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Civic and Social OrganizationsCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
The Buckminster Fuller Institute is a San Francisco–based nonprofit organization focused on integrating art, science, design, and technology to address complex, system-wide challenges. Founded in 1983, the institute aims to catalyze collective intelligence and foster transformative strategies grounded in whole-systems thinking, Nature’s fundamental principles, and an ethically driven worldview. Its work centers on developing and advancing projects and programs that bring together diverse disciplines to tackle fundamental needs such as biodiversity, climate, food, water, energy, materials, shelter, transportation, health, and education. The organization serves a community of practitioners and researchers seeking cross-disciplinary collaboration and novel approaches to pressing global issues, operating within the civic and social sectors. Recent developments include the launch of the BFI Design Lab, a non-profit studio and accelerator intended to support design-science solutions across multiple domains as part of the institute’s ongoing efforts to expand its collaborative platform.