No one knows how humanity stops global warming.
Not because we lack science, technology, or concern.
Because we lack a system to coordinate economically driven decisions across
infinitely variable local conditions.
People act where they live.
So the solution must begin where people live.
INDIVIDUALLY
(In the system)
We are classes of consumers
(Data systems identify us by a unique number)
SOME PEOPLE
EARN GOOD MONEY
DOING WHAT’S (MOSTLY) LEGAL
(That’s the system)
WORKING AS DESIGNED
ANYONE CAN PLAY WHEN THEY PAY
THE MORE THEY PAY
THE GREATER THEIR ADVANTAGE
COMMUNITIES ARE BODIES OF INDIVIDUALS
WITH AN OPERATING STRUCTURE
Communities are the foundational level for collective action
People act locally in communities
Global warming is caused by local action
Historically, communities have no infrastructure
to act collectively, as organized agents.
People are often connected socially, commercially, or politically as neighbors—but not in a way that conveys power (in the system).
There is no structure to build and use their consensus,
or coordinate responsibility,
or influence decisions that affect their lives
Coordinated Action Networks
Provide The Missing Infrastructure
So Every Community Can Play
Ultimately, who decides what matters?
PILOT: PLAYAS DE TIJUANA
WHO SHAPES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?
A DEVELOPER FILED PLANS FOR APARTMENTS, HOTEL AND A SHOPPING MALL AND HOTEL. THE COMMUNITY OBJECT.
Concerned about water, waste disposal, traffic.
neighbors are circulating a petition
Without a structure for consulting the community, people usually turn to protests and petitions.
They stop projects.
But can’t ensure sustainable development.
Our economic system rewards causes of global warming
How do we reward people for reducing global warming…
…without a community organization?
Community Coordination Networks
Provide a digital platform for community organization
That Turns Community Consensus Into Action
Other platforms draw attention to problems
Attention is not agency
THE PROBLEM OF THE CENTURY
Institutions Cannot Implement the Solution to Global Warming
COORDINATED ACTION NETWORKS
ARE BASED ON
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRACY MEANS CONSENT BY THE GOVERNED
When consent is neither informed nor engaged,
money fills the vacuum
the sea rises
the clock ticks
Another development begins
The Limiting Factor To Solve Global Warming
Is That People Act Where They Live
Coordinated Action Networks
provide local structure for global coordination
ORGANIZED WE ARE POWERFUL
Coordinated Action Networks
CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE – LOCAL ACTION
FOR GLOBAL COORDINATION
COORDINATED ACTION NETWORKS
A NETWORK TAILORED FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE
1. You show up online
On your community’s platform
2. Hear and see
Problems, ideas, concerns
Personal experience
3. Interact
Establish mutual interests
Test what holds up
(rewarding activities)
4. Listen
What people agree on—
Vet informaiton
5. Define Actions
Negotiate
Challenge
Propose
6. Build Consensus
Collective voice
7. Take Action
Coordinate resources
Coordinated Action Networks
provide resources for emergency response
C.A.N HELPS SAVE LIVES AND BUILD LOCAL WEALTH
With Coordinated Action Networks
communication is organized
volunteers are coordinated
communities support one another
government efforts are reinforced
Coordinated Action Networks
Facilitate inclusive community consensus about development
Example: Sustainable Development
Organizing consensus of your community is easy
With Coordinated Action Networks
Shape a liveable community
Affordability preserved
Community Childcare
Open space & parks protected
Community banking
Support for local enterprise
Reduce energy demand
Example: 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
Example: 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.