Introduction
Our governance is a fusion of Western Systems, with global leading network governance and relational design informed by Robin Dunbar, and Indigenous systems working around embassy and relations, and kinship mapping. Most organisations will show you the logos for the verification governance tick, of the people funding the work, which allows a top down approach to ensure there is control over the operations from ‘trusted sources’. The challenge with systems change is many of the funding investors will not benefit in their bottom line from moving to nature centred economies. In this instance, we are shaping the path to tomorrow, so what you’ll see here is how our staff, our Boards of Directors, and then a series of network of network super leaders have committed their time, knowledge, networks and skills to ensuring IMAGI-NATION and AIME deliver, and they do that by rolling up their sleeves and doing the work.
The following sections break down the 5-150 kinship meets Dunbar, through to the 150 people involved as partners in embassy, and then their locations inside IMAGI-NATION in action, and on earth in action.
There is also the standard translation of our US and Global legal entities, both of which have tax deductible not-for-profit status and can be claimed with tax benefits in the US and Australia. We also list our Board Directors, audit and legal partners with the day-to-day operations inside the system, as well as a bio of our CEO & Founder, Jack Manning Bancroft.
Context
Why do we organise in these numbers?
Our IMAGI-NATION {University} Vice-Chancellor Steph Beck reflects on the importance of these numbers through her paintings here:
Unlikely connections x 5
Unlikely connection filled with imagine
Space for UNCx5
Lead scoring
5 / 15 / 35 / 50 / 150
People as Custodians
We power IMAGI-NATION, a nation state to get us back to nature.
Use iconography & language of the Moon.
Seasons and Process
The 150 positions following the Dunbar circles are mapped as follows:
The AIME team accept responsibility for the first 35 custodian positions in the inner circle of IMAGI-NATION and the day to day responsibility of the network. This includes:
accept the positions for the next and the legal and risk responsibility for the network
The 20 activeaccept the custodian positions from 45-65 and the knowledge and tool creation responsibility for the network
The remaining positions from annually will be filled by who accept responsibility for being the bridge to bring networks into IMAGI-NATION, for embassy work back into our nation states on earth and for the distribution of tools from IMAGI-NATION back to our nation states.
The 150 collectively come together as our own nucleus - custodians of a new nation and together we shape the support network we need to improve the work required by us and our fellow citizens across planet earth. We share that we are responsible for IMAGI-NATION.
- 5 people on the executive team gather in clusters daily online and in different physical locations to organise our day-to-day operations.
- 15 people on the leadership team gather in ceremony at the end of each month to spend time in our head office - underwater - and remind ourselves of our custodial natures. This is where we do our monthly strategy to operations planning.
- 35 staff gather twice annually in Big Story, to make hoodies for the Hoodie Economy and professor puppets.
accept responsibility for the first in the inner circle of IMAGI-NATION and the day to day responsibility of the network.This includes:
The AIME board of directors accept the positions for the next 35-45 and the legal and risk responsibility for the network
The 20 active IMAGI-NATION{University} Professors accept the custodian positions from 45-65 and the knowledge and tool creation responsibility for the network
The remaining positions from 65-150 annually will be filled by knowledge holders and network of network leaders who accept responsibility for being the bridge to bring networks into IMAGI-NATION, for embassy work back into our nation states on earth and for the distribution of tools from IMAGI-NATION back to our nation states.
The 150 collectively come together as our own nucleus - custodians of a new nation and together we shape the support network we need to improve the work required by us and our fellow citizens across planet earth. We share that we are responsible for IMAGI-NATION.
Maps
Locations in IMAGI-NATION + Locations on Planet Earth
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Jack Manning Bancroft, CEO and Founder of AIME and IMAGI-NATION. Author of Hoodie Economics.
Founding AIME in 2005 to alleviate inequity, Jack has led a 20 year movement to establish a global network across 52+ countries to centre imagination, mentoring and custodianship for all of humankind and solve the systemic challenges we've inherited to create a healthier life for all species on earth.
Awards include being the youngest person in Australian history to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of South Australia, being awarded a Human Rights Medal and receiving an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Western Sydney. He is currently an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University with the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab.
AIME Global Board
AIME Global is our Australian-based Board that governs our global operations. AIME Global has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and charity status and is governed by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC).
AIME Global gathers collectively 6 times per year, following a circular rhythm organised by time outlooks and seasons.
Each meeting is represented by a circular wedge, grounded in a natural season (currently following the Wurundjeri calendar) and, where applicable, a totemic animal related to the meeting discussion area. Moving out from the core, each meeting also has a time and thematic focus. In the yellow outer rim we showcase the governance requirements for each meeting. Meeting dates are set to align with our Sea the Weed experiences on the last Friday of each month, in which our team and Board spend time returning to our custodial relations with nature.
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Photo credit: Sharon Hickey
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AIME Inc Board (United States)
AIME is registered as a tax deductible 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organisation in the United States. The AIME Inc Board governs our activities across the U.S. and further supports our global operations.
AIME Africa Board (coming soon)
AIME is currently establishing a legal entity in Kenya to assist in the governance for our team on the continent of Africa. We are working on our registration to be live by the end of 2025.
IMAGI-NATION Studios
AIME and Vizion have joined together to establish IMAGI-NATION Studios, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that is responsible for producing our film & TV projects, including IMAGINE Film and The Professors: A Fight for Hope.