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PROJECTS
Exponentials not Incrementals
Crafting a Legacy: Designing for Generations Beyond Tomorrow
The projects at Born Global Foundation embody a mission to forge solutions that meet the demands of our world today while setting a path for the sustainable societies of tomorrow. By combining science, creativity, and ethics with a collaborative spirit, our initiatives empower future leaders to think expansively, act responsibly, and co-create with nature. As you explore each project, consider joining us on this journey toward resilient, interconnected systems that honor both human and more-than-human lives. Here, we create not only for the present but for the flourishing of generations to come.
Science & Engineering
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Crystal Engineering: Piezoelectric Systems & Precision Materials
Disciplines:
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Renewable Energy, Marine Engineering
Crystal Engineering explores how natural crystal structures generate energy, regulate precision, and power next generation systems. Students investigate piezoelectric materials such as quartz and examine how mechanical stress can be converted into electrical output across built environments and mobility systems. The project includes urban piezoelectric integration, quartz precision in watchmaking, and advanced energy surfaces such as perovskite materials. Participants develop applied energy architectures rooted in material intelligence and biomimetic design.
Sun, Shade & Soil: Living Systems for Urban Restoration
Disciplines:
Environmental Science, Ecology, Urban Systems, Climate Science, Soil Science, Hydrology
Sun, Shade & Soil examines how natural systems regulate water, soil, and temperature across urban environments. Students study floating wetlands, biochar filtration, watershed dynamics, and canopy cooling as environmental processes that can be measured, modeled, and designed. Participants develop scientific frameworks and design strategies for nature-based infrastructure, focusing on how ecological systems function and how they can be translated into scalable environmental solutions across different cities and climates.
Monetary Metals, AI & Crypto: Designing the Architecture of Value
Disciplines:
Economics, Finance, Data Science, Political Economy, Public Policy, Quantitative Modeling
This initiative examines how value is anchored in a financial landscape shaped by artificial intelligence and digital currencies. Students analyze gold and silver standards, fiat transitions, and hybrid monetary systems. Through structured modeling and stress testing, participants design credible 2030 monetary frameworks grounded in governance, stability, and institutional feasibility.
Cluster, Circulate, Cascade: Blended Finance & Regenerative Capital
Disciplines:
Business Administration, Finance, Corporate Strategy, ESG Analysis, Supply Chain Management, Impact Investing
Cluster, Circulate, Cascade explores how capital can be structured to support regenerative systems. Students examine blended finance models, ESG metrics, and capital stack design. Participants develop investor-ready strategies that align institutional finance with environmental and social impact while supporting long-term infrastructure and workforce transitions.
Business & Finance
Ethics Colloquiums
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Quantum Ethics: Consciousness, AI, and the Imaginal
Disciplines:
Philosophy, Depth Psychology, Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Theology, Systems Theory, Physics
Quantum Ethics examines the evolving relationship between human consciousness and artificial intelligence through a rigorous interdisciplinary lens. Drawing upon Jungian depth psychology, symbolic cognition, contemporary physics, and philosophical inquiry, this colloquium explores how imagination, perception, and identity are shaped within technologically mediated systems. Participants engage in structured dialogue on the imaginal realm, ethical responsibility in AI development, and the ontological implications of emerging technological realities.
Transient Ethics: Migration, Workforce, and the AI Economy
Disciplines:
Economics, Sociology, Public Policy, International Relations, Labor Studies, Behavioral Science, Development Studies
Transient Ethics investigates the structural and moral challenges arising from global workforce transformation in the age of artificial intelligence. As automation, digital mobility, and geopolitical instability reshape labor systems, assumptions regarding employment, sovereignty, and economic belonging are increasingly destabilized. Participants analyze digital nomadism, workforce retraining, veterans reintegration, cross-border labor flows, and the redesign of economic participation.
Roots of Change: Emerald Necklace Edition
Disciplines:
Environmental Science, Urban Planning, Ecology, Sustainability Studies, Climate Adaptation
Roots of Change: Emerald Necklace Edition focuses on ecological restoration within Boston’s Emerald Necklace, specifically through projects centered on Franklin Park and the Muddy River corridor. These landscapes move through neighborhoods with very different socioeconomic histories, making them both ecological systems and civic connectors. Participants apply environmental design in real contexts where restoration intersects with community access, environmental equity, and public life. Students develop proposals for floating wetlands, biochar filtration, watershed improvement, and canopy cooling while also considering how green infrastructure strengthens connections between communities and creates shared civic spaces. The emphasis is not only environmental repair but how restoration can become visible public value — linking neighborhoods, improving comfort and safety, supporting education programs, and creating opportunities for long-term stewardship supported by both civic and philanthropic partners.
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Roots of Change: Sacred Agroforestry – Ethiopia
Disciplines:
Agroforestry, Development Economics, Environmental Policy, Trade Systems, Cultural Ecology
The Ethiopia track explores sacred forests, coffee agroforestry systems, and frankincense and myrrh economies as models of regenerative trade. Participants develop frameworks that align biodiversity preservation with sustainable economic participation and ethical supply chains.
Social & Ecological Impact
Creative Arts & Storytelling
Busy Beavers: Ecosystems as Social & Business Strategies
Disciplines:
Digital Media, Game Design, Narrative Studies, Educational Psychology, Platform Design, Systems Theory
Elsewhere explores storytelling as infrastructure. Through the Elsewhere narrative and Branch platform, students design apprenticeship ecosystems that integrate identity formation, digital presence, and global collaboration. Participants build narrative and platform frameworks that allow learning communities to function across geography while strengthening creative identity and experiential education pathways.
Crown of Gaia:
Materials, Meaning & Market
Disciplines:
Luxury Marketing, Cultural Anthropology, Semiotics, Art History, Brand Strategy, Materials Culture
Crown of Gaia examines how gemstones and metals function as carriers of meaning across civilizations and modern markets. Students explore how materials communicate authority, heritage, and aspiration while shaping contemporary luxury narratives. Participants develop creative proposals aligned with heritage houses, connecting cultural symbolism with modern design, storytelling, and ethical material positioning.