Diome is an exploratory research project investigating the role of digital technologies in supporting the transition towards a regenerative civilization. ## Project Activities ### 1. Regenerate my values and understanding of the world Every one of us is a product of a society which prioritizes the extraction of profit above the health of our ecosystems. Therefore, the first step is to regenerate ourselves and our relationship to others by centering care in every interaction. This project is an artifact of my own journey towards self-healing, which you can read more about here: [[0.4 It breaks my heart, my soul, my body]]. ### 2. Create a digital garden of relevant research In order to better understand the space, identify connections and [Learn In Public](https://www.swyx.io/learn-in-public/), I am launching this website as a [[Digital Garden]] for research notes on regeneration, digital technologies, social justice and beyond. This project briefly began as a Substack, but after one post I became overwhelmed by how much there was to explore and the interconnectedness of it all, so a digital garden that grew over time seemed like a more appropriate format. By forming connections between the different strands of research and ideas, I hope to uncover unique insights that have the potential to instigate or inform future activities. ### 3. Conduct creative experiments My ultimate goal is to launch or support interventions could help build knowledge and uncover paths for building a [[Technology, Purpose & Agency]]. From alternative currencies to new methods for distributed knowledge creation, I'm committed to harnessing my skills to support this transition. ### 4. Form relationships and partnerships in the space Although Diome is a personal project consisting of just me ([[0.3 About Me]]), it has already helped me form connections with other people and projects working in the space. I hope to grow this network even further, in order to align efforts and increase impact. If you are interested in what I'm doing and want to get to know each other or just keep in touch, you can email me at [email protected] or connect on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/andrea_is_a). ## Project Name A biome is an area that hosts biological communities that depend on each other for survival, and the forces that act on them. The _diome_ is an expanded ecosystem of both physical and digital spaces, and the interconnected biological, mechanical and digital beings that inhabit it. I thought up this name a long time ago and thought it sounded awesome. Later on, I came across Philip Sheldrake's essay [Human identity: the number one challenge in computer science](https://generative-identity.org/human-identity-the-number-one-challenge-in-computer-science/)where he discusses the concept on the *internetome*: > *The suffix “-ome” is used to denote the object of a biological field of study (eg, genome, interactome, connectome, biome), and so “internetome” is a neologism taking the digital networking, mediation and augmentation of ourselves and our world as a biological field of study (Sheldrake 2021d)... In an internetome mindset, nobody starts with technological responses to immediate social, commercial, or bureaucratic goals. Rather, we first establish a common and deep understanding of life, of living processes, of human life and cognition and social mechanisms, of our inseparable interweave with other lifeforms and our physical environment, and conceive design challenges relating to the ecological system’s health, flourishing, generativity.* So it seems I wasn't the first to consider this concept. Great minds think alike, as they say.