Economy – The Convergence

How is Blockchain Driving Regenerative Solutions?

Convergence Program — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 01:52:04 +0000

Join a vibrant discussion about how blockchain technologies are empowering whole systems economy, governance and more.

What is blockchain? Is it a key driver for rapid, scaled change? Why? What can we learn from luminaries in the space about how to better structure and engage regenerative community, culture, economy and governance? Where is it going?

Presented By: Samantha Sweetwater

Fruitwood Nursery Live Design Demonstration using the Regrarians Platform®

Convergence Program — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 00:38:50 +0000

The Regrarians Platform® bridges the work of Permaculture, Keyline Design, and Holistic Management to determine the priority of different elements of landscape development, their respective permanence and the order in which we design and plan production landscapes and their associated enterprises.

In this presentation this all-star team will introduce the Regrarians Platform® for land planning. The presentation will examine the context from which The Platform was adapted by world renowned farm designer and educator Darren Doherty. The steps of the platform will be introduced and discussed with a focus on the concept of relative permanence in the landscape. We will examine each step through the lens of a live client, Fruitwood Nursery, an established Humboldt food forest and rare fruit nursery. We invite participants to bring their own questions and projects as this is an interactive session.

Presented By: Neil Bertando, Bright Sky, Tom LeBlanc

Client: Fruitwood Nursery, Marc & Corrina

The New Economy: Beyond Capitalism and Socialism

Convergence Program — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 23:08:22 +0000

Jacki Saorsail discusses the differences between capitalism, socialism, and the new economy, and teaches her design principles for Regenerative Enterprises, Regenerative Dynamics.

To create a new economy where people care, earth care, and fair share are the norm, we must use the same level of intentionality to design our organizations that we apply to our land. The New Economy is in a totally different paradigm from Capitalism, Socialism, or Communism. This way of thinking is emergent and still largely misunderstood, even in the Permaculture community. Jacki Saorsail has spent 15 years developing a set of design principles for Regenerative Enterprises called Regenerative Dynamics that operate in this new paradigm. This workshop will introduce these principles and begin a conversation on how we can embody the new paradigm in bringing Permaculture to the world.

Presented By: Jacki Saorsail