Create life-giving ventures with Return to Flourishing Indicators (RFI) & Regenerative Economics principles
- Date
- 2025-03-19
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Host
- Conscious Tech Collective
About this event
Most ventures are built to chase growth, efficiency, and short-term wins. This gathering asks a more useful question: what would it look like to build work, organizations, and economic activity that actually support life, relationships, and long-term flourishing? If you are curious about creating ventures that are grounded in regenerative economics and informed by Return to Flourishing Indicators (RFI), this evening in San Francisco will give you a place to explore those ideas with others who care. About the Event This is an in-person meetup for people who want to think more deeply about how ventures can create real value beyond conventional financial metrics. The focus is on Return to Flourishing Indicators (RFI) and regenerative economics principles as practical lenses for designing businesses, projects, and community efforts that contribute to healthier systems. Rather than treating success as a narrow output, this event opens up a broader conversation about what we measure, what we reward, and what kind of future our ventures are helping create. It is designed for people who are building, advising, supporting, or questioning ventures and want better frameworks for aligning economic activity with human and ecological wellbeing. Expect a community-oriented format that blends thoughtful discussion with connection. This is not just a lecture for passive listeners. It is a space for meeting others, exchanging perspectives, and testing ideas in a room of people who are actively interested in more regenerative ways of working. Whether you already use systems thinking in your work or are just starting to explore these themes, the event is meant to be accessible, grounded, and useful. You do not need to arrive with a polished theory. Curiosity, openness, and a willingness to engage are enough. What to Expect The evening will likely move through a mix of framing, discussion, and networking so attendees can both learn and connect. While the exact flow may vary, you can expect a meetup-style experience that creates room for both ideas and relationships. You can expect elements such as: An introduction to the core themes around RFI and regenerative economics A shared conversation about how these principles apply to ventures, organizations, and local communities Space to reflect on current models of value creation and where they fall short Peer exchange and networking with others interested in community, social impact, and alternative economic frameworks Informal discussion that helps translate big concepts into practical questions for your own work This kind of format is especially valuable because regenerative thinking often becomes clearer in dialogue. Hearing how other people are interpreting these ideas can help you sharpen your own thinking, identify tensions, and notice possibilities you may not have considered on your own. Because the event is in person, the conversations can go beyond surface-level introductions. Expect the kind of interaction that is easier to have when people are in the same room: nuanced questions, follow-up discussion, and the possibility of forming real working relationships after the event. If you attend with a venture idea, an active project, or a challenge you are trying to think through, this can be a strong setting to pressure-test your assumptions. If you attend without a specific project, you will still leave with a clearer language for evaluating what healthy, life-giving enterprise can mean. Why Attend If you have felt that mainstream startup or business conversations are too narrow, this event offers a different center of gravity. It creates room to ask not only whether a venture can scale, but whether it strengthens the conditions for people, communities, and ecosystems to thrive. Attending can help you develop a more thoughtful approach to building and assessing ventures. RFI and regenerative economics offer frameworks that can expand how you think about return, impact, resilience, and stewardship. That shift can be useful whether you are launching something new, reshaping an existing organization, or simply searching for better criteria for what good work looks like. You may leave with: New language and frameworks for evaluating venture success Fresh perspective on how economic activity can support flourishing rather than extraction Useful conversations with people who share your interest in community-centered and regenerative approaches Questions worth carrying forward into your business, project, investment lens, or creative practice Potential collaborators and peers in the San Francisco area who are exploring similar ideas There is also real value in being in a room where these ideas are taken seriously. For many people, regenerative economics can feel compelling but hard to place within everyday professional life. Events like this help turn an abstract interest into a community of practice. Practical Details This event takes place in person in San Francisco, USA on Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 PM PDT. The in-person format makes it well suited for local builders, community members, and anyone who prefers live conversation over online panels. Because this is an evening meetup, it is a good fit for people coming after the workday who want a more reflective and relational way to spend time with others in the ecosystem. The timing supports both structured participation and the informal networking that often becomes one of the most valuable parts of gatherings like this. A few useful things to keep in mind: Come ready to engage, not just observe Bring your questions, especially if you are wrestling with how to apply regenerative principles in practice Be prepared to introduce yourself and your interests so others can connect with you more easily Expect a community-minded atmosphere shaped by conversation, curiosity, and exchange If you care about building ventures that are not only viable but genuinely life-giving, this meetup is a strong place to start or deepen that journey. It is for people who want better tools, better questions, and better company while exploring what flourishing-centered enterprise can look like.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want business, community, and economic activity to create deeper forms of value than conventional metrics usually capture. - **You are building a venture or early-stage project** and want frameworks that help you think beyond revenue alone toward resilience, wellbeing, and long-term contribution. - **You are curious about regenerative economics** and want a practical, discussion-based entry point rather than a purely academic introduction. - **You work in community, social impact, systems change, or mission-driven organizations** and want better language for evaluating what healthy outcomes really look like. - **You are an investor, advisor, strategist, or operator** who wants to explore how Return to Flourishing Indicators might reshape the way ventures are assessed and supported. - **You are looking for thoughtful peers in San Francisco** who care about more life-giving approaches to enterprise, value creation, and collaboration. - **You feel limited by mainstream startup or growth conversations** and want to meet others asking harder, more grounded questions about what ventures are for. You do not need to be an expert. If you are serious, curious, and ready to participate in real conversation, you will likely feel at home here.