Mobile devices—and now AI—
are advertised as personal empowerment
improve advantage
status, wealth,
ability
But that’s not what you get
If the cloud technology you use makes money by mining personal data
Instead, you get backdoors into your business
people sell your information to other people
who want to influence your choices
change your core values
change the way you think about something
THE BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT FOR YOU?
IF you don’t own your own choices
you have no personal agency
You are effectively, a puppet
BECAUSE
The cloud technology you are using
Can’t deliver what it promises
Without stealing and reselling your information
THERE’S AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM
When systems we rely on to connect—
do not also support our ability to act together.
We not only lose personal agency,
but also,
We have no shared understanding
We have no consensus.
DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON CONSENSUS
THE RESULT IS
Decisions are made far away—
and we have no influence—
systems we use to communicate
do not to help us to act together.
Instead, money moves the needle—not what we agree on
Because revenue models of cloud platforms depend on mining personal data,
they create unseen access
into our behavior,
our preferences,
our attention.
That access is used
to shape what we see,
and influence how we understand ourselves,
and our choices
So the systems we rely on to connect
do not support our ability to act together
We were sold connection.
We were promised agency
What we got
was influence—
and division
But the potential is still there
The problem is not the technology—
it’s how it’s being used
What gets rewarded moves the dial.
So we need technology
that rewards people
for moving the dial—
COORDINATED ACTION NETWORKS
Technology that rewards people
for moving the dial—
by turning agreement into action.
GRASSROOTS WEALTH
IN ORGANIZED COMMUNITIES
CAN STOP GLOBAL WARMING
ORGANIZED, WE ARE POWERFUL
Local action→Global results
Power of collective local focus
This is how it works—in real time
1. Show Up
On community platforms
2. Express
Problems, ideas, concerns
Personal experience
(low barrier — common denominator entry)
3. Ground
Establish a common reference
Test what holds up
(CAN education layer)
4. See
What people agree on—right now
What they don’t
(alignment becomes visible)
5. Refine
Discuss
Challenge
Propose solutions
(understanding through interaction)
6. Decide
Consensus enables a collective voice
7. Act
Coordinate resources
Track outcomes
Global coordination results from communication across borders
Example 1: Sustainable Development
A city needs affordable housing
With Coordinated Action Networks
Communities act on shared priorities
Consensus favors energy-saving optimization
Without protests
(efficiency through cooperation)
City adopts sustainable innovations
THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY
Without CAN
developers battle the community
community slows or stops deverlopment
Uncertain outcomes
Example 2: Climate Resilience
Sea level rising causes coastal flooding
With Coordinated Action Networks
C.A.N. networks acts as a communication hub
Community better prepared for mobilization
Volunteers engage in coordinated action
CAN communities support other communities.
Government supports the CAN-organized volunteer cadre
Absent CAN
Greater risk of loss of property and life
Government resources are limited
Organizing during emergencies
Insufficient preparation
Resource logistics inaequate
People are less well-trained
Communication disrupted
Example 3: Global Warming
Extreme heat, rising costs, energy instability, and conflict-driven disruption
With Coordinated Action Networks
RESILIENCE
Problems are similar around the world
We address problems locally
Established networks provide universal access to global resources
But consequences are interconnected
Some are global
Coordinated Action Networks
Local actions aligned for global impact
COMMUNITIES
Independently acting together
