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Healing the World

What if we could heal our planet and our culture by reinventing human cities?

What can we accomplish if we really believe it is possible?

What if our cities could heal us?

Every morning, millions of us wake up in spaces that weren't designed for human flourishing. Our concrete boxes and linear roads tell a story of separation – from nature, from each other, from ourselves.

It's not just about buildings.

The way we build shapes the way we think. Our grid-like cities reinforce linear thinking in a world that demands systemic understanding. As we face interconnected crises, our very architecture works against us.

We're all feeling it.

The anxiety about our future. The disconnection from community. The loss of meaning. These aren't separate problems – they're symptoms of how we've designed our world.

Nature's design.

Life has spent billions of years perfecting its designs. Every forest is a masterclass in sustainable design, every cell a blueprint for resilient communities. The solutions we seek already exist.

The convergence of crisis and opportunity.

We face three converging forces: unprecedented urban growth, accelerating climate change, and a global crisis of meaning. This convergence is both our greatest challenge and our greatest opportunity to reimagine how humans live on Earth.

COP 30: A planetary movement.

COP30 in Brazil isn't just another summit – it's our platform to reshape humanity's relationship with the planet. Through art, science, and finance, we're launching a movement to transform how cities are imagined, built, and lived in.

Context

our world at a crossroads

Climate Crisis

Global temperatures set to rise 2.7°C by 2100

without urgent action

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Earth approaching multiple irreversible tipping points

 

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1 mln species at risk of extinction

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75% of Earth's land surface significantly altered by human activity

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Ocean acidification increased on

30% since industrial revolution

 

Cities consume 78% of world's energy at the same time producing 60% of emissions


Social Crisis

50% of global population lacks access to essential healthcare

Wealth inequality: Richest 1% own 46% of global wealth

828 mln people face chronic hunger

2 bn people lack access to clean drinking water

70% of workers feel disconnected from their work

Social isolation rising: 61% of young adults report feeling lonely

Trust in institutions at historic lows across democracies

Rising social polarization threatening democratic stability

Meta Crisis

75% of youth think humanity is doomed

The crisis of how we think and make sense of the world:

Systems Failure

 

Linear solutions applied to complex problems

 

Fragmented expertise unable to address interconnected challenges

 

Short-term thinking dominating long-term needs

 

Economic models ignoring ecological and social costs

Meaning Vacuum

 

Loss of shared narratives and purpose

 

Rising nihilism and existential anxiety

 

Disconnect between individual actions and global impact

 

Crisis of values in technological age

Cognitive Architecture

 

Outdated mental models unable to process complexity

 

Information overload paralyzing decision-making

 

Inability to imagine alternative futures

 

Collective action paralysis despite clear threats

More On Climate Crisis Root Drivers: - Fossil fuel dependency locked into global economics - Industrial agriculture destroying soil and biodiversity - Deforestation eliminating carbon sinks - Ocean acidification disrupting marine ecosystems - Urban sprawl increasing resource consumption

More On Social Crisis Root Drivers: - Economic systems favoring concentration of wealth - Technology accelerating job displacement - Social media eroding community bonds - Urbanization breaking traditional support networks - Educational systems failing to adapt to new challenges Systemic Effects: The social crisis manifests across multiple dimensions: 1. Economic Fragmentation - Middle class disappearing in developed nations - Generational wealth gap widening - Job security evaporating - Economic mobility declining 2. Social Cohesion Breakdown - Communities becoming more isolated - Political polarization intensifying - Trust in institutions collapsing - Cultural divisions deepening 3. Mental Health Emergency - Depression rates doubled since 2000 - Anxiety disorders affecting 40% of young adults - Suicide rates reaching historic highs - Addiction crisis spreading globally

