Building what comes next.
Tearing down what holds us back.

For freedom, equality, justice. Our democracy.

You don’t predict the future, you build it

Change isn’t a straight line from A to B. The future we want often already exists, in people, initiatives and technology doing things differently today.

We’re working toward a democratic future, while tearing down what stands in its way. Two movements that cross. That’s the X.

What we work on

Post-reality

Living in a hybrid reality

Post-capitalism

An economy without exploitation.

Post-tyranny

Technology under control.

Future-proof democracy the overarching question: who holds power? Read more

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