Why AI will never be the same as us
April 10, 2023Why AI will never use information in the same way as humans. I say never although I fully understand that might not be true for all time.
Author: Lizzy
is being Green making you Blue?
February 10, 2023A phenomena I have observed with many people who live close to nature is that they exude energy. It’s not just the physical work – there is an intensity in them, a centredness – either obvious contentment and happiness, curious and proactive natures or just plain angry at the status quo and passionate about changing […]
Obsessions with plants
January 30, 2023A while ago I must have wondered what all the fuss about companion planting was about and if the knowledge was consistent or accurate (for an answer to the latter refer to recent horticulture and biodynamic research). And so I spent a few evenings creating this: https://bra.in/2py4Da Have a look, you won’t break anything. This […]
Pondering paradigms
January 21, 2023(Started on a Summer’s Saturday afternoon on the couch) Jan 2023 and a continuing exploration with my thoughts and understanding of paradigms…. The beginning… In response to a SM conversation on ‘Donella Meadows list of interventions in systems’. (Maxed out on the word count for the response!) This is the thought trail on designing interventions […]
Insure after ensuring
November 8, 2022This topic is about insurance for educators, programs or activity hosts (e.g. garden tours) in Permaculture. This topic crops up every now and then on socials. I have run a few sessions at convergences and heard some tales that made even my eyes widen. Taking out insurance for public liability, business or professional liability […]
Human Factors domains, strategies, methods
August 29, 2022As many people don’t know what a human factors ergonomist does, I share this summary of strategy and methods. We help to bridge the gap between technology and humanity. https://bra.in/8jMgzP This link will take you to a ‘public brain’ created by me.
purpose
August 20, 2022purpose – an awakening of a way to be in the world, to live by our gifts From ‘find your why’ (Senek) to ‘you don’t have a purpose’ (Sanford), no wonder many of us (or maybe just me?) get confused at times, and would rather numb our brains and hearts just to manage our day […]
aggghh
August 4, 2022I find it really hard when a colleague phones and tells me they would like a reference. Happy to do that I say, but Why? I am resigning. The conversations then typically go something like this: Why – you love that place/that work?. Yes …but… a manager just told a senior group that x had […]