the Serendip Institute
Our research arm, the “raft” that builds the theoretical and conceptual infrastructures and our early evidence base.
About & Governance
Why we exist, and how we are held to account
A non-profit corporation registered in Delaware, USA, working internationally, transparent and participatory by design.
Why we exist
Purpose
So that no one is left alone with what they cannot bear alone, and no one is cut off from what they could only become together.
Vision
A world where no one is left alone, where what is heavy is shared, where meaning is made together, and where people become themselves in relation, even across distance, asymmetry, and vulnerability.
Mission
To cultivate the conditions for relational being, shared meaning, ethical co-existence, and co-creation, through international research, development, technical assistance, education, and cross-sector partnership.
Much of modern life is built as if relationships came second, and in the name of efficiency and scale it can sever the very relations of care it was meant to serve. We begin from relationship.
Foundations
We explore how subjects, meanings, values, creations, and forms of normativity emerge through relations, the ground of our work set out in the foundational papers.
Organization
Toward Serendip Commons
Our long-term direction: an open, co-created commons that grows out of transparent process rather than being declared.
Members & partners
Members, volunteers, and partner institutions across several countries.
Governance
Transparent and participatory by design; bylaws and decision records published for anyone to verify. See the document library.
People
The people behind Serendip Commons Society. Select someone to see more.
Get in touch
Registered in Delaware, USA · working internationally. For partnerships, research, or participation, we would be glad to hear from you.