The art of placement, Tuesday
It occurred to me this morning how vital placement is in any working system. I spent ages looking for something that I use on a daily basis, only to find it had been placed close to its original spot, but not actually in the spot I usually put it. Time was wasted, which makes things inefficient.
To have a successfully working system, all items need to have their place. Items that get used need to be returned to that place, so that other elements in the system can use the item and know where to find it. If items are not returned to their place, the system breaks down and the environment becomes extremely inefficient.
The same goes for routines. Routines are efficient precisely because they are routines and done time and time again. Every element involved in the routine knows what the routine involves, so as long as the routine is not changed it is an extremely efficient tool to improve productivity in a system. If a routine changes constantly, the productivity suffers.
Both routines and placement need to be well thought out, and by being an element in a system we will discover the most efficient routine and placement for and in a system.
©2016 Zaia; permeco.org, incorporating Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast, simplicity, permaculture, self reliance, food, health and homesteading, The art of placement
Author: Zaia Kendall
Zaia grew up in a family of musicians in Holland, and has a background in top sport (snow skiing) and web development and design. She co-founded the PRI Luganville and PRI Sunshine Coast Inc (now PermEco Inc.) with Tom, and runs the “invisible structures”, like finances, business administration, website design and maintenance, writes articles and records and edits videos. She assists Tom in running the Kendall Permaculture Farm and supervising other volunteers. She is an active member of several musical projects and bands, involved in community music and runs percussion and marimba workshops, is the percussion leader for the Woodford Folk Festival People’s Orchestra and composes as well as plays music. She is passionate about community music and loves seeing people discover that they can play!
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