More On Meta Crisis Root Drivers: - Reductionist thinking breaking complex systems into isolated parts - Materialist worldview reducing meaning to mechanical processes - Disconnection from natural systems and cycles - Loss of traditional wisdom without adequate replacement - Technology outpacing human wisdom and values evolution The Core Problem: The metacrisis is not just another crisis - it is the crisis of how we handle crises. It represents our collective inability to: 1. See systems holistically 2. Create meaningful change at scale 3. Coordinate effective responses 4. Generate shared meaning and purpose 5. Bridge knowledge across disciplines This explains why, despite having the technological capability to solve many global challenges, we remain stuck in destructive patterns. Our cities, built on industrial-age principles, both reflect and reinforce these limitations in our thinking and being. Systemic Effects: 1. Decision Paralysis - Unable to act despite clear evidence - Trapped in outdated solutions - Failed coordination across systems - Loss of agency and hope 2. Knowledge Crisis - Information overload - Expert silos deepening - Wisdom-knowledge gap growing - Traditional knowledge lost 3. Meaning Breakdown - Purpose crisis intensifying - Cultural narratives fragmenting - Values becoming relativistic - Collective vision lacking

What About AI?

AI AS CRISIS MULTIPLIER Climate Crisis Impact: AI-driven automation could increase energy consumption by 15-30% by 2030 AI systems' growing computational needs driving carbon emissions AI-optimized resource extraction accelerating environmental damage Yet: AI could enable 5-10% reduction in global emissions through smart systems Social Crisis Impact: 47% of US jobs at high risk of automation by 2030 AI threatening to displace 300M+ full-time jobs globally Wealth concentration accelerating through AI-driven automation Growing digital divide between AI-enabled and AI-displaced populations Rising anxiety about human relevance and purpose Yet: AI could create new forms of meaningful work and economic models Meta Crisis Impact: AI accelerating information overload and complexity Growing uncertainty about human uniqueness and purpose Risk of dependent relationship with AI systems Potential AGI/ASI development creating existential questions Yet: AI could help us process complexity and find new solutions THE CRITICAL MOMENT This convergence of crises, accelerated by AI, presents both our greatest challenge and our greatest opportunity. We stand at a threshold where we must either transform our relationship with technology, nature, and ourselves, or face unprecedented disruption. The solution lies not in resisting change, but in consciously reshaping our built environment to foster the kind of thinking, collaboration, and innovation we need. By redesigning our cities, we can create spaces that support human flourishing in an AI-accelerated world while restoring our connection to natural systems.

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Our Solution

the shift in geometry

From Linear to Life-Centric

The way we build shapes the way we think. Our current cities, built on rigid grids and linear patterns, reflect and reinforce our reductionist mindset. To transform our thinking, we must transform our environment. By shifting from linear to cellular geometry in our urban design, we create spaces that mirror nature's intelligence and foster systems thinking.

The Bioplanning Revolution

 Introducing a revolutionary approach to urban design based on cellular geometry. Cities organized in organic, hexagonal patterns that grow and adapt like living organisms. Each cell functions as a semi-autonomous community while remaining deeply connected to the whole - just as cells work in natural systems.

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These biocentric cities feature:

  • Self-sufficient neighborhoods within 15-minute walking radius

  • Organic growth patterns that adapt to local conditions

  • Natural systems integration (water, energy, food)

  • Biomimetic architecture that breathes and evolves

6 years of research by the Bioplanning Institute have shown tremendous potential benefits such as:

  • 3x to 4x increase in green urban area without reducing built area or density

  • Safer and smarter mobility

  • Creation of urban carbon sinks

  • Regeneration of soil health

  • Restoration and creation of biodiversity niches

  • Improved energy efficiency

  • Greater climate change resilience

  • Fostering of trustful communities

  • Supporting individual's physical and mental health

Creating protopias

While dystopian visions paralyze us with fear, and utopian dreams remain unreachably perfect, we propose a third way: protopias - progress-oriented visions of attainable futures that are better than today. By creating tangible visions of ecological cities that people can see, feel, and imagine themselves living in, we counter the meaning crisis with purpose and hope.

