INDIVIDUALLY = WE ARE CLASSES OF CONSUMERS
PEOPLE WITH CONNECTIONS
ARE EARNING GOOD MONEY
DOING WHAT’S LEGAL (MOSTLY)
THAT’S THE SYSTEM
WORKING AS DESIGNED
YOU CAN PLAY WHEN YOU PAY
COMMUNITIES CAN BE UNIFIED BODIES OF INDIVIDUALS
BUT NOT WHEN THEY LACK THE OPERATING STRUCTURE
But most communities lack the infrastructure
to act as organized agents.
People may be connected socially, commercially, or politically—but not in a way that helps them:
build consensus,
coordinate responsibility,
and influence decisions that affect their lives
Coordinated Action Networks provide this structure.
They say you have to pay to play
PILOT USE CASE: PLAYAS DE TIJUANA
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
A DEVELOPER FILED PLANS TO BUILD APARTMENTS, A SHOPPING MALL AND HOTEL. THE COMMUNITY OBJECT.
People organize and stop the project
They are concerned about water, waste disposal, traffic.
Since the community lacks the operating structure
to guide sustainable development
people are forced to react—
instead of shaping outcomes.
Who decides what matters?
what gets done
is what gets rewarded
how do we reward people
including developers,
for moving what matters
to most of us?
With a system that creates global warming
how do we reward ourselves for reducing global warming?
Who decides?
Other platforms draw attention to problems
Attention is not agency
C.A.N. organizes agency and action
CAN rewards grassroots action on global warming—
by making local consensus interesting and effective
DEMOCRACY MEANS CONSENT BY THE GOVERNED
But when consent is neither informed nor engaged,
money fills the vacuum
the sea rises
the clock ticks
Another development begins
C.AN. is designed for global coordination–
to address global wasrming locally
Power requires structure
Coordinated Action Networks provide
a local structure for global coordination
ORGANIZED WE ARE POWERFUL
Coordinated Action Networks
CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE – FOR GLOBAL COORDINATION
COORDINATED ACTION NETWORKS
FIRST WE TAILOR A NETWORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
1. You show up
On community platforms
2. Express yourself
Problems, ideas, concerns
Personal experience
(free + coffee and cookies)
3. Interact
Establish a common reference
Test what holds up
(rewarding activities)
4. See/Listen
What people agree on—
What they don’t
(negotiation)
5. Define Actions
Discuss
Challenge
Propose solutions
(understanding occurs)
6. Build Consensus
Collective voice
7. Take Action
Coordinate resources
(Community thrives)
C.A.N HELPS SAVE LIVES AND BUILD LOCAL WEALTH
Without community infrastructure,
we are treated as consumers.
With social and logistical structure,
communities become powerful.
Example: Sustainable Development
Your city needs affordable housing
With Coordinated Action Networks
Homes can become affordable.
Childcare can be organized.
Parks can be protected.
Local economies can thrive.
Global warming becomes actionable.
Example 2: Climate Resilience
Without C.A.N.
confusion spreads
politics takes over
resources are limited
organizing starts too late
people are not ready
communication breaks down
With Coordinated Action Networks
communication is organized
volunteers are coordinated
communities support one another
government efforts are reinforced
Example 3: Global Warming
Extreme heat, rising costs, energy instability, and conflict-driven disruption
C.A.N. turns community consensus into coordinated action
With Coordinated Action Networks
Homes can become affordable.
Childcare can be organized.
Parks can be protected.
Local economies can thrive…
GLOBAL WARMING BECOMES ACTIONABLE
Coordinated Action Networks
ALIGNING LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL IMPACT
COMMUNITIES
Independently acting together
What people agree on—right now, moving the world
WHEN DECISIONS SEEM INCOMPREHENSIBLE
Individually, we are treated as consumers.
Organized, we are communities.
But with infrastructure, communities become agents.
C.A.N. provides that infrastructure.