This introduction to Systems Ecology reveals why this field is indispensable for understanding our relationship with nature.

https://youtu.be/lDZJhv7Q2KI?si=WzbT9-aXAZB2eo_G

This introduction to Industrial Ecology shows how we can organize in the image of nature.

https://youtu.be/uHmFEqYLMT0?si=a51ilar9bW732j3u

Human Factors Engineering considers the relationship between humans, technology, and their environment to create better designs, a major priority of The Venus Project.

https://youtu.be/m4f81ZS19v8?si=ZfJDcJX5MqP1bv4K

Henry Schlinger presents the relationship between Behavior Analysis and The Venus Project at Jacque Fresco's centennial event in 2016.

https://youtu.be/xkOMYPzy4Ho?si=uB6x8iJypYx3tfU2

Robert Sapolsky explains how understanding neurobiology can help us predict human behavior. This knowledge can help us design environments that work better for people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT42BkHBuTU

Infinite growth on a finite planet? Read here about the possible trajectories of resource scenarios.

https://www.thevenusproject.com/scenarios/general-world-scenarios/

What are the sources of global catastrophic risk? Currently these are the blindspot in ALL sustainability models. How might we mitigate such risks? Read more:

https://www.thevenusproject.com/scenarios/scenarios-of-global-catastrophic-risk/

Perhaps the most comprehensive summation of knowledge about the patterns exhibited by any system of any kind, this book by George Mobus and Michael C. Kalton gives a technical description of the 12 principles to guide our observation of systems.

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What is The Venus Project’s role?

The Venus Project’s role has passed through multiple phases. The initial work consisted of conjuring the vision of a better world for all people. This was followed by a phase of international popularization and advocacy, often referred to as “spreading awareness”. The Venus Project is currently in a phase of curation whereby we filter and select the most opportune and pertinent information and personnel fit to assist with subsequent plans for implementation. This phase entails that The Venus Project use its brand notoriety and experience to provide facilitation, platforming, and leadership to others working within the community space of sustainable futures.

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Read "From Quarks to Culture" by Tyler Volk.

This book of systems science by Tyler Volk explains how everything came to be at all scales, from quarks to cultures. Read if you want to understand the big picture from the bottom up.

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What differentiates The Venus Project from other projects?

The Venus Project has earned the distinction of presenting the most integrative vision of the future, at the largest scale and broadest scope, that is not just science fiction but rather a sincere agenda to implement. It is this integrativeness, TVP’s longevity, global reach, daring ambition, and the prolific output of its principal innovator, Jacque Fresco, that sets TVP apart from other projects.

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From our recommended reading list: "Thinking in Systems" by Donella Meadows

This introductory book by Donella Meadows offers insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global.

https://www.thevenusproject.com/learn/recommended-books-films-and-videos/

How does The Venus Project compare to historical ideologies?

The Venus Project is a transdisciplinary project. Therefore, it owes its nature to no single category. The Venus Project proposes systems structured according to the latest discoveries of all sciences. This mitigates the risk of ideology. The human social system shall be structured according to what the science says, not any past ideology.

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From our recommended reading list: "Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design" by George Mobus

This advanced text provides insight into the state of the science for systems design, useful to anyone interested in devising science-based governance and social architecture untarnished by ideology. Read if you dare!

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What is The Venus Project’s proposal?

The Venus Project proposes self-sufficient human habitats at multiple scales and developed in parallel according to data-driven scenario planning and contingency management. The three scales of local, regional, and global each require different assumptions with regard to resource constraints and time pressures. The Venus Project advocates investment in all three approaches to constitute a comprehensive strategy for adaptation and theory of change toward a resilient outcome. This will require collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders and visionary projects.

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Who is Jacque Fresco?

Jacque Fresco was a man of many interests. Despite a career as an inventor and industrial designer, Fresco’s primary commitment was to social change and cultural redesign. As a prolific designer and futurist, he amassed thousands of designs for architecture and technology, lectured on a wide range of topics, and published several books and films. Fresco founded The Venus Project in 1994 for which he later earned worldwide recognition. Jacque Fresco died on May 18th, 2017 at the age of 101.

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From our recommended reading list: "Cynefin – Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World" by Dave Snowden et. al.

Dave Snowden recounts the history of the Cynefin model, a clarifying sense-making tool that has gone viral in the world of industry and professional practice. The Cynefin model derives from Complexity Science and is used to guide action when the path forward is unclear. It's emphasis on complexity calls attention to the challenges of implementing change or innovation in the real world and provides methods for effective adaptation.

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What is the relationship between Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project?

Jacque Fresco was a designer and futurist responsible for the formative stages of The Venus Project. Fresco’s body of work represents the foundation on which The Venus Project is built. His work established the big picture in which TVP presently takes its position. Fresco established a set of values, hypotheses, problems, approaches, models and other components that currently influences TVP’s ongoing activities.

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From our recommended reading list: "Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change" by William R. Catton

This seminal work by ecologist, William Catton, was among the first to identify the species-level disorder known as 'overshoot' — when a species exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment or, in the context of human global civilization, what others have called the 'planetary boundaries'. In this book, Catton articulates the observation and ramifications of excessive growth earlier predicted by the Limits to Growth study in 1972 and again in 1992 and 2004.

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The Venus Project on Mastodon

Many of you have asked that The Venus Project open an account on Mastodon as an alternative to X. You may now follow TVP on Mastodon.

https://mastodon.social/@thevenusproject

The Venus Project on BlueSky

Many of you have asked that The Venus Project open an account on BlueSky as an alternative to X. You may now follow TVP on BlueSky.

https://bsky.app/profile/thevenusproject.bsky.social