collective intelligence resides in deep diversity.² we offer each cohort of 20 people a collective basic income to allow everyone to participate, especially those who traditionally have not been invited to fancy board rooms and retreat centers to re-imagine our uncertain futures³.

in large part, our current challenges can be traced back to humanity’s belief that our design is superior to and capable of controlling “Nature”. in contrast, biomimetic design is an approach to innovation that recognizes nature’s genius, emulating its time-tested patterns and strategies.³

in humanity’s chase for the ‘quick fix’, we have broken many backs and hopes. collective healing takes time. each cohort commits to a 3 year deep-dive, to keep showing up fully rather than putting on a show. this is how we nurture deep connection and trust, the basis for the kind of re-imagination that we need.

our world is longing for inspiration in how we can show up for today’s most pressing challenges. each cohort will serve as an embodied story of how our futures can look. storytelling is our main lever to engage millions of people in claiming our power over our uncertain futures.

our cohorts will be assessed before, during and after their participation in the UFI’s programme. rigorous scientific investigation will allow us to identify what shifted in behaviours, attitudes and values at the individual, collective and systems level.⁴ so the insights from our experiments can inform the system transformation sector at large.