1. Read this first (big picture & goals)
   1. Contexts in which we live & work these days
      1. Cynefin model
         1. Place or Habitat
      2. Gaia University
         1. Chaos and disorder dominate
      3. Conventional University
         1. Simple and Complex dominate
   2. Relation to Program Design and Support Systems
      1. Metaphor of an adventurous journey of explorations
      2. common patterns of disturbance
      3. design and manage your program
      4. evidence yoru un/learning and progressions
      5. shape your pathway to meet your own un/learning
      6. who is available to you to provide what sorts of support
   3. The simple/complex Paradox
      1. Permaculture design
         1. focused on creating ecological systems that work well for humans and for all other life forms
         2. design simple elements to connect at least 3 other simple elements
            1. will change into much more complex system
2. How Gaia University began ...
   1. Origins and Patterns
      1. pattern to gain confidence
         1. do permaceultur design even if feeling inadequate and ignorant
         2. starting small and work from what goes well
         3. take on too difficult challenges
         4. profound changes in the way we thought about the world
         5. loving our novice designs
         6. take risk
         7. design for free until I deserve fees
         8. learn from each other
   2. Deduction and Theorectical Connections
      1. Deduction from observation
         1. Action learning and unlearning that transformed both us and the world
            1. Transformative action un/learning pattern
         2. Permaculture Academy of Britain
            1. 20 plus years of experience
            2. Gaia U direct descendant
3. Pathway patterns
   1. Associate Handbook
   2. A TAU/L story in Sprial Form
   3. Disruptions(to be welcomed)
      1. Dwight David Eisenhower
         1. "Plans are useless but the process of planning is indispensable
         2. Reasons to know about disruptors
            1. more chance of recognizing them
            2. more opportunity than a problem
            3. Map responses to disruptions
   4. Program Pause
      1. 15 days notice for a pause
      2. Never feel overwhelmed
      3. if need break during orientation must restart next cycle
4. Creating your Support Network
   1. What IS Support?
      1. Capacity to handle turbulent times enhanced by communities of supporters
      2. Contextual Support
         1. Meeting of minds and intelligences, the sharing of latest thinking, the giving of thoughtful, constructive and respectful feedback on our creations, the companionship of being mutual witnesses to each others' pathways, successes and travails
      3. Tools
         1. Think and Listens and Go-Rounds
            1. Equal opportunity to participate
      4. Support Categories
         1. Associate Handbook
      5. A Pithy Observation
         1. England Chilern Seeds
            1. Whatever the challenges are for a particular seed one thing is certain- if you don't take them out of the packet they will surely not germinate at all.
         2. If I don't make the call, send that email, ping that person on Skype no amount of support options will work
      6. Activating Local Potential
         1. Recruit and activate local people for mutual benefit
         2. Building a local support network is a significant process with world change implications
         3. 2 to 3 people I can use techniques with
         4. Back off if experiencing resistance(don't insist)