Ethics

Care for Earth - Protect & regenerate living systems.

Care for People - Meet human needs in healthy, equitable ways.

Fair Share - Return surplus & limit consumption to what the system can sustain.

Principles

  1. Observe & interact - Design based on careful observation.

  2. Catch & store energy - Capture resources when abundant.

  3. Obtain a yield - Ensure the system produces useful outputs.

  4. Apply self regulation & accept feedback - Adjust based on results.

  5. Use & value renewable resources & services - Favor regenerative inputs.

  6. Produce no waste - Turn outputs into resources.

  7. Design from patterns to details - Start broad, refine later.

  8. Integrate rather than segregate - Connect elements intentionally.

  9. Use small & slow solutions - Built resilience incrementally.

  10. Use & value diversity - Increase stability through variety.

  11. Use edges & value the marginal - Leverage transition zones.

  12. Creatively use & respond to change - Adapt instead of resist.

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