Dr. Agnew and Dr. Rogers, with over a decade of expertise, have dedicated themselves to constructing communes as dynamic experimental spaces for social innovation. These intentional communities serve as fertile grounds for pioneering alternative economics, innovative governance models, holistic systems of care, and groundbreaking financial structures. Through their sustained efforts, they have fostered environments that not only challenge conventional societal norms but also act as living laboratories, contributing significantly to the ongoing discourse on progressive and sustainable societal development.

Zarinah’s experience as a scientist has led them to run a non-profit that aims to conduct social science ‘in the wild’. To this end, Zarinah managed a groundbreaking 22-bedroom experimental hotel in San Francisco, a unique establishment that went beyond conventional hospitality. This innovative space doubled as a social science-themed hotel, community hub, and research laboratory dedicated to citizen science. Within its walls, Dr. Agnew orchestrated cutting-edge social science experiments, exploring themes of trust, generosity, and strategies for addressing social isolation within naturalistic settings.

Eric & Zarinah have published and presented on their learnings on fractal modes of communalism for many years. This work in rooted in over a decade of experience engineering community spaces, building federated networks of sharing that bring those spaces into network dynamics, both local and global, analogue & digital, and documenting the emergent phenomena.