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 the foundational level for collective action
People act locally in communities
Activities that cause global warming happen where people live
But communities lack infrastructure to act as organized agents
Historically, communities have little ability 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
Other platforms draw attention
News and Social Media platforms draw attention to problems
Attention is not agency
CAN provides local structure for global coordination
Community consensus becomes coordinated action
So Every Community Can Play
Global warming becomes actionable
Institutions can’t coordinate decisions that cause global warming
The limiting factor is not technology
It is making better choices available in communities where people live.
Our economic system rewards activities
that produce global warming.
How do we reward people for reducing global warming?
COORDINATED ACTION NETWORKS
PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR INFORMED CONSENT BY THE GOVERNED
Because, when consent is not informed or requested
money fills the vacuum
the sea rises
the clock ticks
Another development begins
Coordinated Action Networks
CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE – LOCAL ACTION
FOR GLOBAL COORDINATION
ORGANIZED WE ARE POWERFUL
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 information
5. Define Actions
Negotiate
Challenge
Propose
6. Build Consensus
Collective voice
7. Take Action
Coordinate resources
COORDINATING RESOURCES
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
C.A.N HELPS SAVE LIVES IN EMERGENCIES
Coordinated Action Networks
maintain communication
coordinate volunteers
communities support others
share vital resources
facilitate government efforts
MOBILIZING COMMUNITY CONSENSUS
FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION
Who decides what matters?
PROPOSED PILOT: PLAYAS DE TIJUANA
COMMUNITY SHAPES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPERS WANT TO BUILD 1600 APARTMENTS, A HOTEL AND A SHOPPING MALL–THE COMMUNITY OBJECTS
Concerned about water, waste disposal, traffic.
neighbors are circulating a petition
Without a structure for consulting the community, people protest and petition
TO STOP PROJECTS
This doesn’t ensure sustainable development
CAN LETS THE COMMUNITY SHAPE DEVELOPMENT
Action For Sustainable Development
CAN makes real time community consensus practical
With Coordinated Action Networks
CAN shapes liveable communities
Affordability preserved
Community Childcare
Open space & parks protected
Community banking
Support for local enterprise
Reduce energy demand
Global Warming
Extreme heat, rising costs, energy instability, and conflict-driven disruption
Without C.A.N.
confusion spreads
politics takes over
resources are limited
organizing starts too late
people are not ready
communication breaks down
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 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
REMEMBER
Organized, we are communities.
With advanced infrastructure, communities become agents.
C.A.N. provides that infrastructure.
