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rufus pollock pragmatic utopian rufuspollock com rufus pollock about now writings projects book blog newsletter contact search k github x linkedin youtube instagram open main menu rufus pollock pragmatic utopian inquiry and action for a radically wiser world rufus pollock clarity in complexity our civilisation stands at a threshold having created technologies and systems of unprecedented power and complexity we lack the wisdom and tools to wield them growing ecological social and spiritual crises threaten the very existence of life on earth and beneath them lies a deeper fracture a crisis in how we see ourselves and the world a crisis of sensemaking in how we perceive value and make meaning together this is a moment that calls for a radical renewal a civilizational renaissance my work focuses on integrating inner and outer transformation from open knowledge infrastructure to cultural and spiritual renewal i want to support shifts in consciousness culture and systems that can radically renew our societies this site is portal and a garden a gateway to my initiatives and collaborations and a garden of ideas experiments and reflections wisdom and transformation my deepest aspiration is awakening for myself and for society waking up cleaning up growing up and showing up to our fullest potential by calling and skillset i am a sensemaker and pragmatic utopian i try to combine inquiry and in practical action to make real the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible these two streams interweave making sense informs action whilst practical action puts this into practice both producing real world outcomes and testing ideas in the fire of experience both are in service of profound paradigmatic social change i am deeply indebted to many ancestors from thich nhat hanh and his vision of engaged buddhism to the work of ken wilber and the integral community many more can be found on the ancestors page areas of work my work has spanned multiple fields from research and policy making to tech startups and social innovation there is a common thread to thi diversity a commitment to a rigorous inquiery into how the world works at the foundations on the one side combined with translating that understanding into pragmatic systemic action here s one attempt to structure this thematically 1 tools infrastructure for sensemaking creating the systems and technologies that support collective understanding from data platforms to digital gardens this work builds the foundations for wiser coordination transparent flows of knowledge and participatory sensemaking in the information age examples https ckan net https flowershow app https datahub io 2 paradigmatic change a second renaissance exploring how worldviews evolve and how societies can consciously transition toward wiser more compassionate ways of being this includes inquiry into cultural evolution inner development systems change and the conditions for a second renaissance grounded in wisdom https secondrenaissance net https lifeitself org 3 information policy knowledge societies designing the principles institutions and policies for information commons and open knowledge societies this builds on decades of work in open knowledge data governance and digital public goods https okfn org https openrevolution net 4 systemic design social innovation prototyping the architectures organisational institutional and economic that embody new paradigms in practice this involves creating and supporting real world experiments in regenerative living governance and collaboration examples https lifeitself org hubs https openrevolution net featured projects life itself a network of hubs research residencies and movement building dedicated to inner led systems change https lifeitself org second renaissance a movement for a new civilisational paradigm https secondrenaissance net digital garden my open workspace of notes and essays tracing ongoing inquiries across sensemaking culture and design digital garden flowershow open infrastructure markdown based publishing tools continuing the lineage of open knowledge and digital commons https flowershow app about finally here s a short bio you can more on the about page rufus pollock is a researcher writer and entrepreneur exploring the meeting point of culture consciousness and systems change formerly the founder of the open knowledge foundation and an open data pioneer his current work with life itself and the second renaissance focuses on inner led social change to renew our civilisation s foundations he studied mathematics then economics at the university of cambridge obtaining a phd and then a research fellowership following that he founded an international ngo and advised governments and international organisations on information policy and digital infrastructure his present focus is cultivating wisdom practices and frameworks for systemic renewal contact for collaboration speaking or questions hello at rufuspollock dot com or see the contact page i do my best to answer every email digital garden explore my digital garden to find out more on my lines of thought research and projects edit this page footer rufuspollock com 2026 rufuspollock com all rights reserved github x linkedin youtube instagram