The context
We live in a world where complexity is growing faster than our ability to understand it.
We have more information than ever yet we face increasing fragmentation, polarization, and difficulty collaborating.
The challenge isn’t just external.
It’s relational.
The main insight
The change we seek outside
begins in how we see, interpret, and respond.
We call this relational awareness:
the ability to notice what’s happening within us,
understand how it shapes our relationships,
and act with greater responsibility within the systems we inhabit.
The journey from
Ego to Eco
The Journey from Ego to Eco is a practical way to train this capacity.
A process to move from:
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reacting automatically
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to responding with awareness
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to collaborating from a broader understanding of the system
It’s a journey that begins in the ego; our story, interpretations, assumptions, beliefs, reactions,
and expands into the eco:
the ability to see ourselves as part of larger systems, and act in alignment with them.
Social Tool
A relational and scalable tool for community-led systemic change.
This work is supported by a practical social tool I developed—designed to scale across communities without losing depth. The tool—which I call the "Tool Backpack"—is not intended to direct or prescribe, but rather to awaken awareness, imagination, and participation.
It is composed of three basic and interrelated components:
The Map
This map is not intended to guide you to a destination.
Its deepest purpose is to awaken your inquisitive gaze—one that has been dulled and hijacked by constant stimulation and screens—and redirect it inward.
The territory of this map is potential, not geography. Its true value lies not in arriving somewhere, but in the journey itself: the connections we make, the experiences that shape us, and the silent metamorphosis that occurs when we open ourselves to the unknown.
The
MapCards
The MapCards are the heart of this project—our travel companions.
Each MapCard invites reflection on a specific theme through metaphors, phrases, glyphs, clues, and guidance that are integrated with the Map. They include a brief contextual explanation, given by the facilitator, followed by powerful questions for reflective writing and individual reflection.
From there, the reflections are shared through collective "feel-thinks", and are integrated through imaginative and eco-somatic practices that bring understanding to the body and create space for what wants to emerge.
The Imaginative Compass
The Imaginative Compass offers guidance rather than direction.
It provides context and a shared point of reference for each MapCard theme—helping individuals and groups to situate their experience within a broader imaginative, ecological, and relational field.
Together, these three elements form a living practice—simple, repeatable, and adaptable—capable of supporting deep individual transformation while strengthening the collective capacity for change.
Download the Tool:
"Journey from Ego to Eco"
If you feel-think that this tool adds value to your life, your community, your organization, and bioregion, we would greatly appreciate your financial support to continue researching and facilitating "Communities of Practice for Collective Imagination for Possible Local Futures."