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The 12 Around 1 Whole-System Framework

A map of the thirteen interconnected domains through which a civilisation, community, organisation or regenerative system can be understood and created.

Twelve domains arranged around a unifying centre — thirteen in all — offering a way to see and design a whole system rather than its parts in isolation.

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The 12 Around 1 Whole-System Framework is a map of the thirteen interconnected domains — twelve arranged around a unifying centre — through which a civilisation, community, organisation or regenerative system can be understood and created.

It exists so we can hold the whole in view while we work on the parts, rather than improving one domain at the expense of the rest.

Authorship & stewardship

  • Created by Shane Williams.
  • Stewarded through Frequency.
  • Shared for widespread adoption.
  • Evolved through inquiry, application and feedback.

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