MALTE WAGENBACH20 Jan 2026 13:21:17

Book

Adaptive Systems

Institutional Design for the Metacrisis

Not critique. Not diagnosis. Design.

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Never reform. Replace.

The most effective strategy for change isn't fighting existing systems—it's building better ones in parallel.

Legacy institutions are failing. They're optimized for a world that no longer exists—centralized, slow, and brittle. The metacrisis demands something different: adaptive systems that can evolve, scale, and outcompete the old order.

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Key Themes

Metabolic Systems

How institutions process energy, information, and resources—and how to design systems that generate more than they consume.

Design Patterns

Reusable architectural patterns for governance, coordination, and trust-building that scale from teams to civilizations.

Case Studies

Real-world examples of parallel construction—what worked, what failed, and what we can learn from each attempt.

Implementation

Practical tools, scorecards, and playbooks for translating theory into action in your organization or community.

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Who This Is For

Founders

Building to last

Executives

Transforming legacy

Policymakers

Designing futures

Builders

Ready to construct

AI-Ready Format

All tiers include markdown files optimized for use with AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and custom assistants. Load the frameworks directly into your workflow.

Perfect for: strategic planning, organizational diagnostics, workshop facilitation.