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Covey's 7 habits of Highly Effective People - PermaWiki. Steven Covey's stuff is about developing 'habits' that can make us more effective in whatever life-goals we are trying to achieve. Alot of the stuff was derived from a 'business' model, and is a bit 'American' if you know what I mean- you'll find Covey's books in the 'Business & Management' section of WH Smith as well as the 'self- help' section- which made me quite resistant at first- but if you too harbour those sort of prejudices it's worth overcoming them and checking out his Seven Habits of Highly Effective People where you will find much that can be transfered to permacultural practice.

Summary Edit Most of us (by 'us' I mean society at large) have learned habits through our culture, upbringing, etc that tend to make us ineffective, we tend to focus on problems, get caught up with 'negative' campaigning, don't manage our time effectively, behave competitively, etc, etc. HABIT 1; Be proactive, or 'seek to act before you are acted upon'. HABIT 2; Begin with the end in mind- Picking flowers: visualising sustainable practitioners | Computing for Sustainability. We need tools to facilitate computing’s progression from not thinking about sustainability or single issue greenness to a wider adoption of holistic sustainability as part of normal business practice.

I’m not thinking here of carbon calculators or energy dashboards – instead we need simple concepts to help people along that journey. Key to this is a way of expressing what it might mean to be a “sustainable practitioner in computing” (or any other field for that matter). Our colleague Steve Henry describes this needs as to be able to “succinctly explain what sustainable practice is in the 5 minutes you get in front of a decision maker”. He finds that sustainability is “too waffly” and the natural step 4 conditions “too hard to communicate easily” (I entirely agree). There are many tools for expressing the sustainabilityness of products. At first I really liked the the simplicity of this model.

. * The “it’s” on the flower seems to imply a product rather than practice. Here’s what we found: The Three Orders of Design: Lessons from Northeast India. The Three Orders of Design: Lessons from our study of the baskets from Northeast India Prof M P Ranjan Design overview lecture delivered at the “Uttar Purva Utsav” organized by the Crafts Council of India at the “Dilli Haat” on 2nd February 2009 to celebrate and promote the crafts of Northeast India in association with the Development Commissioner of Handicrafts, Government of India. The lecture was simultaneously translated into Hindi by Ms Asha Bakshi, Dean Fashion Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi. Image01: Speakers at the “Uttar Purva Utsav” organized by the Crafts Council of India at Dilli Haat in early February 2009.

Image02: The Paikawng from Mizoram, side and top view seen with drawings of the base, sides and rim construction and the detail of the base strengthening detail using cane binding over a bamboo base. Let me first give you an overview of the three orders of design that I shall be dwelling on over the next few minutes. Matter Of Trust. Healing the Wounds of Our Environment and Our Lives – Mark: my words – Central College. Legend tells us sometime in the early 20th century, The Times in London sent a message to a variety of well-known authors asking, “What’s wrong with the world today?” Noted author G. K. Chesterton reportedly replied as follows: Dear Sir, I am. Yours, G.K. Chesterton For the first several weeks of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I wanted desperately to blame someone. Yet, somewhere along the way I admitted to myself that I actually caused that spill, and I am very sorry for the result. . . . the real issue has to do with risk assessment.

He concludes, “This isn’t just about oil. This is my fault because deep down I want it all. Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) was published in 1987. I have been inspired by our students and faculty, already teaching me a new way forward. I am going to drive less. The blame game is over.