            2. untying success from predetermined outcomes
         2. SAM
            1. itineration
            2. small, frequent efforts
            3. early prototypes for evaluation
            4. lightness
         3. Lean Stack
            1. GaiaU version
      2. requires back and forth between client and designer
      3. advantages
         1. little control over partners actions
         2. different results may occur
         3. do away with bells and whistles
2. Why be a Designer?
   1. tool of liberation
      1. less fear in a chaotic world
   2. take charge of everything inside sphere of influence
      1. make it work for you
   3. develope needs-based resilience
      1. supply own needs
   4. will be welcome in smart communities
      1. capacity to facilitate others
         1. create allies
   5. almost nothing about society is inevitable or fixed
   6. benefit all life on planet
3. Patterns
   1. branch
      1. gather, collects, distributes
   2. net
      1. sorts, collects, filters, surface exchanges
   3. lobe
      1. surfaces for exchanges, edges, interfaces
   4. scatter
      1. chance, breaks up and slows down
   5. spiral
      1. speeds up/slows down, concentrating/dispersing, maximizes exposure
   6. wave
      1. streamlines, zig-zags, flows, pulsates, timing
4. What is a Project?
   1. Conception 1
      1. designed intervention in a system
      2. short term
         1. operational
            1. easier, less leverage
      3. long term
         1. strategic
            1. more difficult, more leverage
   2. Conception 2
      1. something that takes 2 or more actions
         1. profound change
            1. small tweaks at strategic locations
            2. minimax
            3. magician, ironist
   3. Conception 3
      1. (Dragon Dreaming)
         1. designed to achieve goals within a given time
            1. song lines
            2. dreaming
            3. planning
            4. doing
            5. celebrating
5. Scale of Permanence
   1. prioritizing  good  designs  that  work  within  the constraints  of  the  high  permanence  items  first.
   2. [Most permanent/least changeable]
   3. 1. climate
   4. 2. landform
   5. 3. water
   6. 4. legal issues
   7. 5. access & circulation
   8. 6. vegetation & wildlife
   9. 7. buildings & infrastructure
   10. 8. microclimate
   11. 9. zones of use
   12. 10. soil
   13. 11. aesthetics
6. design relationships
   1. relative location
      1. ex. coop over pond to fertilize
   2. microclimate
      1. ex. pond reflects light into window
   3. diversity
      1. ex. plant guilds
   4. multiple functions
      1. ex. chicken (eggs, meat, manure, methane, scratching, etc.
   5. multiple elements
      1. ex. house heated by solar gain, thermal mass & stove
   6. energy efficiency planning
      1. zone planning
      2. elevation planning
      3. sector planning
         1. summer/winter sun
            1. orientation
         2. wind
            1. windbreaks
7. Social Permaculture & Soft Systems
   1. social contexts
      1. Design Web
      2. Soft Systems
      3. Appreciative Inquiry
      4. What is design thinking anyway?
8. Competence and Attention
   1. articulate design process
      1. patterns/principles
   2. unalienate others
   3. 10 cycle rule
      1. 10 processes to become competent
   4. Permaculture+++
      1. transforming material is not sufficient
      2. thinking, feeling, social & economic org, infrastructure
   5. Ecosocial design
      1. reorganizing human activity
         1. eco regen & social justice emerge together
   6. flexibility precedes paradigm shift
      1. possible work in the corporate world
9. Processes
   1. Permaculture Principles
      1. accept nothing in society as fixed
      2. no shortage of opportunity for ecosocial design
   2. Intuitive
      1. feel for energies
         1. what is seeking to emerge?
   3. Analytical
      1. goals, data, frameworks
   4. Templated
      1. goals, survey & analysis
         1. reveal underlying shapes & patterns
            1. clues for next steps
            2. allow site to speak for itself
         2. survey
            1. 1)  Slope,  sectors  and  aspect,  
            2. 2)  Soils  and  water
            3. 3)  Micro-­climates
            4. 4)  Existing  vegetation  and
            5. 5)  Current  patterns  of  use  in  relation  to  zone  and sector  analysis
   5. GADIE
      1. G = Goals Articulation
         1. brainstorming
         2. story-telling
         3. backcasting (stories from future)
         4. user scenarios
         5. forms
         6. holistic management
      2. A = Analyze and Assess
         1. work-flow (follow farmer)
            1. draw up farm to scale
            2. map journeys
         2. analyze soil types
            1. assess value
         3. analyze for impermeable surfaces
            1. assess water volumes
         4. analyze water usages
            1. assess storage
         5. list required elements
            1. describe characteristics
            2. inputs(needs)
            3. outputs (products and behavior)
            4. intrinsic characteristics adapted to site
         6. crucial to develop self-governing designs
            1. deficit in inputs creates work
            2. deficit in output use creates pollution
      3. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
         1. two zones of focus
            1. long-term goals and visions
            2. realistic appraisal of current situation
         2. difference between the two creates tension/dissonance
            1. sets designer's subconscious working to resolve the gap
            2. focus less on getting from A to B
            3. more on creating this creative tension
            4. subconscious will find the route
            5. increased attention to vision and the appraisal in turn
            6. each step btwn the 2 changes the context
            7. new design needed at every moment if next step is relevant
      4. D = Design
         1. what goes where
            1. how elements connect/relate
         2. dynamic flows
            1. resources passing through
            2. how will be handled/harvested
         3. preparation is 9/10ths
         4. beauty & order
            1. changing perception
            2. form follows function
            3. system functioning well is more beautiful
         5. testing & prototyping ideas
            1. taking walks
            2. inspirations to come/imagining
            3. drawing
            4. adjusting/refreshing
            5. mind mapping
            6. diagramming
            7. drawing some more
            8. involves the whole person
            9. forces attention to scale
            10. communicative
            11. build models
            12. 3D - computer programs
      5. I = Implement
         1. suits budget, available labor
         2. meets key needs first
         3. much need for flexibility and improvisational skills
         4. Gantt Chart
         5. PERT
            1. probability of estimation accuracy
            2. which elements have float?
         6. analytical estimating
            1. break elements down into small time frames
         7. PRACTICE!
      6. E = Evaluate
         1. place of reflection
            1. Which  goals  did  we  meet  well  and,  which  did  we  surpass?
            2. Which  goals  were  difficult  and  challenging  to  meet  and  were  there  any we  missed  altogether?
            3. what would I do differently next time?
         2. look for several voices
         3. revisit long term goals and visions
         4. next achievable steps
         5. how accurate were estimates?
            1. tune estimating skills
         6. embed evaluation system into design
            1. feedback loops/indicators
            2. Outcome Mapping
         7. unexpected yields are often more significant
         8. frame venture as experiment
   6. O'Bredimet
   7. GoSADIMET
      1. GADIE +...
      2. S - Survey
         1. mapping vegetation, soil, water, surfaces, wind, fire, legal, attitudes, etc.
      3. M - Maintain
         1. lists of maintenance needs
      4. T - Tweak
         1. fine tuning changes after seeing how it runs
         2. identify unexpected opportunities turning up
         3. eliminate adverse results
   8. Paradox, (both/and) ritual/procedure
      1. jumping to conclusions
      2. collect hunches in a journal
      3. moving from focus to reverie
      4. sense emergences/concrete deduction from past knowledge