Civilization Research Institute

Catastrophic risk & social systems design cri undertook Research and development on issues at the interface of catastrophic risk, civilizational collapse, and social systems design. Researchers produced papers published on blogs and in privately circulated white papers. Based on this Research, experimentation in the design of alternative governance infractures was undertaken and documented. Talks and podcasts related to these experiments were created to spur further work in the fi

The consilience projectthe consilience project is an online publication and think tank operation, staffing world class researchers, writers, and editors. The consilience project is focused on delivering papers that provide what is needed to catalyze the emergence of new forms of collective intelligence and governance, and thereby strengthen open societies. The project seeks to state clearly what would be required of a Civilization capable of employing and safely directing the power of exponential technologies, and diagnose accurately and usefully why our current Civilization is not up to the task. Content is written, edited, and presented so as to inform and empower a readership of individuals specifically in positions to help design viable future systems that will progressively increase meaningful quality of life for all.

Educational & advisory input cri offers educational and advisory services to leaders in the public, private, and civic arenas. Educational efforts also include work done in the public sphere (on podcasts, lectures, etc) by cri personnel to reach the general public with essential ideas. Cri's focus is on delivering novel insights, frameworks, and intelligence on issues related to catastrophic risk mitigation, governance innovation, sdgs, and other civilizational dynamics of plane