About Collective Futurecrafting
What is Collective Futurecrafting?
Humans have a superpower: imagination. It is this gift that allows us to take into the mind's eye scenes and stories that have not yet come to pass. It's the spark that has fueled everything from the strategies of early hunts to the poetry of space exploration.
But amidst these shifts, one practice has endured: sitting in circles. To listen. To share. To dream. To learn through conversation with each other. Circles are ancient, as old as firelit gatherings and as universal as the cycles of the moon.
Collective Futurecrafting begins here, in the circle. It is both old and new — a synthesis of our ancestral wisdom as Earthians and the adjacent possibilities emerging in social innovation. Through inner work, and small circles of connection and care, we learn to navigate complexity, heal relationships, and bring new possibilities to life — turning collective moral imagination into shared reality.
Origins
In October 2023, four Earthians sat around a virtual tea garden table in the Tethix Archipelago. The Australian government wanted input on science and research priorities. But instead of getting tangled in business as usual, we found ourselves dreaming bigger as the whispering circles wove magic in our minds.
We sketched out something different. Not another top-down framework, but a way to bring together the old and the new — to bring back the circles where humans have always done their best thinking and crafting. Around fires, in gardens, at community gatherings, and even around virtual tea garden tables like ours.
After the submission, it was crickets from the government. But in the months that followed something deeper shifted. The idea kept arising, whispers shared with community leaders, elders, young activists, everyday people who felt the same pull toward a different way of doing things. And so here we are. Not with all the answers, but with an invitation to remember what we've forgotten and imagine what we might become.
Mission Stewards
Our mission stewards are a radicle group of Earthians dedicated to creating the conditions that enable communities to craft flourishing futures together.
Mathew Mytka
Dharawal, Sydney, Australia
Moral imagineer and systemic thinker, seer and doer playing at the intersection of science, art, technology, and our shared humanity as Earthians. Over the past 15+ years, Mat has navigated complexity across startups, federal governments initiatives, Fortune 50 companies, social movements and grassroots communities, with an ethos oriented to designing conditions for mutually assured thriving.
Gemma Palmer
Dharawal, Sydney, Australia
Gemma is a holistic wellbeing practitioner with a background in health science, permaculture, yoga, and meditation. Her work focuses on supporting the innate healing and growth of individuals, communities, and environments, drawing on ancestral knowledge, evidence-based practice, and a holistic understanding with mindful care. Gemma hopes she can make lasting positive change wherever the seed may grow.
Alja Isakovic
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Full-stack product designer, community builder, creator, and educator, passionate about crafting playful learning experiences that foster systemic change. Deep experience across startups, agencies, and enterprises throughout the world and co-founder of EU Code Week, ResponsibleTech.work and Tethix. A dedicated advocate for climate action, radical systemic change and diversity, equity and inclusion.
David Berigny
Gadigal, Sydney, Australia
Systems designer committed to seeing the big picture, working at the intersection of design, research, strategy, and tech. He uses his experience in fields like farming, finance, and AI to help enable positive change. He developed the he Meta-Framework of Everything (MFoE) to help simplify complex systems and explore how good design can improve lives and shape a better future.
Start a circle
We're just beginning. All it takes is a few people, a place to sit, and the willingness to listen. Your circle is part of this story whether or not you ever connect with anyone else. But when you're ready, we're here.