IN SEARCH OF BRIGHTER SYSTEMS

Systemic global issues, such as geopolitical conflict, planetary-scale degradation of natural environment or socio-economic injustice, are all symptoms of the same misaligned economic, political and social structures. The mission of Bright3r is to research, co-develop and disseminate radically better models for human and technological development, aligned with sustainability of our civilization and life as a whole.

OUR WORK

FOUNDATIONS OF OUR WORK

ETHICS AT THE CORE

Ethics shouldn't be a side debate, brushed away in the face of economic goals. We're bringing ethics into the center of discussions about further development.

Acknowledging the adaptive and interconnected nature of our world and seeking to understand it holistically is a prerequisite for envisioning viable new systems.

THINKING IN SYSTEMS

DIVERSITY OF VIEWS

There is no "right view" - we build shared understanding and challenge paradigms by actively seeking perspectives from diverse scientific disciplines, views and experiences.

WHY THIS? WHY NOW?

Human civilizations have navigated many ups and downs through history - from technological disruptions and flourishing to natural disasters, social collapses and wars. What makes the challenges today any different?

The world is still stuck in the same types of power games, but now with exponentially bigger scale of impact, technological power, global interconnectedness and the crossing of physical limits of Earth's capacity. In addition, the advent of modern capitalist economies and economics as one of the dominant social sciences embedded this competitive and exploitative paradigm into the very fabric of our systems and institutions.

The results: we're disrupting planetary and living systems at scale, pollution is found even in the most remote parts of the Earth, geopolitical and economic ripples propagate through the entire global economy, wealth is concentrating at the expense of entire societies and technology is advancing exponentially faster than our ability to understand and manage its impact. This is not something we can sit through and hope future progress will solve - this is a fundamentally self-terminating game. The question now is: do we want to continue playing until collapse or do we want to come together and change the game?

We welcome a fundamental rethinking of the way our civilization works. We're not focused on trying to tweak systems that are dying - we're focused on understanding the systemic patterns underlying their current behaviour and using that understanding to create compelling visions of what could emerge next.

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WHAT WE DO

COORDINATION & GOVERNANCE OF TECH

Multipolar traps and perverse incentives underpin most systemic issues, incentivizing behaviour and technological development that's in nobody's long-term interest. We're looking for systems of governance and coordination that incentivize towards peace and balanced progress.

ECONOMIC MODELS & MARKETS

CULTURE & INNER DEVELOPMENT

Global economy rests on mainstream economic thought that is focused on narrow metrics and largely detached from physical reality. Building on the work of pioneers in fields such as ecological economics, systems thinking and complexity science, we're showing possibilities for radically better economic models,

How can we as individuals, communities and organizations nurture clarity, resilience and meaningful culture in an increasingly chaotic world? Which skills are worth developing and how? How can we get from information bubbles and opinions to meaningful dialogue and shared understanding?

Our work is based on two simultaneous and equally important processes. One is the continuous evolution of shared understanding and embodied awareness of the deeper nature of human progress and the potential outcomes it's leading towards. The other is the co-creation of better alternatives and possible pathways to get there. Our topics of interest are:

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"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

Albert Einstein

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