 These protopias:

 

  • Show clear paths from present to better futures

  • Combine technological innovation with ecological and indigenous wisdom

  • Create new narratives of human potential, meaning and purpose

  • Foster collective meaning-making through shared vision

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Breaking the Grid of Thought

Our current built environment - with its rigid grids, straight lines, and standardized boxes - has shaped a correspondingly linear mindset. But our challenges today are complex, interconnected, and distinctly non-linear. Climate change, social fragmentation, and systemic collapse cannot be solved with straight-line thinking. 

By creating organic, flowing spaces that mirror natural patterns, we foster the exact kind of thinking we need:

  • Emergent problem-solving

  • Systems awareness

  • Network thinking​

  • Adaptive responses

This transformation of space catalyzes a transformation in human capacity, enabling the kind of non-linear, creative thinking we desperately need to address our complex global challenges. By working in harmony with natural geometries rather than against them, we unlock new potentials for human collaboration, creativity, and collective intelligence.

Our Plan

art+science+finances movement 

Arts: Igniting Cultural Transformation 

Global Anthem for a New Era

Chart-topping artists unite:

Chris Martin, Alok, BTS, Burna Boy

Indigenous voices from every continent

Future-nostalgic lyrics depicting life in 2050

Viral dance movement engaging millions globally

 

Cinematic Vision of Tomorrow

 

State-of-the-art CGI showcasing ecological cities

 

Breathtaking scenes of urban-nature integration

 

Architectural creations from world's top architects like Norman Foster, Bjarne Ingels, Thomas Hedderwick and Marcio Kogan

 

Impact Goals

 

1B+ views

in first month

 

100M+

dance challenge participants

 

Featured at COP30 opening ceremony

 

Global broadcast across 150+ countries

Science: Making it Real

Research & Innovation Hub

36 leading researchers across 12 fields

Partnerships with MIT, UPenn, Sorbonne & NYU

Groundbreaking studies in biocentric urbanism

New ecological standards development

 

Five Living Laboratories

Pilot cities across Brazil's diverse biomes

Real-world testing of cellular city design

Quantified environmental impact studies

Replicable models for global adaptation

 

Impact Goals

5 detailed city transformation plans

 

25+ peer-reviewed publications

 

New global standard for ecological cities

 

Blueprint for scaling worldwide

Finances: Powering The Transformation

Global Bioplanning Fund

Multi-billion dollar investment vehicle

Strategic IP acquisition and development

Direct infrastructure development funding

Early-stage technology investment focus

 

Investment Thesis

 

Bioeconomy infrastructure and materials

 

Climate-resilient urban development

 

Sustainable technology innovations

 

Community-integrated real estate projects

 

Risk Mitigation & Returns

 

Enhanced insurance profiles for bioplanning projects

 

Documented resilience against climate events

 

Community value creation metrics

 

Long-term appreciation potential

 

Impact Goals

 

$10B+ assets under management

 

20+ city-scale implementations

50+ strategic technology investments

 

Industry-leading risk-adjusted returns

Unified Vision

When Arts, Sciences & Finances Align

Culture drives desire for change

Science makes change possible

Finance enables rapid scaling

Entertainment becomes educational

Research becomes inspirational

Investment becomes regenerative

 

Vision becomes reality

 

The Power of Integration

Cultural momentum creates market demand

Scientific validation reduces investment risk

 

Financial backing accelerates implementation

 

Community benefits ensure long-term value

 

Resilient design protects capital investment

 

