iisell ii is or yalue in assessing mugy llows in ihe sysiein, and is alio a generaior oi eiealiiiiry Because ii is based on a sec oi tum ly iandoin seleeiions. ii may reveal sonieyeiyinnov edesigrs The pm is as rollows we seleel and lisi a sel ol duly: eoinponenls, arid wiih lhe-n a sel ol pbmmt oi eonneeiiye siraiegies ll our eiiinporieaie are amnstd in a oiele around lhese"mnn2(linlu“, we can pm ihein up an iandorn. make a akeleh oi lhe iesulls, and see whai ii is ihal we hays lchitved This hees us horn "fihmul‘ decisions, and limes us in eoiisider unusual (unnean loe iheir value; eonneeiiiaiis ihai would be inhibiled lioin proposing by our lirniled educalion, by euliural "strain", or by normal usngl. 15ee Table :1) How! windniiii slaiaga box Glasshouse ATI’ACHED To Yard oi ouinpound Ammll shelisi ass»): caves Trellis ARGUND Trenches Mounds oven Swales compvsl heaps in Funds Plans on Chuzkans Ducks uunsn rirh wmdbrsak OOMAINING 5am Fence mu 3.2 RANDOM ASSEMBLY SELECTION Having laid oui a simple diaerain, we can seleei any one eoinpoiieni and eonnecl il io oihers, eieaiine inlays ioi lurlher eaaiiiinalion as lo iheir pariieulae uses and hineuons Sorne siinple rumpus am . GIAssMuse OVER house . smug: box IN glashouu - nail 0N pond . Glasshouseou rah . House bhsm Pond And, “ling inore eonneeiions, glasshuuse can TAINING coinpiasi heap ATTACHED To house BESIDE pond wilh eaye UNDER, mumbling slung: boils will. planis IN due We an skeieh lhase, arid rae iusl whal ii is we have achieved in ieeins oi my sayings, umqut assemb- lies. apeoal mm liar eliniaie. increased yieldeuinpael design, or easier aeeessibilily. As we do nol usually ihink ul ihese uxuls with respeei la lien “mm/Wu, ihis siinple dnigll smlegy has us lo do so. and loaehiere lnnuvihvl mulls Havmg illusiraled iby way or a diagiarnl ianduin asseinblies. we can lhzn think oui whai would happen ii we did in laei build ihern or model iiiern. Ralis an 48 oleouise. beoiienled quickly lo suii seasons. Caves are eool and ponds in iheiii alniosi iininune lmm eyapora. iioii, Ducks are sale [mm predalois aii rails class houses on rails wiu warm euniaiiied Walt: and ereaie iheinial Houses and eurieiiis, Solar cells will lighl eaves, and eases below houses supply skam‘c and cool or warin aii Trees shade houses, and so on Thus, uairnune min ridicule and «mom, weean Ivy various uiilikely coinbinaiieins and links 0! eoinpunenis iall oi whieh probably eaisi somewheiel, and liy iia assess whal we have done iii INNS 12/ [William This is, ii you like, worklng baekwan-ls hoin assembly lo lunclion m beneliis and sysiein ehaiaeleiisiies. The yalue oi ihis approach is ihai ii trees us io eieaie iioyel assemblies and io assess ihein belere irials Crealiye soluiions may also be arrived ai by conslanely ieeexainininy a piolalein. and by consideiing every lorin or soluiioh, Including ihai ii-nporianl slinky oi dulllg minus! iruknukal‘i W Ra§1ala a probinin many ways, reyeise ins |ladl|lunal aoomamiss. and allow wary soiiniuri id be considered simple soiiinbna may be lound iay ihis process The ail oi (kinking backwards, or in opposiies. is ollen aeeu eileeove in problmmlving ll is easier io drive an axle oul oi a wheel ihan lo knock a wheel on an axle. easier is lower a polled line dowii a dark shall over a period oi moaihs ihan io glow il up horn ihe boiloin so, it we wnl-rv away ai problems in ierins iii Mlmenwnrs, lummg ihinps oh iheir head and sullng ihe opposiie, we may liiid ihal real soluiions lie in aieas hee iniin acquired knowledge and values 3.8 FLOW DIAGRAMS DESIGN FOR WORK PLACES For dtslyullg any special work place, lienn a kilehen ie a plani iiuisery. ihe pleczdmg riielhods haye lin-iiied uses. Here, we call in a dilierenl inelhod—lhe 'flow ehaii~ We Imagine how ihe process llows ii. ihe kiichen we iahe lioin sloiaee. prepare, sook, serve, and salher iii ihe plales and iood loi wasie disposal and ieluiai id image Thur lhe processes iellow a eenalii paih The besl kiichens are ueshaped ur eornpaei, so lhai leasl nioyeriieni is necessary Slanges are near ihu place where loud, plales, or pols and pans are needed Frequenily-used iieins are lo hand on benches, or in special niches sirung bllxh, bench laps, or iables are buili is iake lhe heayy work oI chopplng and ihe clamping oii or gnnde’rs and liour inills We (all niaik such deslgns dui on ihe gmund, and walk around ihese. Preparing an lml‘miry ineal, measunng ihe spam ialien up by irays, pois, and poisio sihrages, and