Driving deeper synergy between humanity, technology, & our planet.
Toward this aim, Amelia has —
+ Led the uncovering of the Indigenous roots of US Democracy in a multimedia campaign, movement building towards nature states, and declaring interdependence for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
+ Curated, designed, and facilitated 125 fellows from 32 countries and a global alliance across six working groups in a 12-day collaboration accelerator at sea tracing the transatlantic slave trade route during the 2024 election to address the world’s most pressing challenges
+ Developed learning journeys for innovation teams to design as nature and to embed inclusive principles across leadership teams at a top tech R&D company
+ Curated cross-sector listening sessions to end hunger and reduce chronic diseases by 2030 for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
+ Coalesced, mapped, and activated an ecosystem of 50+ partner organizations in 4 working groups over 3 years to envisage and implement a global sacred economics system
+ Innovated financial and legal systems to preserve the remaining 80% of biodiversity held in Indigenous territories alongside the Mother Earth Delegation of United Original Peoples
+ Programmed Esalen’s most subscribed retreat, and first hybrid digital/ /in-person offering on psychedelics
+ Funded climate emergency activists such as Extinction Rebellion and the Student Strikes with The Climate Emergency Fund
+ Helped to envisage USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab fellowship program as a senior fellow
+ Curated an immersive installation exploring invasive species at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art
+ Created a social impact agency to influence male, conservative-leaning millennials post 2016 election within Uproxx
+ Facilitated the first Lakota Black Hills reclamation proposal to the Federal Govt by unifying disparate factions in a four-year gathering
+ Influenced technology’s impact on politics, government & society through curation/production of the Personal Democracy Forum
+ Produced an impact initiative for Google on the importance of protecting the free & open web
+ Supported the Council on Foreign Relations communications in the wake of 9/11
+ Helped get Obama elected in 2008 in NYC & nearby swing states
+ Built an international environmental social justice venture with such partners as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, the first carbon sequestration company, & the Pine Ridge Treaty Council
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Project Interdependence
What if the principles of ecological stewardship, equity, and justice we seek were in the roots of US Democracy all along?
Project Interdependence is a collective inquiry into the practice of interdependence. How can we practice interdependence in our political, economic and social systems as an antidote to the separation and hyper-individualism at the root of our current crises?
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About Amelia
Amelia Rose Barlow has dedicated her life to exploring systems and practices of interdependence as an antidote to the separation and hyper-individualism driving the metacrisis.
For over 15 years, she has innovated at the intersection of climate solutions and institutional change, cultivating coalitions across New Economy and Rights of Nature movements, polycrisis practitioner circles, Indigenous alliances, and innovation studios. Her impact spans from grassroots initiatives like Black Hills reparations, catalyzing the Climate Emergency response, to institutional transformation at Obama 2008, Google X, and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Her journey as a synergist began early. As the daughter of an early internet pioneer and the descendant of Wyoming cattle ranchers, Amelia’s dual heritage shaped her unique ability to weave together seemingly disparate worlds to actualize regenerative futures.
Today, she works with some of the world's most influential organizations to create meaningful impact and regenerative solutions. Her work bridges Indigenous wisdom with modern systems, enabling powerful collaborations between unlikely allies – from front-line activists to institutional leaders, traditional knowledge keepers to technology innovators. Her extensive experience in building coalitions, designing transformative initiatives, and facilitating cross-sector collaboration positions her uniquely to help organizations address our planet's most pressing challenges.
