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This logo is designing to embody the permaculture principle of using small and slow solutions. I choose to illustrate this principle because I value taking the time to observe and think about a situation before I proceed with any solutions. In nature, the use of small and slow solutions is akin to evolution. Through evolution, nature takes its time to try new strategies and determine if they will help a species survive. If it is successful and is not met with undesired consequences, the species will continue to breed until all new members have the helpful trait.
The logo I have designed is inspired by the classic tale “The Tortoise and the Hare.” In the illustration above, the hare was bounding along too quickly to avoid the obstacle in its path. It is giving itself no time to slow down and observe the possible consequences of its high speed, leaving no room to adjust and learn until it’s too late. Consequently, it crashed, much to the amusement of the patient tortoise that came waddling around the stunned fur-ball. Much to the hare’s despair, the slow and observant tortoise wins again!
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This logo is designing to embody the permaculture principle of using small and slow solutions. I choose to illustrate this principle because I value taking the time to observe and think about a situation before I proceed with any solutions. In nature, the use of small and slow solutions is akin to evolution. Through evolution, nature takes its time to try new strategies and determine if they will help a species survive. If it is successful and is not met with undesired consequences, the species will continue to breed until all new members have the helpful trait.
The logo I have designed is inspired by the classic tale “The Tortoise and the Hare.” In it, the tortoise is slow and patient while the rabbit is in too much of a rush and tires itself out before finishing the race. Thus, the tortoise manages to win. As it develops, technology needs to take a similar approach. Currently, tech is developing to fast for humans to keep up. We have developed social media platforms with good intentions, but they have ultimately become an addiction because we did not predict or take the time to test and observe the effects of the “like” button and the addictive dopamine release associated with it. In addition, our technology has moved us into an age of instantaneous and abundant information. Our brains, however, have not evolved quick enough to know how to properly deal with the unrelenting flood of stimuli. If we had taken the time to develop tech slowly and observe its effects, we could have implemented policies surrounding its growth and usage to guide the “evolution of technology” and better integrate tech into society. We might have learned about moderation and taken action sooner, lessening the adverse effects we are experiencing today.
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