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[Steve Hart <stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com>]

Thanks Chris..but that answers very little of my original questions..try
again, before ya run outa time and funding

Steve

On 18 December 2015 at 03:48, Cat Richards <research@permaculture.org.uk>
wrote:

> On 12/12/15 19:00, Steve Hart wrote:
>
> Hi Chris
>
> Is there a full manuscript of the entire strategy for PIRN ?
>
> Seems to me that the list of topics put out recently is rather short and
> all too limiting. Sorry I haven't done my own research through whatever
> pages exist in PAB into PIRN but I haven't seen much diverse comment on the
> newsletter either.
>
> There are a number of research areas that I would like to invite but what
> is the strategic plan for such to fit into ?
>
> We mentioned in the past Permaculture as science or design or a
> collaboration of both. We also mentioned briefly a specific publication
> could evolve around this whole subject.
>
> Would we want to begin with what Permaculture is and what avenues are
> either needed or deserved for research.
>
> One field often talked of is how we can evolve a better world through
> Permaculture. Where do we begin with this subject ? One area could be whats
> broken and how do we fix it ? Obviously there are many layers to this one
> alone. Could we evolve a strategic plan to consider this ? Our global
> community have talked of such strategies and we should get them through
> PDCs and advanced PDCs by the tried and tested of, start in your own bak
> yard then expand outward, to neighbourhoods, villages, towns, districts etc
> etc. Then there are many other avenues as well for those involved in other
> energies. Technology is but one. Permaculture networks across the globe
> have a myriad of examples now of many avenues of activity.
>
> Personally I have been interested in many and active in a few. Often
> enjoying and stimulating the debate on the journey.
>
> What vehicles has PIRN evolved to allow greater involvement from the
> entire global Permaculture membership ? How can we access the entirety of
> PIRN easily and effectively ?
>
>
> Kia ora
>
> [image: Picture]
> *Steve Hart*
> *Ecology Architect*
> *Designer, Teacher, Builder of Ecologically Sustainable Resilient
> Environments, through Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
> and Systems Ecology.​*
> Skype: tipenemanawa
> Phone: +64 220 75 62 11
>
> Permaculture Global Design:
> www.permacultureglobaldesign.org
>
> The Permaculture College of Europe.
> www.permaculturecollege.eu
> https://permaculturecollege.academia.edu/SteveHart
>
> GAPPS The Global Alliance for Permaculture Partnerships and Solutions.
> www.permaculturepartnerships.com
>
> Hi Steve, thanks for getting in touch.
>
> PIRN research groups, and indeed PIRN as a whole, will only work if
> members are motivated to support it. I can't do all of it, or indeed much
> of it, alone. So the process i followed was to invite the whole of PIRN and
> all those attending the IPC Conference to come to the research day in
> London on 10th September. We had 70 there from a dozen countries. They were
> then asked what topics they were interested in, based on the Holmgren
> flower, and what they would want to work on. The result is the list of six
> you were sent. Of course this process was not inclusive for the whole PIRN
> community but we have six viable topics and that is enough for year one.
> The groups need to be up and running by the end of March as my current
> funding ends then and if we are to secure more we need to show the
> viability of the model, so sadly there wasn't time for a full consultation.
> Resources are massively out of line with requirements! In fact if we get
> three groups up and running i will be happy. Once we have a proven model
> for how the groups can work we consult the whole PIRN membership for new
> groups in 2017. It is not my job to say what the groups should be, it is up
> to the members to propose them, and that is what has happened, and can
> happen again with a broader group next time.
>
> One other thing; PIRN's plan is simply the creation of a network of
> researchers who share results, work together, and support each other. The
> kind of grand strategic plan you suggest is not a task for PIRN. it is a
> task for a much wider global permie community, possibly through The Next
> Big Step project. It requires far more resources than the two days a week i
> have for PIRN! I am just trying to build a modest but effective *research*
> network.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Chris
>



-- 
Kia ora

[image: Picture]
*Steve Hart*
*Ecology Architect*
*Designer, Teacher, Builder of Ecologically Sustainable Resilient
Environments, through Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
and Systems Ecology.​*
Skype: tipenemanawa
Phone: +64 220 75 62 11

Permaculture Global Design:
www.permacultureglobaldesign.org

The Permaculture College of Europe.
www.permaculturecollege.eu
https://permaculturecollege.academia.edu/SteveHart

GAPPS The Global Alliance for Permaculture Partnerships and Solutions.
www.permaculturepartnerships.com