The Planetary Commons: A StoryWorld Simulation
The old systems are fraying.
Climate shocks are escalating. Geopolitical tensions are rising. Existing institutions are struggling to respond at the speed and scale this moment demands.
In response, a new gathering has emerged: the Planetary Commons Council — a speculative global forum convened to navigate a world in transition.
This experience invites you into that unfolding StoryWorld.
Across a series of 6 live, interactive sessions, a small cohort will step into an evolving future scenario—responding to emerging signals, navigating difficult trade-offs, and co-creating artifacts that explore what more just, cooperative, and life-centered futures could look like.
This is not your typical workshop.
It is a participatory StoryWorld: an interactive simulation.
What to Expect
Together, participants will:
Respond to emergent climate and geopolitical scenario “signals”
Explore futures and foresight tools to make sense of uncertainty and complexity
Collaborate in small groups to design responses, systems, and speculative artifacts
Contribute to a shared narrative world that unfolds over time
See your ideas reflected in published dispatches and final StoryWorld outputs
Each session builds on the last and blends immersive briefings, collaborative decision-making, creative worldbuilding, and group reflection.
No prior experience with foresight or simulations is required—just curiosity, openness, and a willingness to engage.
Format
Live weekly virtual cohort experience
Weekly sessions over 6 weeks (Wednesdays from 6-7:30pm ET starting July 8th)
Small group format
Designed for continuity, collaboration, and depth
Because this is a cumulative StoryWorld experience, participants are encouraged to attend consistently and actively shape the evolving world together.
What You’ll Walk Away With
Hands-on experience with applied foresight and collaborative worldbuilding
New tools for navigating complex futures
Connections across climate, storytelling, systems, and culture
Contributions to a co-created StoryWorld narrative
A digital artifact documenting the journey and outputs of the cohort
🌱 Part of StoryWorld 2026
🧊 Arctic Turning Point — June
🌍 Planetary Commons Council — Summer
🌱 Local Resilience & Watersheds — Fall TBD
Together, these experiences explore how we move from conflict toward cooperation in an era of climate disruption.
🌐 Can’t Join the Full Studio?
You can still participate in the unfolding StoryWorld through the weekly Dispatch.
Subscribers receive narrative updates, worldbuilding artifacts, and selected outputs emerging from the studio. Paid subscribers can go further—responding to prompts, submitting “field signals,” and influencing future developments within the StoryWorld.
It’s a lighter, asynchronous way to engage with the same evolving universe.