Partnering with nature for a thriving future
The Symbiocene Institute explores how imagination, design & collaboration can create balance for people & planet
What is the Symbiocene?
The Symbiocene defines pathways to a better future where all life can thrive.
It has a set of guiding principles based on symbiosis, enabling us to have a mutually beneficial relationship with the natural systems that support life.
The Symbiocene invites a new story: where people live in partnership with all life, taking us from depletion to renewal, separation to interconnection & reducing harm to net-positive outcomes.
First set out by environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht in his book Earth Emotions, the Symbiocene is an emerging movement around the world.
WHAT WE DO
We raise ambition & enable action
The Symbiocene Institute helps people embed our symbiosis-based principles into their work, turning climate & biodiversity crises into opportunities for greater ambition & innovation.
Grounded in symbiosis & guided by the vision of the Symbiocene, we make nature-positive, life-centred design tangible & achievable.
We support practitioners across the spectrum of design - from industrial design & the built environment to policy, digital, systems & service innovation - to understand Symbiocene-compatible design & the role it plays to reimagine human-nature relationships.
The practical ways we make the Symbiocene accessible, actionable & impactful:
Inspire
Sparking imagination, showcasing innovation & raising ambition
Equip
Providing tools & support to turn ambition into action
Connect
Building collaborations for collective action & systemic change
Shift
Moving mindsets, uniting heads & hearts & creating active hope
The Symbiocene Institute acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country across the lands now known as Australia and their deep and continuing connection to land, waters and all life.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and recognise that First Nations peoples have long cared for and lived in harmony with nature.
