To create a sizable positive impact in the world, I believe it is necessary to do at least one thing really, really well. There's a core message or tool or comptency that needs to be identified and that needs to reach critical mass and take off. Lots of other things can follow from that, but only if something reaches escape velocity.
What is the core of InterMix?
I believe it is the ability to move around in one global conversation along many different dimensions. You can zoom out and see everything, the voice of everybody, or you can zoom in to any characteristic, any geographical distinction, any belief system, or anything else that people use to identify themselves and their concerns. Or any combination of characteristics. What do women in Sudan think about this? Geeks in Silicon Valley? Everybody in California?
What I imagine is one tool that makes it natural and intuitive to explore such a space. Visually it would be clear how you change scope, and it would be instant. Zoom out, zoom in somewhere else, move in this dimension or in that dimension. That compelling tool IS InterMix in my opinion.
It doesn't yet exist. This site isn't really it. But it could exist, and it could be so compelling that it would be found in many different settings, as a tool that can be used by all sorts of groups for all sorts of purposes. A tool that simply by us using it will lead us to viscerally understand both the multi-dimensional diversity and the pervasive unity of our shared humanity.
