Catalysing the emergence of a human revolution
The Fifth Element is a platform for systems transformation. We create the conditions for people, initiatives and institutions to converge, learn and act together toward global equity on a healthy planet.
What we're working on
Rather than leading with a fixed agenda, we nurture collaboration, support shared sensemaking and help connect diverse efforts into a larger, more coherent field of change. It’s ambitious work, and we’re starting by focusing in the following threads:
Emergence, resonance, pollination
We connect people, initiatives, and organisations to learn and act together. By highlighting local, place-based solutions rooted in living systems, we show how they work and spark wider change.
Intergenerational collaboration
We’re working to bridge the gap in-between generations and bring together youth, academics and experts to create practical solutions for the world’s biggest challenges.
Reframing research for the 21st century
We work to reframe the role of research and innovation in society and explore how transdisciplinary, community-driven approaches can transform academia.
Reconciling worldviews across cultures
Across North and South, East and West, we work to foster mutual understanding that enables transformation, moving beyond “us and them” towards peaceful pluriversality.
Regenerative enterprises
We investigate the conditions necessary for regenerative businesses to become the rule, not the exception.
Art for social transformation
We explore how artistic practices can unlock collective transformation through shared learning and help humanity move from today’s overlapping crises to desirable futures.
