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.