Design of Pilot Project

How do you design a Chaordic Permaculture Institute?

Chaordically!

(how do u do that?  ... no idea ...

.. but probably very slowly, carefully ... and balancing between chaos and order)

Index of Notes:

Members

of this group are (from jun09) the Regional Coordinators

- if you would like to join us, you'll be very welcome

pending starting their own Regional Page .. so far we have Barbara (Italy),  ChrisR (Portugal), Grifen (Chile),  Stella (Canaries),  SteveH (France), Tierra (Caribe), ..

The DESIGN PROCESS sketch book

Click on the various headings and edit as you see fit - this is all in rough note style, discussion in the email group

so BRAINSTORM: don´t delete anyone's work, just add your own -

Vision - the global vision will probably be lots of individual visions joining up, so here we started to collect some

Wild Design - let rip with your creativity...

Observation - of our PC network, client intervews,  and also what Chaords are about, articles, links, useful design information

Objectives - the ones in the first page ... and some questions

Criteria - criteria for the design.. eg. principles, add your own

Zone0

News and Olds ..

Join this Group / make design suggestions 

Please see Coordinators page 

In general you are welcome to join this group if you have:

• a PDC, (Permaculture Design Certificate)
• a strong interest in furthering this project and
• a couple of hours per month you can dedicate to it.
• Experience in designing with 'invisible structures' preferable but not essential (you´ll be getting plenty with this job).

To join the group just send a blank email to DesignersPCInstitute-subscribe@yahoogroups.com 

DO invite anyone you think should be in this group please, particularly people from groups / communities you don´t see represented here. 

And if you have design suggestions or ideas but don´t wish to be in the design group, simply send your ideas to any of these people above.

Communication 

There is an email group for this Designers Group of the Institute: 

Subscribe: DesignersPCInstitute-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Unsubscribe: DesignersPCInstitute-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Post message: DesignersPCInstitute@yahoogroups.com 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DesignersPCInstitute

The spanish Designers Group page is here: DiseñadoresInstituto

if you are bilingual please consider joining both groups to pass good news between them.

The Old Process Log

(changed to Regional Coordinators system june 2009)

- some of this below has been done, others not -

Progress Sketch + Draft Plan

History: We started forming this group (very slowly) from july 07.

• Jan 08 - round up the group (everyone in the yahoo group) and aim to have all their profiles as near as possible as described in the PROFILES Protocol draft .. hopefully with some kick-off dialogue about this proposed Protocol. 

• Feb 08 - kicked off with email design group ... agree some design plan or structure, then add it here

- did not come up with a design plan or structure, but started some very interesting intense dialogue.. 

• Mar 08 - ? whatever the group comes up with

- talked about aims and visions, ... (anyone would like to summarize?)  

• June 08 - European Convergence, 18-23 - proposed cooperation, this is a result: EUPC 

• July 08 -  Martine volunteers to facilitate the next phase of the CI´s development   

• Aug 08 - development dialogue process started (to cover vision, blocks, strategic directions and  work plans)

people who have helped at various times with this designing process are: 

Stella (Spain)

Andy (England/ US?)

Noa (Israel)

Bryce (California)

Martine (England)

Omkar (Costa Rica)

Amanda (California)

Lucas (Spain)

Faith (Australia)

Ethan (New Zeland)

Filiz (Turkey)

SteveR (France)

Grifen (New Zeland)