Synthegrative Blog

This "word" synthegrative reflects our approach. It combines real words, synthesis – "a combination of ideas to form a theory or system", and integrative – "serving or intending to unify separate things"; to create a systemic vision of wholes which are greater than the sum of their parts, reminding us that our work in regenerative design must begin with working on whole living systems and not just the parts and pieces. Our synthegrative posts explore the intersection of green building design, regenerative practice and personal development. We will tell our story and the stories we find along the way.

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Tools

Thinking

Thinking

Process

Energetic Fields

"Every thought, action, decision, or feeling creates an eddy in the interlocking, inter-balancing energy fields of life. In this interconnected universe, every improvement we make in our private world improves the world at large for everyone." - David Hawkins

Learning

Thinking

Regenerative Evocation

Evocation: the act of bringing or recalling a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind.

Thinking

Story

Manifesting Potential

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

Project

Story

Thinking

RE Farm Café – The Power of Storytelling to Introduce Regenerative Thinking and Design

7group and the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund have just released Remarkable Reinvention, a 10-minute video that compresses years of regenerative thinking and design effort.

Organism

Webworking

The web of life both cradles us and calls us to weave it further." — Joanna Macy

Organism

7group Welcomes New Partners

Please join us in offering a warm welcome to Alvin Changco and Chris Klehm, 7group’s new partners.

Story

Thinking

Working with Wholes

"Mythologist Joseph Campbell once said, "People who don’t have a concept of the whole can do very unfortunate things." But the corollary is rarely considered: People who understand the whole can do very fortunate things." - Linda Booth Sweeney

Tools

ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G Fan Power Calculator – August 2020 Version

7group has released an updated version of its well-known (at least within the energy modeling community) ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G Fan Power Calculator.

Project

Regenerating the Essence of Walnut Acres

If you are not familiar with the story of Walnut Acres, this farm was one of the original organic farms in Pennsylvania. Founded by Paul and Betty Keene, Walnut Acres was a true pioneer in the organic food movement, and an revelation to thousands of people for over 50 years.

How can every project and person involved contribute to the vitality of their unique place?

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