Month: January 2026

Good Problems To Have

The 5th R – Retell Tale Tales: We are living in what Buddhist philosophy calls the Bardo, the place between death and birth. During this time it’s important how we navigate it, solving problems, the right problems at the right time. We must build a bridge from where we are to a future we must believe is possible.

The Girl Who Couldn’t Say NO

The 5th R – Retell Tall Tales: Sofia learned to survive by disappearing…until her boss tries to pull her back into a familiar trap. This time, she doesn’t freeze. She burns.

What You Heal, We Inherit

The 5th R – Retell Tale Tales: We’ve mistaken policy for medicine and spreadsheets for soul, but systems don’t heal unless people do. The violence of our economy, the brittleness of our institutions, the loneliness in our neighborhoods — these aren’t glitches; they’re the outer shape of inner wounds we’ve left unnamed. This piece makes a simple, demanding claim: what you heal, we all inherit. If we want a livable future, the work begins in our nervous systems and ripples into how we design, decide, and care for our shared home.

Hylo Community

Many of the organizations practicing Contributionism can be found there. There is no cost to join. By joining you get access to community events and discussions.

The Night The Lights Didn’t Go Out

The 5th R – Retell Tall Tales: Imagine a neighborhood anywhere in the world…winter has set in and all that comes with it. Something happens and in that moment contributionism comes to life…

The Basics

If you’re ready to start practicing Contributionism today, here are some posts that will help guide your path.

Deep Dive

If you want to understand more of the underpinnings of Contributionism and the foundation of why it is important. Here are some posts where you can take a deeper dive.

Convergence

Convergence: Chaos, Imagination and Creativity is a white paper which charts the path that has brought this work to life.

Philosophy

Living Systems Design is a philosophy modeled after nature. How do we design human cultural systems that are modeled after nature?

It describes a set of core values, what we measure and principles, the guardrails for human culture.

The Flawed Economy

The 5th R – Retell Tale Tales: We’ve mistaken money for the economy and built our lives around a profit-centric world…like insisting the Earth sits at the center of the cosmos while the stars and planets refuse to align. What happens if we challenge that assumption, separate needs from desires, and redesign “the management of our home” around people and planet first?