Our method

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

SUMus believes that experimentation and the power of example are paramount. This is why SUMus is both an "international think tank" and a collection of "Venetian do tanks." Each do tank is a collective of citizens, associations, and businesses brought together around a common theme.
SUMus is represented as a "flower," with each petal illustrating a shared theme.

The heart of the flower (the Think Tank) is the shared platform that embodies the vision, values, awareness-raising, and shared tools. SUMus makes knowledge about life sciences and proven international innovative experiments available to everyone. Every year, the SUMus Think Tank organizes a symposium around November 20th (International Children's Rights Day), a symbolic day because their most fundamental right is to live, breathe, and thrive on this planet, which is not guaranteed today. This forum, called " The Forum of Possibilities," is an opportunity to share our reflections and experiments with the Venetian and international communities to guide the world toward a better future.

The petals of the flower (the Do-tanks) represent ecosystems carrying out concrete projects bringing together different actors mobilized around a common objective (education, health, food, work…) working in symbiosis and with good understanding.

SUMus proposes or hosts citizen initiatives to involve residents, and especially young people, in their living environment. Partnerships are established with local authorities and institutions that share the same values and vision of a reinvented future in harmony with nature.

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:

THE HUMAN: Promoting individual and collective well-being by developing awareness, wisdom and joy, while helping each person to cultivate their own talents.
THE EARTH: Guaranteeing food self-sufficiency while ensuring the health of soils, plants, animals and humans by developing local regenerative agriculture accessible to all, as well as new eating patterns that preserve the nutritional quality of food.
WATER: Building 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 consciences and strengthen the commitment to life.

AND A VENETIAN HEADQUARTERS
Our Venetian headquarters, "The Forge of the Future", is located in the heart of the Castello district. A former forge, disused for 25 years, it is being revived as a third place to "forge" the future projects of Venice, host art exhibitions, and organize debates and conferences around a societal model inspired by nature.