Generative Ontology

A Compassion 2.0 Field of Inquiry

Generative Ontology is a philosophical field of inquiry examining the ontological and epistemological foundations beneath organizational life, capital flows, technological systems, and human development.

What Is Generative Ontology?

Ontology asks: what is the nature of being? Generative Ontology carries this inquiry into the practical domain—exploring how our assumptions about reality shape the systems we design and inhabit. Where extractive ontologies assume separation, scarcity, and static entities, a generative ontology begins from relationship, emergence, and possibility.

Core Orientations

Resonance — The quality of attunement within and between elements of a system
Coherence — Alignment between stated values and lived practices
Flourishing — An ongoing process, not a fixed state to be achieved
Generativity — Creating conditions for emergence rather than extraction

Research Orientation

The research informing Generative Ontology draws on: Contemplative inquiry, Action research, Complexity science, Organizational studies, Indigenous ways of knowing, Neuroscience and Polyvagal theory.

Events

The Generative Capital and Organizational Ontology salon series explores new economic and organizational models that generate value rather than extract it.

Contact: Compassion 2.0 Ventures Inc.