Professor Hope's page update guide

Ahoy, curious explorers of IMAGI-NATION!

Welcome to our "About Us" page, where we're currently riding the waves of change. At this moment, you'll find our CEO's bio and some of the AIME & IMAGI-NATION history, but hold onto your hoodies because a tidal wave of stories is on its way!

In about a week's time, we'll be diving deep into the vast ocean of relationships that make IMAGI-NATION the vibrant ecosystem it is. You'll soon see a colourful coral reef of bios, showcasing the diverse and talented individuals who contribute to our mission.

We're also crafting a unique network map that will illustrate the powerful ripple effects of our connections. This visual representation will demonstrate how, when we're in relation, our impact spreads like waves across the globe, reaching shores we never imagined.

So, stick around and watch as we flip the script on what an "About Us" page can be. In IMAGI-NATION, we're about the beautiful, complex, and world-changing web of relationships we weave together.

Jack Manning Bancroft
AIME Founder and CEO

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: A Journey of Imagination and Impact

AIME's story is one of continuous evolution, driven by Indigenous wisdom, the power of imagination and a commitment to creating systemic change.

The Origin Story (2005-2016): Planting Seeds of Change

The Global Story (2016-2019): Expanding Our Network

The Systems Change Story (2019-2023): Redesigning Mainstream Systems

The IMAGI-NATION Story (2023-2033): Birthing a Full Systemic Solution

2005-2016

The Origin Story: Planting Seeds of Change

Born out of the longest continuous human civilisation on Earth, with 60,000+ years of imagination backing us, AIME is an imagination lab to solve the greatest challenges of our times.

Created in 2005 as a global social change movement fuelled by imagination and mentoring, we helped alleviate inequity in Australia by unlocking:

25,000+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students achieving educational parity & excellence.

10,000+ University students rising up to build the largest such volunteer movement in Australia and now the movement is spreading at scale internationally, with reach in 52 countries. 

$8.9 worth of impact for every $ invested into AIME, equating to ~$1.17 Billion worth net direct impact to the economy (KPMG, 2018).

2016-2019

The Global Story: Expanding Our Network

Since going global in 2016, and having built deep roots across the continents of Australia, Africa, North America, AIME has been building a fairer world with our impact network now spanning 52 countries.

The complex story can be accessed in a couple of ways:

HARVARD CASE STUDIES: You can read more about the scaling journey through the Harvard Business Case Study & Supplement on AIME.

FILM: To come on a journey with us, and ride the waves of change we went through, watch 7 Down.

2019-2023

The Systems Change Story: Redesigning Mainstream Systems

Understanding the need for changing the systems that underpin everything to truly build a fairer world, we have been building a suite of systemic solutions by centering Indigenous Knowledge Systems and intelligence from other marginalised sources and bringing them to the front of the design queue. 

Beyond our core work on the ground in Australia, and around the world, we have:

Systems Change - Long Story (1:02:27)

2023-2033

IMAGI–NATION STORY

We have now digitised all of the above as AIME’s network of networks serving as the most multi-disciplinary cross-hatched lab for humanity, fusing the best of humanity powered by the internet to launch a virtual nation, IMAGI-NATION, that centres intelligence from outside the margins into the mainstream systems design and activates humanity as a whole to healthier patterns synched with natural economies.

This relational digital network is for all people from inside and outside the margins, and 50+ of some of humanity’s best organisations & networks per year for the next decade (i.e. a total of 500 organisations / networks max), to come together in unlikely connections and rewire our unhealthy systems & solve the challenges of our times.

To model a healthy regenerative sustainable system, AIME has an intentional death date set for March 2033, after which we cease operations & return our IP back to Nature and the ecosystem around us.

The symbol of the movement is the iconic AIME Hoodie that connects everyone from around the world, and the underlying economic framework that underpins our entire systems is "Hoodie Economics".

Learn more about the website page updates and our 'always drafting methodology.
Professor Hope