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ABOUT OUR RESEARCH

Re-Writing the Deep Codes of Culture for a Thriving Future

The Eudaimonia Institute is a pioneering metamodern think tank dedicated to reimagining our civilizational trajectory through visionary realism— a big-picture philosophical framework developed by Nicholas Hedlund. In the face of the global metacrisis, we see not just a moment of collapse, but a profound kairos opportunity: a chance to transform the deep structures of worldview, culture, and consciousness to catalyze radical, non-linear social change.

Our work centers on mapping the root causes of today’s crises while envisaging concrete eutopias—emergent solution patterns that transcend fragmented approaches. We are committed to enacting strategic transition pathways, developing the knowledge and tools necessary to move from systemic breakdown to planetary flourishing.

Eudaimonia Institute Metatheory Philosophy think tank

OUR INITIATIVES

Visionary Realism & The Metacrisis Project

Advancing Nicholas Hedlund’s visionary realism framework, building on his University College London PhD, to develop a comprehensive...

Strategic Metacrisis Mapping Initiative

This project will convene the novel intellectual and social resources necessary to map and more fully understand the reality of the global metacrisis and its implications for meaning-making. Leveraging a metatheoretically-integrative Visionary Realism—the project will use a retroductive method to generate a map of causal mechanisms, reality distortions, and symptoms of the global metacrisis's four primary domains assessed across five major worldviews.

Integrative Responses to the Global Metacrisis

This book, split across two volumes, is a follow-up and companion to Metatheory for the Twenty-First Century (Routledge, 2016). All three of these volumes are the dialogical outcomes of a multi-year symposia series wherein critical realists and integral theorists deeply engaged each other and their distinct but complementary approaches to integrative metatheory.

Social innovation labs

Our Social Innovation Labs are immersive gatherings where ideas meet action. These events function as living laboratories—spaces where collective wisdom, or hive consciousness, emerges and is harnessed to create meaningful change.

Cosmopolitan Localism Initiatives

We affirm that the planetary and the local must be integrated. We support globally aware yet locally rooted responses to the metacrisis—solutions that honor place-based wisdom while drawing from the best of global knowledge. This ethic invites cooperation across cultures and scales, fostering bioregional resilience within a planetary frame of shared responsibility and mutual care.

The Civic Enlightenment Project

Led by Brandon Norgaard, this initiative seeks to bridge philosophy, science, and spirituality to cultivate a more coherent, integrative...

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At the Eudaimonia Institute, we believe that the deep codes of culture can be rewritten—that a more just, sustainable, and flourishing future is possible if we engage in the right kind of transformative inquiry. If you feel called to join us in this vital work, connect with us.

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