Resources
Explore our library of resources, featuring presentations, publications, and educational short-form videos. Dive into in-depth explorations of energy, human behavior, economics, and the environment.
Animated series
The Great Simplification (Full Movie)
This 32 minute animation – in 4 Acts – describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification – an economic/cultural transition beginning in the not-too-distant future.
Energy Blind
Our first video explores how fossil energy powered 200 years of growth and why removing our cultural ‘energy blinders’ is key to shaping a more informed, pro-future path for humanity.
The Human Superorganism
This video shows how energy drives economies, connects to tech, money, and growth, and how humanity self-organizes to seek energy, impacting nature and other species.
The Human Being
This video explores how our inherited psychology drives status, growth, and in-group focus, shaping culture, tech, and energy use, and how understanding this can guide better future choices.
The Great Simplification
This final video weaves the series into one story, showing how cultural narratives miss the big picture—and why a systems lens reveals a coming shift: The Great Simplification.
Presentations
Power Shift
Energy expert Nate Hagens shatters conventional wisdom about the force that truly powers our world and warns that our current trajectory is unsustainable.
Keynote at Canadian Congress 2024, invited by Kira Cooper (Waterloo) for ESAC, on the constraints, challenges & possibilities of building a more sustainable culture.
In a world of converging crises, the core issue is our relationship with energy, nature, and each other. What if civilization is an organism growing without a plan?
What if the energy transition doesn’t work? Nate Hagens suggests there may be no solution to our insatiable hunger for energy.
Publication
Economics for the Future: Beyond the Superorganism
Illuminate the layers of the human predicament, revealing the interconnected social, economic, and ecological challenges that shape our world.
Publication
Reality Blind: Integrating the Systems Science Underpinning Our Collective Futures, Vol. 1
A world where people navigate uncertainty with understanding, working together to create a more resilient future.
Publication
The Bottlenecks of the 21st Century: Essays on the Systems Synthesis of the Human Predicament
When people see the forces shaping our world clearly, they can make informed choices, respond creatively, and contribute to a collective future
Educational
Human Predicament
This is a 75-minute synthesis of the human predicament: brain/behavior, energy/economy, and environment created for freshmen college students.
The recent environmental/systems science documentary, Living in the Futures Past by Jeff Bridges, featured and was co-written by Nate Hagens. ISEOF also created a study guide for high school students giving summaries of key issues raised in the movie about brain/behavior, energy, money, and ecology.
Community
Whether you’re looking to deepen your knowledge, share insights, or connect with others who value systemic thinking, this group fosters meaningful dialogue in an open and respectful environment. By joining, you become part of a network dedicated to exploring big-picture ideas and providing a platform to explore the challenges of our time.