systemic investing
connection points for aligned resource flow
what do our systems look like when we give ourselves a path for investing—in ways that move humanity, and all life on our planet, toward sustainable, collective well-being?
this model maps the integration of market-rate capital and bioregional economic networks as two connected systems—two working paradigms. they are differentiated by a boundary and linked through a protected space. this space supports the flow of resources from market economies, in a protected and orchestrated way, to bioregional, regenerative projects that are systemically coordinated to care for all life.
these connection points can decentralize financial power, support our movement from extraction to regeneration, and align resource flows with human and ecological thriving.
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drawing through the concept
the following drawing takes this systemic investing model further by hand—adding layers of detail and precision to the market-rate capitalism side: ten real capital sources, mapped by capital volume and fiduciary flexibility—how much legal latitude each has to direct capital toward regenerative networks.
inspiration
to explore some ideas that inspired this model, start here:
Relationalized Finance for Generative Living Systems and Bioregions
David Bollier & Natasha Hulst / Schumacher Center for a New Economics
Strategic Capital Facilitation: The Missing Role in the Systems Change Ecosystem
these references are shared to highlight some of the inspiration behind this project for reference only. this is not an affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement. these entities’ views are independent and do not represent the views, values, or beliefs of empathy stories.
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