Kōkiri Lab
Kōkiri Lab

AwaKai/Design mode

AwaKai · Design mode

How can human systems help living systems thrive?

Intervening in a system has consequences that need to be predicted and checked.

Part of Regenerative Systems & Living

How AwaKai is used in this mode

  1. 01

    STEM Investigate

    Revisit the earlier diagnostic data for the same site or system, asking what has changed.

  2. 02

    Think & Create

    Design a regenerative response, such as a planting, composting or water-management intervention, predicting its expected effect.

  3. 03

    Make & Test

    Implement the intervention and test whether the predicted effect actually occurs.

  4. 04

    Share & Impact

    Communicate what happened, including any unintended consequence, and what it suggests for a future intervention.

Your readings in this mode

Readings from before and after an intervention let you check whether the effect you predicted actually happened, and notice effects you didn't predict.

Both modes use the same AwaKai reading log: place, region, water source, pH, temperature and notes.

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Where this startsDiagnostic modeHow do we know whether a system is healthy?Go to diagnostic mode