What is Metaxis?
A way to explore what can happen between an idea and the world it might create.
ORIGINS
Between is a place to begin.
Between ignorance and knowledge lies the willingness to inquire.
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PRACTICE
An idea needs somewhere to live.
An idea can be clear to its author and still be difficult for someone else to act on.
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ENTERPRISE
Value has more than one address.
A project can earn revenue while creating work, capability and useful public space.
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A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT
If Namibia were metaxised.
Imagine a community need, an underused place, a capable local maker and an institutional budget being considered together.
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CAPABILITY
Resources begin with what is already here.
Money matters.
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CIVIC IMAGINATION
The future has participants.
People should be able to help imagine the institutions, places and opportunities that shape their lives.
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What does it mean to you?
Bring another interpretation, challenge a proposition or show us a possibility we have not seen. You remain the author of your contribution; publication and attribution are agreed with you.