Where Do We Start? Four Guiding Principles of Puistokatu 4
Puistokatu 4 is grounded on a mission of building a safe and welcoming space for the conversation about out ecological crisis. A space where we strive daily to deepen our understanding, and listen to each other in order to reach new insights. To get things going, we have distilled Puistokatu 4’s guiding principles into four short household codes.
Puistokatu 4 is grounded on a mission of building a safe and welcoming space for the conversation about our ecological crisis. A space where we strive daily to deepen our understanding, and listen to each other in order to reach new insights. To get things going, we have distilled Puistokatu 4’s guiding principles into four short household codes.
1. We are all connected
The world and its phenomena appear so complex to us, that we don’t feel tempted to examine our own connectedness to this big mess. But imagine zooming out into space, and observing this small, pale blue planet from there. Does it not become plain obvious, how we are all connected to each other and to this unique system? Could connectedness be a possibility instead of a curse?
2. Cherish the incomplete
What if we adults too identified ourselves as life-long learners? At Puistokatu 4 we seek to eagerly discover new perspectives, and cross-pollinating different experiences. At the same time we will carefully steer clear from declaring any permanent results or solutions. It is all about maintaining a breathing, never-ending progress.
3. It takes just one researcher to change the world
A peer-reviewed research article is the best and most accurate window to the subject of the article. That is also the reason why one article rarely changes the world. An individual researcher, however, is an expert of synthetisising hundreds and thousands of results and can apply all that knowledge in whatever context they are at. We believe that a researcher who is an active member of society is capable of changing the world.
4. Share a different reality
The global ecological crisis touches us all, but our history, knowledge-base and values shape how each of us experience it. To stop silos from strengthening, we have to stop and look at things form other people’s perspective and understand their reality. That is the best way to stop the opposite poles from stretching further, to make us all feel heard, and to move onto shared vision and action.
We want to send one thousand thankyous to all of you wise human-beings, with whom we had an opportunity to discuss and form the basis for the first principles of Puistokatu 4. What thoughts did these principles wake in you? What would you add? Please take part in the discussion on Instagram or Twitter.
<3 Anna & Minttu
