On Relational Infrastructure
Critical connections between future-builders matter more than critical mass in long-term transformative work: without these, nothing new can emerge. Networks are the lifeblood of emergence, and yet so much of the way life is organised gets in the way of pioneers connecting
Sophia Parker • Emerging Futures at JRF - Two Years In, the Story So Far
As I thought about it, and explored the idea further, I realised that of course friends around the world were already naming aspects of, or bigger concepts of which 'relational infrastructure' might be part of.
Take Civic Square's "Civic Infrastructure", Participatory City's "Neighbourhoods by everyone, for everyone", Cassie Robinson's "Imagination ... See more
Take Civic Square's "Civic Infrastructure", Participatory City's "Neighbourhoods by everyone, for everyone", Cassie Robinson's "Imagination ... See more
Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
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The Systems Work of Social Change: How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change
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“Lean Weaving”: Creating Networks for a Future of Resilience and Regeneration
Curtis Ogdeninteractioninstitute.orgAlongside technical tools, we need ways of defining and explaining social norms and expectations about contribution and value sharing. We need collective mechanisms for decision-making about shared assets, that make people feel heard while recognising the limitations, constraints and realities of their maintenance. We need people and organisations ... See more