Welcome to The New Game
Our society is one big game we all play together. It's time to play a new game where the goal is everyone thrives.
There’s a game we’ve all been playing. One where basic needs are not guaranteed to be met, competition is constant, and freedom feels just out of reach. A game with rules we didn’t write, but we’re expected to follow. The prize? Survival. The cost? Our joy, our time, our potential.
But what if we chose to play a different game?
The New Game is a different way of being in the world. One where the goal isn’t to win at someone else’s expense, but to thrive together. Thriving is a right we all share. A right that should only be taken away if you violate someone else’s right to thrive. This new game is built on collaboration, abundance, creativity, and care. It asks a simple, radical question:
What if everyone could thrive?
What Does It Mean to Thrive?
In The New Game, thriving means two things:
Your essential needs are met
You have the freedom to pursue your passions
No chasing status. No grinding to survive. Thriving means having what you need and the power to live life on your terms.
The New Game categorizes our basic needs into The 8 Essentials.
The 8 Essentials
Resources – What the planet provides, what people make, and how we care for and share it.
Home – The spaces we live, work, and play in.
Food – Nourishment that is healthy, delicious, and local.
Health – Complete care for body, mind, and spirit.
Education & Innovation – Knowledge and tools to sustain and shape society.
Community – The systems and relationships that connect and protect us.
Transportation – Ways to move in this world and beyond.
Recreation – Opportunities to play, rest, and express ourselves.
These categories aren’t separate. They’re all connected. Each one affects the others, and together, they show what it really means to thrive.
How to Play the New Game
Step 1: Believe
Before anything can change, we have to believe change is possible. Belief is powerful. It is the foundation for innovations, systems, and even the game we play today. Every comfort we enjoy in this human world began as an imagination and a belief that it could be built. Belief is our first tool in building a world where everyone thrives.
Say it aloud if you’re ready:
“I believe we can build a world where everyone thrives.”
Step 2: Understand
Learn the 8 Essentials. Reflect on them in your own life, your community, and the world. Where is there abundance? Where is there struggle? What would it look like if this area truly supported thriving?
And don’t forget freedom. Understand that you have the freedom right now to imagine a world where you and everyone else can thrive. This understanding leads to the responsibility to build a world where freedom is materialized into everyone having the ability to pursue their passions as long as they aren’t violating someone else’s right to thrive. Thriving includes agency. It includes imagination and your right to see it materialize.
Step 3: Play
The New Game happens on three levels:
Self – Tend to your inner world. Heal, dream, grow. Take small steps toward a life of joy and alignment.
Community – Look around you. What’s thriving? What’s not? How can you share resources, strengthen relationships, and build systems that care?
World – Get bold. Join movements. Reimagine policies. Build new models. Contribute your unique gifts to global transformation.
Ready to Begin?
Start where you are. Dream bigger than you’ve been taught to. Let yourself imagine something more beautiful. Because the truth is: we can build it. Together.
If you’re ready to step into The New Game, take the first move:
Sign the pledge. Activate your belief in a world where everyone thrives.
What You’ll Find Here Next
The New Game is unfolding in real time, and this blog is one place to track the journey.
Here’s what you can expect:
🌱 Stories of people already playing The New Game in their lives, schools, neighborhoods, and organizations.
🎲 How-to-play guides for games and practices you can use with yourself, your crew, or your whole neighborhood.
🧠 Deep dives into the philosophy of The New Game — exploring what it means to thrive and build systems rooted in dignity, sustainability, and innovation.
💭 Reflections from our team — personal experiences, challenges, and joy as we learn to live this out in real time.
We’re building this together. Step by step. Word by word. Action by action.
Welcome to the New Game.