Dm Stories
Who are we? What are we working on? What are the threads that connect us? What are the stories we are part of and the futures that we hope to become? Dark Matter is a conceptual frame and the name of a distributed, not-for-profit organisation. But more than that it is a boundary object for a network of humans working together across different cultures, time zones and disciplines. We all have our own histories, perspectives, aspirations, gifts and Achilles heels. We are all committed to something greater than any one of us can achieve alone.
This is an invitation, meant to demystify our work by showing it through tangible, real-world illustrations. Perhaps our stories rhyme with yours? Maybe you see some practical entry points, to try something new, to reframe or explore a different, more life-ennobling perspective.
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Trees AI
Trees AI makes nature visible within financial systems. It equips cities to recognize the full value of urban forests.
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Cornerstone Indicators
There’s a quiet revolution happening in a few communities around the world, a shift in how we value what matters. Supporting this growing ripple of change is a small team at Dark Matter Labs.
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Life-Ennobling Design
This is a story about design. But actually, it’s a story about us. About how we see, perceive, and reveal ourselves. About language and silence, attention and invitation.
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Food Systems
The most powerful shifts are qualitative at this stage, not quantitative. Individuals and institutions are beginning to see food differently—not just as a commodity, but as a foundation of health, culture, and planetary stability.
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Pay Rebalance
Imagine a place where work isn’t something you sell. Where pay doesn’t measure your worth or define your relationship to a structure called “employer.” Where being here, fully, matters more than being right. Where conflict is not a signal of failure but a sign that something alive is trying to move.
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Beyond The Rules
“Beyond the Rules” is a specific initiative inside Dark Matter Labs that explores how we can design new forms of governance for complex collaborations, ones that aren’t built around accumulation, ownership and control, but around stewardship, collective agency and emergent alignment.