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the imagination economy thesis

the world economy at every stage is composed of different industries that function to support human flourishing. each industry is a reflection of the power structures, technologies, and level of spiritual consciousness of that age.

the shift​

self-improving AI is the dividing line. it's creating a K-shaped economy: some people going up, everyone else going down. there is no standing still.

the imagination economy is what emerges on the up side. an economy where your imagination, backed by AI leverage and the right team, is the primary asset. where every industry is led by movements built around trustworthy people with infinitely scalable products.

how industries get born​

  1. new technology enables new possibilities (AI making previously impossible things possible)
  2. someone with domain expertise and calling reimagines the industry from first principles
  3. infrastructure gets built (the game engine for the industry)
  4. businesses form on top of the infrastructure
  5. new roles emerge that didn't exist before
  6. people get educated and activated into those roles

the AAS connection​

AAS is the workforce development pipeline for the imagination economy:

  • educate people in applied AI literacy
  • activate them into roles in new industries
  • elevate them to the up side of the K

but the industries have to exist first for the jobs to be possible. that's why Imagos incubates the infrastructure. AAS builds the bench. Imagos puts people in the game.

cross-cutting vs. industry-specific​

some tools are cross-cutting across industries:

  • PR and narrative infrastructure
  • applied AI tooling
  • movement building frameworks

some are industry-specific:

  • music preservation infrastructure (Ari's vinyl platform)
  • AI education infrastructure (Alpha Schools, 2 Hour Learning)
  • cultural enterprise tools

both need to be incubated. the cross-cutting ones create leverage across the portfolio.