Our method

An “international Think tank” and “Venetian Do tank” with art as a universal language

SUMus considers that the most important thing is experimentation and the power of example. This is why SUMus is both an “international think tank” and a “Venetian Do tank”. Each do tank is a collective of citizens, associations and businesses grouped around a common theme.
SUMus is represented in the form of a “flower”. Each petal illustrating the common theme.

The heart of the flower ( the Think-tank ) is the common platform which carries the vision, the values, the awakening of consciences and the shared tools. SUMus makes available to all the knowledge of living things and innovative international experiments that have proven their worth. Each year the SUMus Think-tank organizes a conference around November 20 (International Children's Rights Day), a symbolic day because their first right is to be able to live, breathe, flourish on this planet, which is not is not guaranteed today. This forum, called “ The Forum of Possibilities” is an opportunity to share our thoughts and experiments with the Venetian and international communities to guide the world towards a better future.

The petals of the flower ( the Do-tank) represent ecosystems carrying concrete projects bringing together different actors mobilized around the same objective (education, health, food, work, etc.) working in symbiosis and in harmony.

SUMus offers or welcomes, in each of these areas, citizen initiatives to involve the inhabitants and especially young people around their place of life. Partnerships with local authorities and institutions sharing the same values ​​and the vision of a future reinvented in harmony with the living are tied.

The Do-tanks are autonomous in their operation, there are no real centralizing powers, each competent and decentralized collective is linked to the others by the common vision of a shared ideal as well as the revaluation and regeneration of the common good.

The 3 priority areas/petals/Do-tank that are developed by SUMus are:

• HUMAN: Promote individual and collective well-being by developing awareness, wisdom and joy, while helping everyone to cultivate their own talents.
• THE EARTH: Guarantee food autonomy at the same time as the health of soils, plants, animals and humans by developing local regenerative agriculture accessible to all as well as new eating methods that preserve the nutritional quality of food.
• WATER: Build a new regenerative ecosystem that is academic, economic and artistic based on the “treasures of water”, drawing inspiration from aquatic biomimicry to create economic prosperity with a strong positive social and environmental impact.

These 3 Domains / Do Tanks promote the creation and animation of Venetian collectives composed of committed citizens and local voluntary organizations

WITH ART AS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
SUMus organizes artistic activities (exhibitions, festivals, etc.) during biennials and other occasions to raise awareness among Venetian and international audiences, accelerate the awakening of consciousness and strengthen commitment to the living.

AND A VENETIAN HEADQUARTERS
Our Venetian headquarters, “La Forge du Futur” , is located in the heart of the Castello district. A former forge disused for 25 years, it is coming back to life as a third place to “forge” Venice's future projects, host artistic exhibitions, organize debates and conferences around a societal model inspired by life.