Resources
This page provides resources for further exploration of the Global Governance Framework concepts. Here you’ll find books, articles, tools, and organizations that can deepen your understanding and help implement the framework in various contexts.
Books
Core Resources
Global Governance: Natural Steps Toward a Thriving World
By Björn Kenneth Holmström
This foundational book presents the complete vision for ethical global governance, exploring the ten steps toward an integrated planetary governance system. It covers economic reform, AI ethics, participatory governance, and planetary stewardship within a comprehensive framework.
Regenerative Reciprocity: Systems, Spirituality, and the Ethics of Sustenance in a Diverse World
By Björn Kenneth Holmström
This book offers a deep dive into the ethical and ecological principles that underpin the Global Governance Framework. By framing the global polycrisis as a “crisis of disconnection,” it explores how systems thinking, spiritual wisdom, and practical action in our food and material systems can create a regenerative future. It directly addresses the policy, governance, and economic models needed for systemic transformation.
Adaptive Universal Basic Income: A New Social Contract for the 21st Century
By Björn Kenneth Holmström
A detailed exploration of the AUBI concept introduced in the Global Governance Framework. This book provides an in-depth look at how dynamic income systems can create economic justice while encouraging meaningful contribution.
Optimizing Reality: A Systems Thinking Guide for a Multi-Intelligence Future
By Björn Kenneth Holmström
This book explores how systems thinking can be applied to governance challenges, with particular focus on the integration of multiple forms of intelligence—human, artificial, ecological, and collective—in governance structures.
Reality, Sovereignty, and Consciousness: The Quest for Cognitive Liberty
By Björn Kenneth Holmström
An exploration of mental sovereignty and its implications for governance in an age of advanced technology. This book addresses critical questions about who controls consciousness and how governance can protect cognitive freedom.
Love, Meaning, Connection: A New Index for Measuring What Matters
By Björn Kenneth Holmström
This book proposes new metrics for evaluating governance success beyond economic indicators, offering frameworks for measuring how well governance systems support human flourishing in its deepest sense.
Additional Recommended Reading
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
- Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change by Don Beck & Christopher Cowan
- Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
- Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
- The Web of Meaning by Jeremy Lent
Philosophical Foundations
Varande - En väv av existens
By Björn Kenneth Holmström
This book explores the philosophical underpinnings of the Global Governance Framework, using systems thinking and poetic reflection to delve into the nature of being, consciousness, and interconnectedness. It provides a deeper context for the ethical and existential “why” behind the need for a more conscious and integrated approach to global stewardship.
Online Resources
Spiralize
An interactive platform for understanding developmental frameworks including Spiral Dynamics, which provides important context for the multi-level governance approach in the Global Governance Framework.
Digital Democracy Platforms
- Decidim - Open-source participatory democracy platform: decidim.org
- vTaiwan - Digital deliberation platform: info.vtaiwan.tw
- Democracy Earth - Blockchain-based governance platform: democracy.earth
Open Source Governance Tools
- Consul - Citizen participation and open government tool: consulproject.org
- Loomio - Collaborative decision-making software: loomio.org
- DemocracyOS - Online space for deliberation and voting: democracyos.org
Implementation Tools
Decision Allocation Assessment
Use this framework to determine the appropriate governance level for specific issues:
- Issue Identification
- Clearly define the issue and its boundaries
- Identify all stakeholders affected
- Impact Analysis
- Map primary, secondary, and tertiary impacts
- Assess geographical and temporal scope
- Capability Assessment
- Evaluate resources needed for effective governance
- Assess existing capacity at different levels
- Subsidiarity Test
- Determine if the issue can be handled at a lower level
- Document reasoning for higher-level governance when needed
- Implementation Planning
- Design coordination mechanisms between levels
- Create clear roles and responsibilities
Coming soon: Download Decision Allocation Worksheet (PDF)
Governance Interoperability Evaluation
This tool helps assess and improve how well different governance systems can work together:
- Protocol Compatibility
- Information exchange standards
- Decision-making procedure alignment
- Structural Alignment
- Organizational structure compatibility
- Authority and legitimacy recognition
- Cultural Integration
- Value framework mapping
- Communication pattern analysis
- Technical Interoperability
- Data standards and sharing capabilities
- Technical infrastructure compatibility
Coming soon: Download Interoperability Assessment Tool (PDF)
Organizations and Networks
Research and Policy Development
- Earth System Governance Project - Global research network on governance for sustainability
- Democracy R&D - Network of organizations working on democratic innovations
- Institute for Integrated Economic Research - Research on sustainable economic models
Implementation and Practice
- Urban Innovative Actions - EU initiative supporting innovative urban governance
- Participatory Budgeting Project - Organization promoting participatory democracy
- P2P Foundation - Network focusing on commons-based governance approaches
Education and Capacity Building
- Academy for Systems Change - Training in systems thinking and leadership
- School of System Change - Education for systemic transformation
- Commons Transition - Resources for commons-based governance
Events and Communities
Regular Conferences
- International Conference on Public Policy - Academic conference on governance innovation
- World Forum for Democracy - Annual gathering on democratic developments
- Web Summit - Technology conference with governance innovation track
Online Communities
- Systems Change Alliance - Network of practitioners working on systemic transformation
- Democracy Community of Practice - Professional network for democratic innovation
- Earth System Governance Task Forces - Thematic research networks
Getting Involved
If you’re interested in contributing to the development of the Global Governance Framework or implementing it in your context, here are some ways to get involved:
- Join the Conversation
- Coming soon: Share your thoughts and experiences on our discussion forum
- Participate in monthly virtual meetups on framework implementation
- Contribute to Framework Development
- Suggest improvements to the documentation
- Share case studies from your region or field
- Help translate framework materials into additional languages
- Start Local Implementation
- Apply framework principles to a local governance challenge
- Document your process and results to share with others
- Connect with others working on similar initiatives
- Connect With Us
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We welcome diverse perspectives and approaches in advancing ethical global governance. Your contribution, whether large or small, helps build the foundation for a more just, sustainable, and thriving world.