Metafoundation

Understanding:the understanding program area is intended to help those who have gained awareness of sustainability issues to attain more depth of knowledge and more confidence in what they know. Projects included in this program area:- resilience+ is a membership program designed to provide a deeper experience (both understanding and action) for visitors to resilience.org.- liminality network is a project that connects selected international sustainability experts to explore how humanity can navigate the interrelated social and ecological crises driven by accelerating environmental and social breakdown over the coming decades.- mentorship and journey support consists of our efforts to work with volunteers and "fellow travelers" who share pci's worldview to encourage them in their activist roles.- publications is our project for providing written material in formal and detailed formats, such as books and reports.- think resilience is pci's online course and flagship resource for in-depth education.highlights of the understanding program area in 2024 include:- launch and operation of resilience+, including development of a membership portal on resilience.org with special features for registrants, including 55 original pieces of content (articles, interviews, discussions, resource lists, and events).- growth of the liminality network to 91 members, consisting of diverse thinkers, practitioners, and influencers (including ngo and grassroots leaders, and civil service, government, and academic professionals), including facilitation of 6 working groups and organization of 4 discussion sessions with partner organizations.- organization of approximately 40 conversations with "fellow travelers," including helping them make dozens of connections with like-minded colleagues.- registration of 864 participants in think resilience.

Action:the action program area is about encouraging our constituents to move from thinking and learning to doing. We currently have two projects in this program area:- the deep dive portion of resilience+ is designed to guide participants through a substantial collection of curated content (including live events, articles, videos, and resources for further study) all with the aim of moving them to take action in their households and communities.highlights of the action program area in 2024 include:- development and delivery of four deep dives on the topics of (1) building emotional resilience, (2) navigating climate unraveling, (3) surviving political polarization, and (4) moving beyond (economic) growth.