Systematic approach attracts institutional funding

project timeline

Phase 1: Foundation

November-December 2024

Artistic Track

Select and secure 10 global curators

Secure commitments from chart-topping artists

Begin curator selection of 100 architects/creatives

Initial meetings with indigenous leaders

Research Track

Select 5 Brazilian cities across different biomes

Establish research partnerships with key institutions

Create research framework and methodologies

Begin city engagement process

Phase 2: Development

Research Track

Secure $25M initial funding for project execution

Begin legal structuring of Bioplanning Fund

Identify potential fund partners and managers

Start development of investment thesis

January-March 2025

Artistic Track

Complete indigenous participation agreements

Begin song writing and composition

Start training architects in cellular design

Initial concept development for city visualizations

Research Track

Launch detailed city analysis in 5 locations

Begin academic network engagement

Start mapping implementation strategies

Develop cost-benefit analysis framework

Research Track

Complete fund legal structure

Begin investor outreach

Develop partnership agreements

Create financial models and projections

Phase 3: Creation

April-June 2025

Artistic Track

Finalize song recording

 

Start CGI rendering of transformed cities

 

Develop music video concept and script

Research Track

Complete initial city transformation plans

 

Draft implementation strategies

 

Begin pilot project conceptualization

 

Start compiling research findings

Research Track

Advance major investor negotiations

Finalize fund management team

 

Develop investment criteria

 

Structure first pilot project investments

Phase 4: Creation

July-September 2025

Artistic Track

Complete CGI city renderings

Finalize music video production

 

Prepare viral campaign strategy

Research Track

Complete initial city transformation plans

 

Draft implementation strategies

 

Begin pilot project conceptualization

 

Start compiling research findings

Research Track

Secure major fund commitments

Finalize investment framework

 

Complete legal documentation

 

Prepare COP30 fund announcement

Phase 5: Launch

October-December 2025

October

Release music video (1 month before COP30)

Activate global media strategy

November

Present city transformation plans

Showcase pilot projects

Announce Bioplanning Fund ($2-10B)

Launch global movement

December

Present to major cities globally

Continue fund fundraising

Begin pilot project implementation

Expand movement globally

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Dror Benshetrit

Visionary Designer & Futurist, Supernature Labs, Founder

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Davi Lemos

Regenerative Systems and Strategic Partnerships 

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Biodiversity by Design Chartered Scientist

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Astrid Wurdig

Visionary Architecture Management

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Winka Dubbeldam

Design Leader & Academic, Founder of Archi-Tectonics

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Dr. Robert Muggah

Co-founder of Igarapé Institute, top policy think tank

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Sustainable Urbanization & Governance

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Sofya Krasnay

Head of Research at The Bioplanning Institute

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Roger Nickels

ex CEO of Buro Happold, ex Head of Design of Neom

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Bruce Mau

Massive Change, Publishing & Education Partner

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Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

Award-winning filmmaker, social justice advocate

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Dr. André Fenton

 Professor of neural science at New York University

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Bill Reed

Co-Creator of LEED Certification System

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Dr. Hila Oren

Geographer & Smart Cities Expert

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Thomas Ermacora

Guest Curator & Community Futurist

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Carlos Moreno

15-minutes city author, professor at Sorbonne

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Urban Planning, ex Medellín Chief Planner

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 Thought leader on emerging technologies & smart cities

Contributors' professional and institutional affiliations

In partnership with The Regeneration Generation

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Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

Founder & Director 

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Carlos Nobre

Nobel Prize Winning IPCC Climate Scientist

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Christiana Figuerese

 Leader on global climate change

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Marina Silva

Minister of the Environment , Brazil

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Al Gore

Nobel Prize Winner, Former US Vice President

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Puwe Puyanawa

Puyanawa Spiritual Leader, Amazon, Brazil

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Gustavo Petro

President of Colombia since 2022

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Eugene Brave Rock

Wonder Woman Actor and  Activist

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Beatrice Fihn

Nobel Peace Prize-winner ICAN

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Susana Muhamad

President of COP16, Minister of Environment Colombia

the moment to act is now. 

By redesigning our cities future expansion with nature at their core, we can drastically reduce our ecological footprint, improve urban living, Social alienation and build a sustainable future for generations to come.

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