In this episode Jenny sits down with Jim Rutt and Jordan Hall, founders of the Game B movement, to understand it's history and main tenets. Jim and Jordan have thought deeply about many facets of the Denizen inquiry, this conversation dives into many core concepts related to social and institutional redesign.

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The genesis of Game B [3:05]
Defining complexity science [4:04]
Epistemology and epistemic modesty [5:26]
Jim's original paper the Root Doc [5:49]
The Stanton meetings and establishing a political party [7:01]
Evolving from The Emancipation Party to Game B [9:06]
Defining Game B [12:23]
The dissolution of the original Game B cohort / shifting to "spore mode" [12:38]
Main tenets of Game B [16:02]
Design and design principles [23:04]
Collective intelligence and technology in Game B [24:23]
Governance, scale, and Dunbar's number [28:55]
The importance of protocols [36:56]
Game A's scaling advantage and self terminating nature [38:40]
Upgrading humans in Game B with psycho technologies [42:42]
Where Game B is now [52:20]
How a Game B transition might take place [1:00:27]
The relationship between theory and practice [1:03:39]
Permaculture vs. Game B [1:11:13]
The Circular Economy vs. Game B [1:12:04]
Game B and Economic Growth [1:13:32]

Resources

The Game B wiki
Rebel Wisdom episode "The Story of Game B"
The Jim Rutt Show
Game B Facebook group

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