At the Flourish Project, we see flourishing not as an individual achievement, but as a shared journey—where people, communities, and the planet thrive together. Ecosystemic Flourishing is about growing wellbeing from the inside out and across all layers of life. It's about creating systems that care, connect, and regenerate—so that all living things can thrive in harmony. Through our tools, frameworks, and global collaborations, we hope to help shape a future where vitality and wellbeing is not a privilege, but the foundation of life itself.
Our ESF Framework further expands the Flourish Model to not only offer an ecosystemic alternative to other global wellbeing frameworks, but to also enable other approaches to be evaluated against the degree to which they promote and integrate the following core ESF categories • Natural Environment (NE) • Circular and Regenerative Economics (CRE) • Cultural Values and Identity (CVI) • Human Capacities and Potential (HCP).
Our ESF Framework further expands the Flourish Model to not only offer an ecosystemic alternative to other global wellbeing frameworks, but to also enable other approaches to be evaluated against the degree to which they promote and integrate the following core ESF categories • Natural Environment (NE) • Circular and Regenerative Economics (CRE) • Cultural Values and Identity (CVI) • Human Capacities and Potential (HCP).
- Pattern Recognition: ESF encourages users to identify patterns of coherence and incoherence—within individuals, communities, and ecosystems—based on relational health, developmental stage, and value alignment.
- Multi-Level Mapping: It supports reflection at multiple scales (personal, societal, ecological) and across time (including intergenerational implications).
- Sensemaking Tool: By integrating insights from developmental psychology, systems theory, Indigenous wisdom, and regenerative design, it helps users interpret challenges and opportunities within a broader, life-centred worldview.