Four reasons to join us at Emerge Lakefront
Applications open now for residencies from 3 months to 3 years
Hi friends,
Laura and I are about to embark on our next adventure – several months at a brand new campus in Stockholm for changemakers committed to systemic change.
Emerge Lakefront was initiated by the brilliant Tomas Björkman who has previously backed Emerge, the Inner Development Goals, Metamoderna, Rebel Wisdom and Perspectiva, amongst many notable and successful initiatives in the metamodern/liminal web space.
Lakefront exists “to amplify global impact and catalyse systemic change by equipping changemakers with the skills, environment, and community needed to build a thriving future”. There is a belief that “real change happens when people deeply committed to systemic transformation—whether in governance, technology, education, sustainability, or culture—come together in an environment designed for both personal and collective growth.”
Laura and I will be staying there from mid-June for several months or more. Here are four reasons why you might consider spending some time there too:
1. Great facilities at an affordable price
Newly furnished apartments with private bathrooms and kitchens, 1000m² of communal space, fast internet, large communal kitchens, a gym and a sauna by the lake, from as little as 8000 SEK/month shared (£620/€740/$840) or 12,000 SEK/month private (£930/€1100/$1250). There is a minimum stay of 3 months, up to a maximum of 3 years.
2. A brilliant community
My fellow residents include Pamela von Sabljar (Living from Eros), Sebnem Erener (Head of AI Ethics), Jan Artem Henriksson (CEO of the Inner Development Goals), Andrew Murray Dunn (Founder of the School of Wise Innovation) and Philip Jonzon Jarl to name a few. The community spans entrepreneurs, researchers, artists, and changemakers from around the world.
I met my fiancé Laura at the Emerge Gathering in Berlin in 2021. Is Lakefront where you’ll meet your next partner/co-founder/best friend?
3. Inspiring events and esteemed visitors
We’ve already had several great Impact Labs, Fika with Dan Siegel and a Contact Improv workshop with Chris Wray, along with many more informal get-togethers (including my 39th birthday!). This summer, world experts will be on site for four planned residencies including Re:Sound, Network Nations hosted by Primavera De Filippi, and an AI summit.
4. The opportunity to shape the project
The project is still very much in its formative stages, so anyone joining now will have the chance to shape it to the benefit of potentially thousands of future residents.
Lakefront is part of a growing movement of metamodern-flavoured communities that have decided we’ve learnt enough from ~10 years of online discourse and temporary gatherings, and that it’s time to come together in more enduring ways.
Applications are open now – you can learn more about the admission criteria and apply at emergelakefront.org.
See you in the sauna to talk technological metamodernism?
Mettā,
Stephen