option3 is fiscally sponsored by Planetwork NGO, Inc, a California 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, EIN #94-3366969. Donations are tax-deductible. To donate, visit Network For Good and indicate 'option3' in the designation.
history: option3 began as a centrist policy blog in 2012. In 2014, o3 began research interviews. In 2015, o3 constituted an advisory committee and obtained fiscal sponsorship. In 2018, o3 began a podcast.
mission: to utilize new media tools to elevate dialogue on policy, culture, and history in the context of first principles, sensemaking, and full systems thinking both in the US and abroad.
infrastructure: the content below constitutes the evolving intellectual infrastructure ( podcast ) and platform ( coming ) for o3:    a) we live in a world-historic time ( blog, podcast ),    b) governance failure is potentially emerging ( blog ),     c) global consciousness is rising ( blog ),    d) arrationality is a useful decision tool ( blog, podcast [ see 12:30 ] ),    e) centrism is a historic necessity ( blog, podcast ),    f) historical determinism sits between positivist and post-structural views ( blog ),    g) questions of conspiracy legitimate discourse ( blog ), and    h) extraterrestrials constitute legitimate discourse ( blog ).
contact: Rob Cordova | founder-creator | moc.liamg%40tcejorp3noitpo