There are different variants around. OBREDIM is the standard while OBREDIMET and VOBREDIMET or GOBREDIMET are extensions to the standard. 

  1. Vision or Goal
  2. Observe
  3. Boundaries
  4. Resources
  5. Evaluation
  6. Design
  7. Implement
  8. Maintain
  9. Evaluate
  10. Tweak

During each of the stages a different set of tools comes to play. The process itself can be iterative, which means you run through it again. 

permaculture design process

Articles tagged with obredim

IKEA Lack table - with more storage space

Hacking an IKEA Lack table the Permaculture way

by Nick
on
at Design

I’m on my way in preparation for the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design and therefore always have the principles and also the OBREDIM process in mind. Some of the designs of the Diploma will be about BeyondBuckthorns and our house.