Map complex systems.
Identify key actors.
Track developments.
System Intelligence turns grand challenges into navigable knowledge bases. Each system maps organizations, people, tools, and content — with connections between them and RSS monitoring for real-time updates.
Active Systems
How can California transition to a regenerative bioregional economy by 2050?
A systems change portfolio analysis mapping the network interventions needed for California to operate within ecological ceilings and above social foundations (doughnut economics), close material loops (circular economy), rebuild living systems (regenerative economics), and govern at the bioregional scale (bioregionalism) by 2050. California — the world's 5th largest economy — spans multiple bioregions from the Klamath to the Mojave, with massive agricultural, energy, and technology sectors all requiring fundamental transformation.
How can we reduce global methane release by 80% in the next 20 years?
A systems change portfolio analysis mapping the network interventions needed to achieve an 80% reduction in anthropogenic methane emissions by 2046. Spans all major source categories — oil & gas, agriculture & livestock, waste & landfills, coal mining — across all geographies. Methane is responsible for ~30% of global warming since the industrial revolution and has 80x the warming potential of CO2 over 20 years, making rapid reduction one of the highest-leverage climate interventions available.
How can we reduce homelessness in California by 90% by 2035?
A systems change portfolio analysis mapping the network interventions needed to reduce California's homeless population from ~187,000 to ~18,000 by 2035 — spanning housing production, prevention, behavioral health, policy reform, financing, workforce, and narrative dimensions. California has 28% of the nation's homeless population and the highest unsheltered rate (66%). Recent progress (9% unsheltered drop in 2025) is threatened by declining state/federal funding.
How might we mobilize $500B into systemic investing over the next decade?
A global systems change portfolio analysis mapping the network interventions needed to redirect $500 billion of capital into systemic investing — the coordinated deployment of diverse financial capital within systems change programs, orchestrated by financial backbones — by 2036. Grounded in the TransCap Initiative's definition: systemic investing applies systems thinking to investing, deploying multiple capital types (grants, patient capital, venture, guarantees, public procurement) as coordinated portfolios nested within broader transformation programs, where the combinatorial effect exceeds the sum of parts.
How might we triple the number of people living in full democracies by 2050?
A systems change portfolio analysis focused on preventing democratic backsliding in existing democracies while deepening democratic quality globally. The goal is to triple the share of people living in full democracies (as measured by the Economist Democracy Index) from ~8% to ~24% of global population by 2050. Primary focus on defending existing democracies against erosion, with secondary focus on elevating high-scoring flawed democracies to full democracy status.
Oceanic Plastic Pollution
Network portfolio analysis for eliminating oceanic plastic pollution within 20 years — stopping the flow of plastic into oceans and removing existing debris, globally.