Human Permaculture: Some Ideas On How To ‘Seed’ Information For Fertile Results
SEEDS AND STORIES
In my previous article, ‘Human Permaculture: Looking at Migration as Flow to Solve Problems’ (1), I explored how we can apply permaculture water-designs to help people who are ‘flowing’ from one place along particular pathways to reach the destinations suitable for them in a way which can benefit those arriving and those already there. Applying such principles will need a concerted effort of communication among all those affected by human flow. This article also looks at other ways of applying permaculture-inspired ideas with people and technology.
If we can analogise the way in which people travel around as similar to water flowing, it is also possible to look at the way we use language and information as the ‘seeds’ which that water can nourish; or destroy. In our increasingly electronically-collected global information system, information can be used to help create huge blooms of beneficial change. Yet it is also important to consider where we plant such seeds, or whether or not we encourage certain types of language or technology, in order to best encourage growth which is mutually beneficial.
Seedbombs for travellers
The idea of using information as a way to help those traveling into Europe was suggested as a response to my previous ‘Human Permaculture’ article by Andrej Vesmir (2). As explored in that article, there are a small number of ‘crisis points’ in Europe where the number of people arriving into the place exceeds the amount of resources or infrastructure necessary to support such numbers. However, if networks of communication could be set up which provide up-to-date information about points of arrival, such ‘crises’ can be avoided as people will choose to travel to somewhere where their needs will be supported.
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