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Principles

1. Observe and Interact

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

2. Catch and Store Energy

"Make hay while the sun shines"

3. Obtain a Yield

"You can't work on an empty stomach"

4. Apply Self-regulation and Accept Feedback

"We reap what we sow"

5. Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services

"Let nature take its course"

6. Produce no Waste

"Waste not want not", "A stitch in time saves nine"

7. Design from Patterns to Details

"Can't see the woods for the trees"

8. Integrate rather than Segregate

"Many hands make light work"

9. Use Small and Slow Solutions

"The bigger they are the harder they fall", "Slow and steady wins the race"

10. Use and Value Diversity

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket"

11. Use Edges and Value the Marginal

"Dont' think you are on the right track just because it is a well beaten path"

12. Creatively Use and Respond to Change

"Vision is not seeing things as they are, but as they will be"

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