Ecosystem MetaCognition by Jason Scharf
Austin Next
Ep 149: Activating the Future of Human Flourishing with Janine Leger, Co-Founder Edge City
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Ep 149: Activating the Future of Human Flourishing with Janine Leger, Co-Founder Edge City

Technology is advancing rapidly, but our social systems and institutions struggle to keep pace. Janine Leger co-founded Edge City, a society incubator accelerating social innovation through popup and experimental communities, and they're bringing their next gathering to Austin March 2-7.

We explore how rethinking the intersection of technology and agency can lead to human flourishing, and why Austin is emerging as the perfect laboratory for this experimentation.

Episode Highlights

  • Edge City the Society Incubator

  • Innovation in Temporary Spaces

  • Building Default Healthy Environments

  • Invisible Protocols and Personal Agency

  • Edge City as Social Catalyst

  • Austin's Innovation Ecosystem

  • Edge City Austin

  • Key Personas in a Thriving Ecosystem

  • Future City Projects and Experiments

  • Austin's Next Decade of Growth

  • What's Next Austin?

    • "If you're interested in new society models, new ways of living, new towns, Austin is going to be a hub for that...There's so much happening around community dynamism"

Janie Leger
Edge City: Website, X/Twitter

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