Released October 2021 through Culture Shift Press; Visit: https://www.abrahdresdale.com/my-book
Regenerative Design for Changemakers is a compelling and accessible guide plus curriculum that calls changemakers to action by applying ecosystem intelligence and anti-oppression practices to their social impact projects. Taking a fractal approach, readers learn scaleable principles and frameworks to redesign their inner lives, relationships with others, and wider communities in accordance with regenerative patterns from the natural world. This guide covers:
» 45 social permaculture exercises that champion changemakers in replacing degenerative patterns with regenerative, life-affirming practices
» Justice-based frameworks and ecological principles to heal from racism and other forms of oppression
» A "Social Design Lab" for analyzing, designing, and evaluating one's own changemaking projects
» Group resilience frameworks, including project accountability buddies, implementation teams, and coalition-build