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Enabling self-organization as the

underpinning of innovation and

resilience in New Orleans post 2005

Misanthropy: un-naturalPatriarchy: uncontrollablePathology: sick, a problemTheology: sinfulMorality: badMorphology: pariah

Science: lab

Biology: hive

Physics: combustion

Ecology: ecosystem

Re-deem

Re-mediate

Re-generate

Re-habilitate

Re-claim

Re-vitalize

Re-store

Re-build

Re-new

Re-birth

Organic connections

Financial

Social

Bonding

BridgingSpiritual

Natural

Cultural

Systems/Capital in a City

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New Orleans September 2005

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Starting Point

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Early ‘hubs’

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Urban agriculture and food ‘hubs’

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Public Housing Boarded and Demolished

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LINKS: Idea Village, NPN, Stay Local!, City-works

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Beacons of Hope models and expands

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Connecting ‘green’: EcoPark

How Safe How Soon

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Post BP

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Economy

Neighborhoods Food

Data

Governance

Leadership Communications

Economy

Neighborhoods Food

Data

Governance

Leadership Communications

Region

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Self-organizers

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What if we stopped treating symptoms of dysfunction and instead focused our

resources on catalyzing connections?

Needs and opportunity

ResourcesInformation

Vehicles for Connection

Capacity to self-organize

Needs and opportunity

ResourcesInformation

Vehicles for Connection

Feedback loops

Capacity to self-organize

strings

lack of capacity

siloed

Rules and regulations

Competing jurisdictionsWithheld

Foundations’ Theories of Change

Non-existent

Gate keepers institutions

distrust

‘Experts’ and ‘expertise’ crowding out the local

Gradients of City Vitality

• Autonomous• Diverse, transparent,

porous• Resourceful• Adaptive• Respects constraints• Economical• Innovative• Resilient

• Dependent• Mono-cultural, closed

and tight• Victimized• Learned helplessness• Imprudent• Wasteful• Derivative• Vulnerable

City Axis

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Phase Phase Phase Phase

Self-organizationindex

Captivity index

AutonomousDependent

PorousClosed

Victimized

Learned helplessness

Imprudent

Wasteful

Derivative

Diverse

Resourceful

Adaptive

Respects constraints

Economical

Mono-cultural

Innovative

Vulnerable Resilient

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