Metachrysalis
A real-world cooperative game for collective flourishing
Welcome
Metachrysalis is a gameful framework for bioregional flourishing.
It helps people find a meaningful way in to the work of regeneration, resilience, and relief — grounded in place, informed by systems thinking, and powered by collaboration.
You don’t play as a fictional hero.
You play as your changemaker self.
At a time when top-down systems are too slow and brittle to meet the moment, Metachrysalis is designed to empower “trim tabs” — small, well-placed actions that help turn the larger ship.
What We’re Doing
We are:
- Building community around shared purpose.
- Mapping the challenges and possibilities in our bioregions.
- Turning ideas into real-world Moves.
- Sharing what works as an open-source playbook.
This is not about fighting the old model alone.
It’s about designing and practicing the new one — together.
Start Here
New to Metachrysalis?
→ Start Here
Find your way in. Choose your place. Create your character. Make your first Move.
About
Curious about the deeper thinking behind the work?
→ About Metachrysalis
Origins, influences, principles, and the story behind the framework.
Play
Ready to explore how it works in practice?
→ How to Play
Character sheets, parties, Moves, cohorts, and the open-source playbook.
The Framework
Want to understand the lenses we use?
→ Framework Library
Permaculture Capitals, Metacrisis & Metachrysalis Facets, Roles, and more.
People, Communities, and Moves
Explore what’s already unfolding:
- People — changemakers in the network
- Communities — organizations and circles participating
- Bioregions — places where the game is being played
- Projects / Moves — real-world actions and experiments
Stewardship
Metachrysalis is stewarded by Thaumazo — a Canadian nonprofit dedicated to ethical technology, resilient communities, and long-term planetary flourishing.
Metachrysalis — the game of collective metamorphosis.