The living index
Twelve directions.
One abundant future.
Life needs many kinds of help. Each project begins as a question, grows through research and criticism, and may eventually become a useful intervention.
These are proposals, not twelve operating programs. Outside links are resources to learn from—not claims of partnership or endorsement.
Water + land
Redistribluetion
Turn rising seas into living landscapes.
Giving
Good Bank
Move attention toward work that helps.
Conservation
Wilder
Make more room for the wild.
Forests
Arden
Forests that think in centuries.
Species
Respawn
Help lost species return—carefully.
Housing
Shelter
A stable home changes every future.
Public art
Wonders
Make our shared world astonishing.
Long future
Beyond
Carry life forward with care.
Cities
America Twenty-One
Imagine twenty-one thriving American cities.
Global health
Life’s Most Wanted
Find the biggest preventable threats to healthy life.
Resource intelligence
Prospero
Find the next best use of a dollar, hour, or idea.
Democracy
Top 5 Voting
Give voters more real choices.