Introduction

We open by exploring the metacrisis and its cultural roots. You will delve into the transformative power of narratives and their role in shaping systems and actions in the world. We share the Culture Hack Labs approach to Narrative-Led Systems Change: Justice plus Onto-Shift, which emphasizes that demands for justice must be paired with a deeper shift in ontologies—the fundamental ways we perceive, relate to, and engage with the world.

Step 3: Understand

First you will analyse the Attention, Network and Power, as well as the Language of your Narrative Communities. You will then Map the Communities using Justice-Ontology axes to reveal key patterns and positions - building on the “Justice plus onto-shift” approach introduced in the Introduction. Finally, you will identify where the Window of Discourse sits and where we want to shift it. This is the foundation for your narrative intervention strategy.

Community Mapping Tool

Justice/Ontology Community Mapping – Culture Hack Method

Justice Axis: Injustice ← → Justice

Ontology Axis: Monoculture ← → Plurality

Injustice + Ontofake

Justice + Ontoshift

Injustice + Monoculture

Justice + Reform

Communities Legend

Add New Community

Name:

Influence:

Description:

Type:

Color:

Key Frames:

Framework Quadrants

Upper Right: Justice + Ontoshift

Combines systems change with plural ways of knowing and being.

Upper Left: Injustice + Ontofake

Reinforces structural oppression but coopt change language.

Lower Right: Justice + Reform

Seeks structural change through conventional knowledge and structures.

Lower Left: Injustice + Monoculture

Structures of oppression and single ways of knowing and being.

Usage: Drag communities to position them. Right-click communities to show size controls and delete button. Click empty space to create Window of Discourse.

Data Management: Use “Import Data” to load a previously saved .json file with your communities and window settings. Use “Export Data” to save your current map as a .json file for future use. Use “Export as JPG” to create an image for presentations.

The Culture Hack Method