1. Phase 1 1968/70
   1. Designing a craft guild business
   2. Designing and making bespoke furniture
   3. Discovering that I did not know what I did not know
2. Phase 2 1970/76
   1. Trained as workplace layout/method study & time study technician
   2. Shoefactory technician
   3. Trainer of technicians
   4. Management lackey!
   5. Getting to learn what I previously did not know was necessary
3. Phase 3 1976/77
   1. Seeking more autonomy via higher education (M degree)
   2. Studied Organization Analysis and Development - a form of designing complex socio-technical systems
   3. Pioneered use of action research for co-produced M degree thesis (ground-truthing attempt)
   4. Exposed to Small is Beautiful Economics as if People Mattered and other relevant texts
   5. Realized corporate life not for me
   6. Maybe I do know enough now ...?
4. Phase 4 1977/89
   1. Designed & operated workshop-scale (8 people) shoe-making enterprise (now 45 yrs old)
   2. Developed appropriate tech shoe construction method & production system
   3. Designed boots and shoes (designs still running)
   4. Ran 3/4 acre small holding with family and friends to keep food on the table
   5. Seeking 'walking the talk' authenticity - Lean period 1
5. Phase 5 1986/2004
   1. 'Got' by permaculture
   2. Co-developed embryonic PC Association of Britain
   3. Introduced design framework thinking to PC movement (as did Dave Jacky in USA)
   4. Lead designer of action-learning Diploma of Applied Permaculture Design system
   5. Pivotal designs at Springfield Community Gardens, Bore Place, Blackdown Hills for DCC
   6. Going deep and wide, full permissions taken, Lean period 2
6. Phase 6 2004/2019
   1. Co-designed & still operating Gaia U International
   2. Supporting others to act
   3. Drought resistant almond orchard project for Lush Cosmetics (North America)
   4. Internationalism required, Lean period 3
7. Phase 7 2019 onwards
   1. Small farm future project Syria UNDP
   2. Contracted by ERC for Knowledge Exchange Development
   3. Learning conflict resolution/decolonization
   4. Going syntropic
   5. Earning a living at last!
   6. Earning a living at last! Older and bolder ...