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Explore the core writings, frameworks, and research behind Me-We-World.
Publications
Explore the core writings, frameworks, and research behind Me-We-World.
The MWW publications offer three complementary entry points into the vision and practice of Me-We-World.
They connect systemic design, human ethics (STUART), relational intelligence, and complex societal transitions.
These documents are designed for educators, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners who want to understand — and work with — the Me-We-World framework.
1. Whitepaper — The Framework
A structural introduction to the Me-We-World approach.
The Whitepaper explains how the Living Grid, Me-We-World layers, and systemic design come together to form a participatory framework for organisations, educators, entrepreneurs, and communities.
Downloads:
- Full Whitepaper (PDF)
- Quick 2-Pager Overview (PDF)
2. Synthesis — The Philosophy
A reflective companion to the framework.
The Synthesis traces the philosophical roots of Me-We-World — from difference to care, from abstraction to participation.
It weaves insights from philosophy, ecology, and systems thinking into a narrative of re-enchantment: the world becoming aware of itself through us.
Downloads:
MWW Synthesis (PDF)
MWW Synthesis (Art Edition) (PDF) Available from 2026
3a. Practice — Living the Framework
Where the MWW framework becomes a living practice.
A short introduction to the Me-We-World Practice:
the three human layers (Awareness, Relation, Action), MWW Readings, Double Lens applications, and practical tools for facilitation.
Downloads:
• MWW_Practice_3–Pager (PDF)
3b MEADOWS × MWW INTERPRETATION–Document
A relational reinterpretation of Meadows’ leverage points across Me, We, and World.
This matrix reveals how systemic intervention becomes ethical awareness, and how awareness becomes the capacity to act with care.
Download the 4-page PDF
3 c. The MWW Method Note
A Relational Design Framework Beyond Moralism and Control
What this document offers
This Method Note articulates the philosophical and methodological foundations of Me–We–World. It clarifies a frequent misunderstanding in contemporary system discourse: that ethics necessarily operates as moral instruction or behavioural correction.
The text positions MWW as a relational design methodology, focused on the conditions under which human participation remains possible within socio-technical systems shaped by hierarchy, technology and constraint.
This publication is intended for:
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system architects and designers
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researchers and theorists
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policy thinkers and practitioners
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artists and cultural practitioners working with complexity
Download the Method Note
to explore how ethics can function as a design condition rather than a moral demand.
3d.The MWW Five-Step Relational Design Method
Working with complexity without collapsing into solutions
What this method enables
The MWW Five-Step Relational Design Method is a practical framework for working in situations where problems cannot be cleanly defined, causality is contested, and optimisation risks reducing human presence to function.
Rather than offering solutions, the method supports:
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ethical feedback
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relational awareness
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sustained participation under uncertainty
It is applicable across domains such as system design, futures practice, governance, organisational reflection and artistic inquiry.
The method is:
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non-linear and recursive
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grounded in embodied and relational sensemaking
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independent of specific events, institutions or locations
Download the Five-Step Method
to work with complexity without prematurely closing meaning or possibility.
4. Articles — The Reflections
A growing series of essays applying the Me-We-World lens to society, technology, culture and governance.
The Articles explore a wide range of contemporary issues through the MWW perspective—
from value and responsibility to digital identity, collective trust, ecological ethics, organisational life, and emerging social challenges.
As this collection grows, it forms the foundation of a broader MWW literacy:
a way of thinking and sensing that helps individuals and communities recognise patterns, navigate tensions, and cultivate relational intelligence across diverse contexts.
Each article aims to make MWW thinking accessible, practical and widely applicable.
Explore the Articles below↓
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Beyond Basic Income_ Redefining Value for Human Flourishing
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Beyond Verification_ Why Standards Need Consciousness
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Boundaries, Freedom and the Architecture of Trust
• Europese Digitale Identiteit – Een Ethische Reflectie op Vertrouwen, Veiligheid en Autonomie
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Transparantie
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Living Knowledge Manifesto
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Should Law Follow Ethics — or Ethics Follow the Law?
5. Research — Fieldwork & Evaluations
Applied studies that test, refine and expand Me-We-World in real-world settings.
The Research section gathers evaluations, fieldwork, and collaborative studies conducted in organisations, events, communities and systemic transition environments.
These projects demonstrate how MWW concepts become lived practice, revealing insights into embodiment, governance, ethics, learning ecosystems, and the dynamics of collective action.
As new research emerges, this library will continue to evolve as a foundation for educators, policymakers, and practitioners who seek to deepen their understanding of the MWW approach and contribute to its ongoing development.
Explore the Rersearch below↓
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MWW_Genesis_Evaluation_Compendium _2025
6. Reading Library
MWW Reading — The Practice in Action
Situational analyses across Me, We and World.
MWW Readings are applied explorations of real situations viewed through the Me-We-World lens and the Double Lens of Law ↔ Ethics.
Each Reading examines a concrete tension, challenge or question by bringing together:
- Human Conditions (Awareness)
- Human Perspectives (Relation)
- Human Actions (Action)
- STUART as an ethical orientation
- Systemic architecture and incentives
Readings make complexity visible.
They show how personal experience, collective dynamics and systemic structures interact — and how meaning, responsibility and future possibilities emerge from that interaction.
The first Reading series focuses on District Heating and the governance of energy transitions.
Future Readings will explore a wide range of societal, organisational and technological domains, contributing to the development of a broader MWW literacy:
a way of understanding and navigating the layered reality of our time.
Each Reading is both a lens and an invitation,
to see deeper, to relate differently, and to act with greater awareness.
District Heating (Reading is in n Dutch only)
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MWW_Stadsverwarminig–Van Incentives naar Intention
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MWW_Reading_Stadsverwarminig–Accountability #4
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MWW_Reading_Stadsverwarminig–Interoperability #5
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MWW_Reading_Stadsverwarminig–System Analysist #6
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MWW_Reading_Stadsverwarminig–Visual Management #7
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MWW_Reading_Stadsverwarminig–IP Management #8