Our mission is to help re-integrate our species with the rest of the planet, and reconnect us to one another in the process. We do this by seeking deeper insights into the mechanics of thriving ecosystems, growing awareness about ethical and responsible use of Earth’s resources, and exploring paths toward more just and egalitarian societies.

The tools we use to work toward these goals are those of culture, embracing an expansive web of interconnected creators and researchers to launch a year-round programme of activities and initiatives.

We propose that:

· economic growth, social inclusion, environmental balance and culture are interrelated branches of human experience and activity, inextricable from one another in any viable vision of sustainable development;

· the culture sector provides an incubator, playground, and testing field for innovative ideas to address the most complex economic, social and environmental challenges we face;

· an inherently multidisciplinary approach - bringing together culture, design, science, economics, sociology and philosophy, among other disciplines - will overcome the compartmentalisation of the past century, and accelerate holistic change toward the greater good.