3. Leans into tensions, confronts controversy, and helps everyone (even avowed enemies) develop a shared point of view. THIS IS THE WORK!!!

It's damn tough. But we're grappling with power, upheaval, and renewal. If it's not hard and uncomfortable, it's probably not worth doing.

4. Invests real resources in standing up what comes out of the process, whether those funding / sanctioning like it or not.

Power likes to hold on to power. Real structural solutions will challenge that. So do as much as you can to negotiate resources / signoffs in advance.

There’s so much interest now in co-creation. That's a good thing.

Because systems that enable and sustain injustice, inequality, oppression were intentionally designed. Futures that honour and protect justice, equity, liberation can also be designed.

But it requires all of us.

None of us on our own have the answers. Systems change requires communities, artists, activists, civil society, academics, governments, companies to reimagine together.

But we can't if all we get are co-opted processes + no real resources behind the emergent visions.

Do better.