I seem to be a verb

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I seem to be a verb ·

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Hello friend,

Benjamin Life is a civic innovator, researcher, and artist working at the intersection of regenerative crypto-economics, decentralized coordination, and participatory systems design. His work explores the mythic and material dimensions of systemic transformation, cultivating anti-rivalrous infrastructures that empower communities to co-create shared abundance, resilience, and mutual care.

Benjamin is a Co-founder and Steward of OpenCivics, Localism Fund, and Regen Commons.

a post-tragic, protopian audacity

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a post-tragic, protopian audacity ·

Together, we can

Cultivate the infrastructure of the next civilization.
I support coalitions, communities, and projects in identifying leverage points, architecting protocols, and forming synergistic alliances. From DAO ecosystems to bioregional networks, we’ll build coherence around shared purpose and design for emergence, not control.


Shape stories that shape systems.

We live inside the stories we tell. I work with communities, coalitions, and visionary teams to surface and shape narratives that remember our interconnectedness and regenerate shared meaning. Through co-creative media, mythic framing, and cultural design, we cultivate cultures of wholeness—where values, voices, and visions can harmonize toward collective liberation.


Create the conditions for emergence and transformation.
I offer consulting in participatory process design and facilitation architecture for groups navigating complexity. Whether you’re prototyping a new governance model, hosting multi-stakeholder dialogue, or cultivating a living commons, I support you in weaving regenerative principles into the structure of your collaboration. Together, we co-design the scaffolding for trust, coherence, and transformation.


Align mycelial networks for systemic impact.
I work with networks, protocols, and civic initiatives to identify synergies, clarify roles, and cohere shared direction. Using a systems view, I help map the unique function of each node within a broader ecology—so your efforts land in the right place, at the right time, with the right collaborators. Whether you’re navigating bioregional alliances, Web3 ecosystems, or civic coalitions, I support the strategic scaffolding that allows distributed efforts to harmonize and scale.

Let's Collaborate

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culture

walking the beauty way to all beings thriving

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walking the beauty way to all beings thriving ·

Values

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    Aligned Incentives

    Developing social and economic systems in which incentives align with wellbeing.

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    Civic Culture

    Non-rivalrous behaviors formalized through solidarity networks and social organisms.

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    Participatory Design

    Leveraging the collective intelligence of all relevant participants in the co-design of socio-technical systems.

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    Cosmolocalism

    What is heavy should be local and self-governed. What is light should be global and shared.

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    Life-Centered Design

    Designing with and for life by implementing biomimetic principles.

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“There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.”

DONELLA H. MEADOWS

sovereignty

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unity

Harmony is a product not only of yourself but of the surroundings. It is very much a question of what application creates harmony in that place.

Christopher Alexander