Read the GCI version 2.0 update here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17410770 !
Over the past few weeks, the Global Coherence Index (GCI) has entered a new phase of reflection. What began as a philosophical call to track the resonance of our world (its fragmentation, convergence, and soft signals of hope) has now spiraled into a deeper system of dimensional contemplation.
In version 1, we sketched the foundations: a vision for how semantic, spatial, and institutional coherence might be measured across time. It was a beginning, but coherence is never static, so… we continue evolving.
As we’ve been dreaming, dialoguing, and collaborating, a clearer structure has emerged. We now see six (+1) core dimensions that allow us to understand and measure global coherence in a more holistic way:
- Spatial (physical, geography, infrastructure)
- Energetic (planetary stress, vitality, emotional climate)
- Institutional (governance, law, systemic robustness)
- Semiotic (symbols, myths, cultural logic)
- Semantic (language, communication, meaning-making)
- Temporal (historical memory, foresight, change across time)
- 0pt Phenomenon (optional/under development — moments of rupture, tipping points, emergence of coherence via ectropy)
Each of these dimensions will soon be matched with existing indicators and indexes — chosen for their resonance, credibility, and ability to track meaningful shifts over time. This is not about inventing from scratch, but about weaving together what already exists into a system that helps us see the whole.
For now, we’re holding the structure, feeling into it, and testing with historical case studies and a dash of imagined futures. What would it look like to apply this model to AI emergence? To moments of global dissonance? To regions on the edge of fragmentation or flourishing?
More soon.
Thanks for listening <3
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