Act together

If we are going to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time, we need to learn how to

organise ourself and collaborate on a deeper level

We are one ecosystem, let's start working as one.

MAP

JOIN

FIND OTHERS

Search in the real-time ecosystem-map for other actors and initiatives.

COLLABORATE

Work together across multiple organisations

to increase impact.

SHARE KNOWLEDGE

Stand on the shoulders of others, by accessing a shared pool of knowledge and information.

What is acter ?

ACTER is a collaboration platform, enabling both people and organisations, from various

sectors to organise, coordinate and collaborate to solve pressing environmental and

societal challenges.

for INDIVIDUALS

Do you have a desire to take action, but dont know where to start? Are you looking for others to join your initiative, or do you have valuable knowledge you would like to share with others?

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for ORGANISATIONS

Is your organisation looking for ways to get more

organised?

Coordinate action with other actors in the ecosystem, or mobilise around forthcoming projects and events?

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for NETWORKS

Coming soon...

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Why are we building acter?

The problem today is not that we are lacking ideas or solutions to solve global challenges, but that we are disconnected.

Disconnected both at a collaborative level and knowledge level - an ironic fact, considering that most people today are connected more than ever through the internet.

The problem is simply that there is no structure and no clear overview, which has resulted in a fragmented ecosystem of people and organisations working in silos.

This is not news to anyone, however the question and ongoing challenge has been; how do we change this?

As of today, it is hard to know who the others are, where to engage as an individual, who to collaborate with as an organisation or how to coordinate and share knowledge across initiatives working on the same challenges.

With ACTER, we are changing this.

ENGAGE

ORGANISE

COLLABORATE

SHARE KNOWLEDGE
TRACK / ANALYSE

How is acter working?

ACTER is so far the result of more than two years of research and testing, aimed at exploring the question: how can we accelerate action on pressing global challenges, including biodiversity loss, global warming, plastic pollution and inequality?

With Acter we dont believe that technology is the single solution. However, it holds a potential of uniting efforts and organising
ourselves in new and better ways.

It allow us to zoom out and provide a clear understanding on the part that we play in the ecosystem, enabling us to affect systems at a global scale by coordinating collective action.

As such, Acter is an attempt, supported by a growing community of people and organisations, to accelerate action through inclusion,

collaboration and mass participation.

Theory of change

Based on the direct feedback and input from our community members, we discovered three

main barriers that kept repeating themselves.

Not having the right knowledge or information.
Not knowing who the others in the ecosystem are, resulting in silo work.
Lack of holistic collaboration tools, resulting in information overflow,
miscommunication and minimal cross sectoral collaboration.

As such these over time evolved into our theory of change, believing that if we are able to provide these three things, we can enable anyone to take action and succeed in creating change

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RESSOURCES

The right knowledge and information to understand the problem and potential solution.

OVERVIEW

Overview of the ecosystem
in order to organize and unite with others.

Succeed in creating change

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COLLABORATION

Essential collaboration tools for successful implementation.

The actor types

In order to enable new ways of working together, we realised that we needed to reflect the current reality when building ACTER, meaning understanding how people are organised and engaged today.

As a result of this process, acter is based on five main actor types.

Coming soon..

INDIVIDUAL

An independent person.

Eg.

Student, professional, volunteer.

ORGANISATION

An organised group of people with a particular purpose, usually divided into smaller groups (Org. Groups).

Eg.

Movement, NGO, grasroot.

ORG. GROUP
A collection of individuals who coordinate efforts in an organisation and is assigned a certain focus area.

COALITION
The formation of a group where two or more people or organisations, agree to work together temporarily in a partnership to achieve a common goal.

NETWORK
A large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected around a shared interest.

The acter taxonomy - a common language

The acter taxonomy, consisting of three categories, is one of the core functionalities, since its the one enabling people to find and engage in relevant collaborations.

As of now, the labels are added manually when a new action is created and shown in the ecosystem. However in the next version, the system will be able to identity what the action is about and automatically index it. Since all users are a part of developing the taxonomy, it will constantly evolve and improve over time.

Below you can see examples of labels under each category or view the full taxonomy by accessing the map here

Focus

These labels are indicating what global challenges you are working with.

Approach

These labels are indicating how you are working with them.

About who is behind

The team behind acter, consists of a diverse group of people including social entrepreneurs, activists, students and professionals, who all share the belief, that if we are to create radical change, we need to start collaborating on a deeper and more profound level, leveraging our individual power and capacity.

By working through an open-source structure, we are enabling people around the world to contribute with their skillsets and within their capacity.

Beneath you can see some of the people being a part of building acter.

If you want to join, do not hesitate to reach out.