The Great RemixWorking toward a just and sustainable balance

among people and the planet.Prepared for MaRS in partnership with CSI.

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Evolution of Civilization

OMG, it’s all connected!

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SET Extensive

EvolutionMaterialistic, conquest, and consumption

oriented.

Intensive Evolution

Centered on human development and development of

human communities.

competition

greed & scarcity

outer “authority”

separation

mechanistic systems

organizational fragmentation

from...reconciliation & partnership

sufficiency & caring

inner “knowing”

wholeness

living systems

coherent integration

to...

social innovation

systems science

internet

web 2.0

chaos theory

biomimicry

COMPLEXITY RISING: FROM HUMAN BEINGS TO HUMAN CIVILIZATION, A COMPLEXITY PROFILEby Yaneer Bar-Yam

MACROSHIFT: NAVIGATING THE TRANSFORMATION TO A SUSTAINABLE WORLD - Ervin Laszlo

Exploration OverviewCONTEXT CATALYSTS DYNAMICS MODES PURPOSE

shifting systems

caring for people + planet

helping them do it

involve

observe

react

interpret

decide

influence

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ACTION

ideation

building

operating

trans-formation

flat-line

burning platform

it’s all connected

cool culture of change

the quickening

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passion

purpose

insight

competency

connections

connect with purpose

generatively scrappy

tie up the camel

engage wisdom

intentional receptivity

value reflection

> > > > >

Of and for the frontiers

Self-emergent

Dynamic organization in individual context

Broken down to essential elementsPl

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Programming & PlatformFor purpose-driven people taking action.

The qualities of open, fluid, and dynamic

Acting with a light spirit, sense of fun, creativity, and a perspective of opportunity

Spaces for people, as they are, as they want to become

Embracing the richness and wisdom in differences

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Push purpose

Kick-up contextBolster basics

Amp-up action

What would you want? What could you contribute?

Platform