Visualizing Our Interconnected World

Connectivity Atlas—Created by DevelopmentSeed, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Cartography Lab, and Dr. Parag Khanna.

Harvard World Map of Connectography—Created by Jeff Blossom of the Harvard Center for Geographical Analysis

Systems thinking

Senge, Peter M. 1998. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. Century Business.

Stroh, D. P. (2015). Systems thinking for Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results. Chelsea Green Publishing.

New Power, Mutual Aid, Emergent Strategy and Collective Action

Greenfield, Adam. 2024. Lifehouse: Taking Care of Others in a World on Fire. Verso.

Heimans, Jeremy, and Henry Timms. 2018. New Power: How Movements Build, Businesses Thrive, and Ideas Catch Fire in Our Hyper-Connected World. Doubleday.

brown, adrienne maree. (2017). Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds. AK Press.

Quigley, C. (1979). The Evolution of Civilizations: An Introduction to Historical Analysis. Liberty Press.

Public Narrative

Ganz, M. (2011). Public Narrative, Collective Action, and Power. In S. Odugbemi & T. Lee (Eds.), Accountability through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action (pp. 273–289). The World Bank.