The Repatterning Collective

The Repatterning Collective explores two connected "What if" questions: 

What if - our approach to the (poly)crisis is part of the crisis?
What if -  we can actively repattern and rewire in the direction of radically different (imagined) regenerative futures?

Many people ask themselves these days how we can meet this convoluted moment, as the climate crisis and other major crises increasingly spiral out of control. And some wonder if we can meet the moment at all. 

Part of the answer lies in understanding patterns, as today's systems and societies weren’t built overnight. Patterns, whether it's the historical patterns that got us to where we are today or the patterns of human behaviour, they help to inform and drive systems and their outcomes. 

And thereby help shape our (in)ability to effectively address our global crises. In fact, patterns are fractal - which means that we can often recognize similar patterns playing out across many levels, from the individual to the collective. By spotting the patterns inside our systems, the energy flowing through them, and the way these patterns cascade in chain reactions, we can start to move past the barriers for change. Once we name the pattern and recognize the loop, we can reclaim the choice to step out of it.  

Even though some say the future can be seen as an unfolding dance between patterns and events, there are no easy or single answers as how to repattern. Rather, we have to be willing to engage in an iterative and reflective process of untangling, re-imagining, re-wiring, and re-patterning this pattern web - that hidden 'web' that underpins our human systems - as well as our responses to it.

Many of us already do this and some of us are very good at it. Even more of us lack sufficient skill and insight to be truly effective pattern web spotters and re-patterners.

That’s why The Repatterning Collective is creating a pipeline of exploratory and applied learning on repatterning. To hone our ability for and deepen our understanding of repatterning, as a critical component of transformation in the increasingly complex and daunting world we’re facing today.

We are currently exploring  various strands to engage deeper into this repatterning inquiry.