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Crafting Human's avatar

Thank you for this thoughtful and thorough summary! I've been following Regenesis Group and Bill Reed for some time now and I find myself going back to these principles over and over again and each time, I'm unlearning and relearning something new! The ability to regenerate relationships over time and create a living system...what an vision and goal!

Ben's avatar

Thank you for the link to Bill’s video!🙏

Astrid Nygaard's avatar

This is great, thank you for sharing 🙏 I especially love the phrase “regeneration starts with presence, not solutions.” I really wish this understanding were more widely embraced. We so often rush to look for solutions outside ourselves, instead of first turning inward. I truly believe more of us are starting to wake up to this.

Göran Gennvi's avatar

So well condensed, thanks Ernesto👍

Terry Cooke-Davies's avatar

🙏. This is powerful stuff - thanks for posting.

Simp Of Human Progress (M)'s avatar

The three lines of work framework is transformative. It elegantly distills how personal, collective, and systemic transformation are intertwined. Thank you for sharing.

I also have a personal question I wanted to ask, I left it inbox, when you have time please check it out.

Ernesto Van Peborgh's avatar

Thank you for your comment. I am answering your question — “Regeneration thrives in relationship to place. How might we cultivate rootedness or nested wholes in virtual communities where geography is absent?” — in the open space itself, in order to honor the very nature of the answer. Regeneration thrives in relationship to place—because place holds memory, feedback, and the patterns of life. But in virtual communities, where geography is absent, we must ask: What roots us?

To cultivate rootedness and nestedness in these digital ecosystems, we must design not for geography, but for relational coherence—anchored in:

• Shared purpose and temporal continuity

• Biocultural and narrative reference points

• Reciprocal learning and feedback loops

But above all, a common project or ambition—a living inquiry that draws people into the practice of shared learning.

What I’ve found is that when a group becomes a community of apprenticeship—not just around content, but around a living, evolving purpose—something deeper emerges. Each person contributes to, and draws from, a common well of emergent knowledge. This practice builds trust, relationship, and capability in context.

Virtual communities become living systems when they’re bound not by proximity, but by participation in something greater than the sum of their parts.

A regenerative Commons of Intent. Alive, evolving, and anchored in purpose.

Simp Of Human Progress (M)'s avatar

That's a very good answer. Thank you for sharing.

Simp Of Human Progress (M)'s avatar

I also sent a link to an article I wrote about an idea that can help provide an anchor for digital spaces