Permaculture Class 4 – Water: Regenerative Leadership

Permaculture Class – Water: Regenerative Leadership 💧🌿

Our 10-week Permaculture Design Certificate Course is currently underway from 5 May to 7 July. If you’re interested in gaining an official PDC certificate, accredited by the Permaculture Research Institute in Australia, send us your WhatsApp contact. We’ll share access to our online platform, where you’ll find all the information you need. 🎓

In permaculture, water is more than a resource—it’s a teacher. This week, we turn our attention to how water informs the way we design systems and lead within them. Water flows with awareness, responds without resistance, and nourishes all it touches. It’s a perfect model for regenerative leadership.

This week we’ll explore the themes of:

1️⃣ Permitted vs Forced Functions

2️⃣ Order vs Chaos in Design

3️⃣ Mindfulness

with our central subject: ➡️ Water

Water demonstrates that effective design—and leadership—means working with natural forces, not against them. It teaches us that flow, not control, leads to resilience.

Key Topics

💧 Permitted vs Forced Functions – Learning how to design systems that follow water’s natural movement, conserving energy and increasing efficiency.

🌊 Order vs Chaos in Design – Recognising that what seems chaotic often holds deep patterns. How can we design systems that embrace this natural intelligence?

🧘 Mindfulness in Leadership – Water doesn’t push—it shapes. We’ll explore how to lead by observation, intention, and quiet strength, mirroring water’s patient power.

As David Holmgren reminds us: “Design is a connection between things… it’s not the things themselves.” Water embodies this principle completely, moving gracefully through everything it touches.

Time and Location

📅 When?
Monday, 26 May 2025

📍 Where?
CCB Lisbon

📝 What to bring?
Notebook, laptop, or anything else you’d like to write on.

Join us as we explore what water can teach us about thoughtful design and meaningful leadership. 💦🌱

Send us a message to join or ask any questions!