our expertise archive — Decoding Labs

Drs. Agnew and Rogers bring over a decade of expertise to the forefront of social innovation through their work in constructing communes as experimental spaces. These intentional communities serve as real-world laboratories for alternative economics, experimental governance, innovative systems of care, and pioneering financial structures. Dr. Agnew's proficiency in conducting social experiments and behavioral interventions in naturalistic settings, aimed at investigating and transforming collective behavior, complements their extensive experience. Their unique blend of practical knowledge positions them as experts capable of designing and implementing progressive social structures tailored to the specific needs of organizations or companies seeking innovative solutions.

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Jan 4, 2024

Designing the Future / Future Crafting

Jan 4, 2024

Eric Rogers has extensive experience in future crafting through the imaginary and the aspirational, particularly in design charrettes aimed at envisioning the postcapitalist city. Zarinah has many years of working towards a just and diverse futurisms, as well as tactics & strategies for ensuring technofutures are there for all to participate in. Together they can help you open up the imaginary and carve paths towards those visions.

Jan 4, 2024

Mar 21, 2018

Communal spaces as social experiments

Mar 21, 2018

Dr. Agnew and Dr. Rogers, with over a decade of expertise, have dedicated themselves to constructing communes as dynamic experimental spaces for social innovation. These intentional communities serve as fertile grounds for pioneering alternative economics, innovative governance models, holistic systems of care, and groundbreaking financial structures. Through their sustained efforts, they have fostered environments that not only challenge conventional societal norms but also act as living laboratories, contributing significantly to the ongoing discourse on progressive and sustainable societal development.

Mar 21, 2018

Feb 12, 2018

Social Science in the Wild

Feb 12, 2018

Zarinah’s experience as a scientist has led them to run a non-profit that aims to conduct social science ‘in the wild’. To this end, Zarinah managed a groundbreaking 22-bedroom experimental hotel in San Francisco, a unique establishment that went beyond conventional hospitality. This innovative space doubled as a social science-themed hotel, community hub, and research laboratory dedicated to citizen science. Within its walls, Dr. Agnew orchestrated cutting-edge social science experiments, exploring themes of trust, generosity, and strategies for addressing social isolation within naturalistic settings.

Feb 12, 2018

Jan 19, 2018

Mapping Social Structures

Jan 19, 2018

With a rich experience in architecture, Eric has worked to map out existing and aspirational governance structures, modes of production & sharing, technologies & tools that provision for these prefigurative explorations into new economic modes of domestic and urban life. Zarinah has consulted for many organisations on the transformative potential of various technologies and governance systems.

Jan 19, 2018

Dec 3, 2017

Fractal Communalism

Dec 3, 2017

Eric & Zarinah have published and presented on their learnings on fractal modes of communalism for many years. This work in rooted in over a decade of experience engineering community spaces, building federated networks of sharing that bring those spaces into network dynamics, both local and global, analogue & digital, and documenting the emergent phenomena.

Dec 3, 2017

We can help you design your social fabric, spatial layout, governance and economic systems to explore postcapitalist strategies for your organisation. Looking for inspiration?