Life improves for humanity over time not because of some immutable law, but because individuals , communities, and nations take it upon themselves to not only imagine a future worth creating but actually build it. Creating a vision of the future that inspires the world with a sense of purpose, and not just power, will be a game changer.

This is the start of an experiment. An experiment in a collaborative effort to create a global “Declaration of Interdependence.” It will be crowd-designed with the goal of expressing the spirit of the human mind, the world we wish to live in, and our rights and responsibilities.

The below 24 topics are simply an invitation to conversation. No doubt they will change. Please kick this effort off by writing — or showing what one (or more) of these topics means to you. Brevity is key. If you couldn’t explain it to your grandma in 30 seconds, it ain’t short enough.

Individual

• Love
• Food & Water
• Shelter
• Family & Friends
• Happiness
• Children
• Religion
• Death
• Work & Responsibility
• Education
• Purpose
• Play

Group

• Liberty & Freedom
• Modernity
• Communication
• Media & Information
• Science & Knowledge
• Technology
• Environment
• Economics
• Politics & Government
• Justice & Reconciliation
• Security
• Culture

Written by: Jarod A. Holtz