Human Rights Through Systems Change

Transforming our Food Systems

What is wrong? Food systems are concentrated, resource-intensive and dependent on long, vulnerable supply chains. Farmers often receive too little, consumers pay too much, healthy food remains inaccessible and large quantities of food are wasted. What is working? Regenerative agriculture […]
Human Rights Through Systems Change

Transforming Production toward Circularity

What is wrong? Most materials and manufacturing systems remain linear: extract resources, manufacture products, consume them and throw them away. Valuable materials are lost as waste, products are often difficult to repair or reuse, natural resources are depleted, communities absorb […]
Human Rights Through Systems Change

Transforming our Energy Systems

What is wrong? Energy systems remain heavily dependent on centralized infrastructure, finite fuels and transmission networks that can be vulnerable to disruption, extreme weather, geopolitical instability and rising demand. Communities can produce abundant energy while still facing high costs, unreliable […]
Human Rights Through Systems Change

Transforming Transportation and Mobility

What is wrong? Transportation systems are often built around private vehicles, long commutes, fossil fuels and infrastructure that separates where people live from where they work, learn, shop and receive essential services. Congestion wastes time and energy, transportation remains a […]
Human Rights Through Systems Change

Transforming Finance

Transforming Our Financial Systems Money is one of humanity’s most powerful tools. The question is not simply how much money exists. The question is: Where does it flow, who benefits, what does it finance—and what kind of future does it […]
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DESIGN FOR LIFE: HUMAN RIGHTS & JUSTICE

The Case for a World that Works for All

Human rights through whole-systems change: Restoring the health of people and planet Reality Check: We stand at a turning point in human history. The systems we depend on for food, energy, health, housing, education, transportation, information, and governance were largely […]
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DESIGN FOR LIFE: MEDIA & STORY TELLING

A NEW MEDIA ECOSYSTEM

Helping people see the world as it is — and what it can become What happens when the systems responsible for informing the public no longer provide everything people need to understand their world, recognize solutions, and participate in creating […]