“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.”
R. Buckminster Fuller
bad systems = bad outcomes
Let’s be honest—the system’s broken — so we’re creating a new one. We design, prototype, and launch open-source tools for the next evolution of human civilization. Our mission? Build platforms that empower individuals and communities to connect, collaborate, and create lasting change.
No ads. No shady algorithms. No corporate fluff. Just transparent, decentralized solutions that work for people. The future is collaborative—and it starts here. Ready to help build it? Let’s get to work.
Tools for Transformation
We are a network engaging with a number of open-source teams across the globe in an effort to help a broader ecosystem emerge that provides for all of our need without proprietary code, secret algorithms, data mining and value extracting practices. Beyond assisting this emergence we are building our own set of tools to hasten the transformation of society in house.
MakeCircles
MakeCircles is where community-building meets action. It’s a space for Changemakers to matchmake, project collaborate, and govern democratically. Whether you’re looking to co-create, contribute, or organize, MakeCircles gives you the tools to make it happen—without the nonsense of ads or ulterior motives. It’s grassroots change, backed by code and you get to have it your way.
The Altruistic Wallet
The Altruistic Wallet isn’t your average crypto wallet—it’s a decentralized powerhouse for contributing time, money, and resources to causes that matter. With secure self-controlled identities and peer-to-peer transactions, this platform makes giving back easy, transparent, and efficient. Investing in the common good has never been this straightforward or transparent.
A few words from our partners
Maybe it is time we stopped expecting someone else to solve our problems for us?
The simple truth is that current system cannot solve the problems it is simultaneously creating. If we are going to have any real, lasting and positive change we are going to have to provide a new system ourselves.
At Social Systems Lab, we are prototyping a new Operating System. We have a plan that could actually work. A new OS based on our species unique power of communication and cooperation. An OS that incentivises sharing and caring. That leverages cutting edge technology and address the challenges we face, while generating the resources we need to get the job done.
Are you ready to get stuck in? Great! Come join our merry band of changemakers, visionaries, troublemakers and other misfits who belong in a future era. One which we are busy laying the path towards.
Got Questions?
We’ve Got (Better) Answers.
Because we know you’re curious—and maybe a little skeptical. Let’s clear things up.
Awesome—keep going with that. But if there’s overlap or a chance to collaborate, let’s talk. Circles, our flagship project, isn’t just our project—it’s designed for new developers, designers, and dreamers to build on and improve. To make it their own. So, your project might just become the project. No pressure.
A: SSL is a limited-profit company, fully owned by the Social Systems Foundation, which is not for profit at all. Read more about the foundation on this page.
Through the Social Systems Foundation and donors. But our long-term plan? To fund everything through the very tools we create. A self-sustaining ecosystem powered by the people—just the way it should be.
That’s the idea. If your code, designs, or ideas are solid, they’ll be part of our toolkit, which is aimed at real-world impact. The more value you bring, the more likely it is to ripple out into the world.
We’re here to build the Operating System for Human Civilization—no biggie. We want to create open-source versions of major proprietary tools to make them better and more accessible. But more than this, we want to use all the procedes to fund the commons through the Altruistic Wallet ecosystem. Where we end up? That’s up to humanity, but we’re betting on people being fundamentally decent and caring, when given an actual choice.