Contributionism
Movement
"To be part of building a movement, you have to keep moving"
Rooted in the work of Greg Satell – “Cascades – How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change.” We operate around 6 principles for creating a successful movement:
- Keystone Change – articulate what you stand for, uniting diverse groups
- Make a Plan – identify stakeholders, allies and pillars of support
- Build a Network of Groups – attract, train & align actions
- Identify a Genome of Values – core values
- Create a Platform for Participation – fun and easy, best practices & draw people in
- Survive Victory – plan for success, stay true to values & continue to evolve
Philosophy
We need to build the way nature builds. Nature builds thriving, adaptable, resilient Eco-systems. Human actions disrupt and destroy them. What if we built our human social systems the way nature builds it’s Eco-systems. We refer to this as Living System Design.
"We can't impose our will on a system. We can listen to what the system tells us, and discover how its properties and our values can work together to bring forth something much better than could ever be produced by our will alone.
Documentary
Our journey began in 2018 with the formation of The Rising Foundation. Our founder, Jeff Parrett, described this in his 2019 TEDx Talk, Living a Values Based Life.
We are currently working on a documentary about The Next Economy.
Coming Fall 2026
"Change is the end result of all true learning."
