“The pace, the honesty, the sense of really talking to and listening to each other.”
“Doses of surprise and magic.”
Dialogic Lab
This is MAGICommons’ dialogic inquiry into Regenerative Flourishing. Our North Star is Regenerative Vitality, a state of being sustainably fully alive and engaged. We study it through an ecological lens (bio-psycho-social-spiritual-systemic) across the edges where Arts, Health, Education, Governance, Economics, Agriculture, Architecture, and Technology+ meet, treating societal health as one interdependent living system. We work cosmo-locally, rooting our research in specific communities and sharing what we learn with a global network.
In each episode, we open a spacious container with a Signal Bearer, a visionary, creator, or bridge builder at these edges, to explore together what nourishes regenerative vitality. Instead of interviews, we have conscious and deep conversations. People who walk into this space are not just guests, but co-explorers and re-imaginers, who participate authentically as a gesture of commitment with a code of resonance to offer.
To participate, you are invited to listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or other 35+ global platforms; join the MAGICommons Circle, a global, decentralized commons of systems thinkers and change agents. If you are a re-imaginer ready to commit to co-stewarding this regenerative inquiry, reach out at community@magicommons.org.
Regenerative vitality is an ability to renew energy, creativity, and purpose rather than simply push through exhaustion.
In this MAGICommons Dialogic Lab conversation, we speak with leadership “playmate” and author Tony Martignetti about why so many accomplished people feel depleted: they have learned to self-edit, fragment themselves into titles, and perform according to other people’s definitions of success.
Tony offers a different path: play out loud. Through the image of a directionally focused lighthouse, he shows how leaders can aim their energy toward what matters, reclaim disowned parts of themselves, and turn performance into “practiced play.”
This conversation explores the following questions:
What is regenerative vitality?
What is self editing and how does it lead to fragmentation and burnout?
How do we play out loud in the future of work?
#RegenerativeVitality #PlayOutLoud #Self-Editing #MultidimensionalLeadership #LeadershipBurnout #BurnoutRecovery #PerformanceAndPlay #TonyMartignetti #MAGICommons #DialogicLab #FutureOfLeadership
What would a regenerative economy look like if we designed it the way life works? In this conversation on the Magic Commons Dialogic Lab, economist John Fullerton, founder of Capital Institute and author of Regenerative Economics, explains why conventional economics treats the economy as "a machine to be optimized," and why that worldview lies at the root of today's ecological and inequality crises. Drawing on living systems thinking, John shares the principle he considers most essential: being in right relationship. From the personal shift out of "never enough," to organizations like Mondragon and Patagonia composting capital back into life, to stewarding the internet and AI as commons, this article explores how regenerative vitality emerges at every scale, and offers one simple question to guide any decision.
Key questions to explore:
What is a regenerative economy?
What does "right relationship" mean in economics?
How is regenerative economics different from conventional economics?
What are examples of regenerative businesses?
Ask most people the difference between kindness and compassion and you'll get a pause, then a shrug — they feel like the same thing wearing different clothes.
But the distinction matters more than almost any other in how we actually live, because it explains why so much sincere feeling never becomes anything.
Compassion is interior: it's what you perceive, what you feel on someone else's behalf.
Kindness is exterior: it's what you do about it.
In a conversation, author and artist Aaron Ableman shares the cleanest explanation — "If compassion is the composition of the song, then kindness is actually the lyrics and the performance of it. One is written. The other is played out loud.”
What follows is an argument for why compassion in action, at the smallest possible scale, may be the only thing that changes anything.
#Compassion, #Kindness, #RegenerativeLife, #DeathEconomy, #SelfCompassion, #Consciousness, #ParadigmShift, #RegenerativeFutures #ConsciousLeadership, #BePresent, #Storytelling, #Fatherhood
When we think of music, we think of it as a common type of entertainment.
We listened to a song and vibe with it; had some fun and mission accomplished.
However, a growing body of research on music, memory, and neuroplasticity suggests something more interesting:
Music may tap into our whole brain potential to learn complex subjects such as math.
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), this is what @Lana Israel and her team has been exploring.
Curious?
Here is the full story:
#MusicBasedLearning, #HumanPotential, #MusicAndMemory, #Neuroplasticity, #SelfLimitingBeliefs, #WholeBrainLearning, #Neuroscience
What if creativity isn't something we spend, but something that regenerates vitality the more we use it?
According to creativity researcher James Kaufman — co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity — creativity and mental health are more closely linked than most people realize.
In this conversation, Kaufman unpacks the Four C model of creativity (mini-c, little-c, Pro-C, and Big-C), showing why creativity isn't reserved for geniuses but lives in everyday moments of insight and expertise.
From divergent and convergent thinking to the healing power of the "writing cure," this piece explores how creativity works as a renewable source of regenerative vitality — one small, intentional act at a time.
#Creativity, #FourCModelCreativity, #MentalHealth, #DailyMagic, #RegenerativeVitality, #DivergentThinking, #ConvergentThinking
Why do we stand in front of great art — in the world's finest museums, surrounded by masterworks — and feel absolutely nothing? The answer, according to experience designer Abraham Burickson, has nothing to do with the art. It has everything to do with how we arrive. In this piece, drawn from a conversation on the Magic Academy podcast, Abraham unpacks what he calls the infrastructure of wonder: the hidden conditions that have to exist before any experience — a painting, an event, a human encounter — can actually land. What gets in the way of being moved? Why does physical movement unlock emotional openness? How does clarity of role make people feel safe enough to receive something? And what does any of this mean in a world where AI is quietly engineering away the conditions for genuine human experience? If you have ever wondered why transformative experiences feel so rare, this is where to start.
Do you ever feel like you are hitting an invisible glass ceiling in your life, relationships, or career?
Often, the culprit isn't a lack of effort, but deep-seated subconscious programming formed during our earliest years.
In modern shamanism, these hidden scripts are known as invisible agreements—survival codes we wrote as children that now dictate our adult lives.
If you are looking to break free from these old patterns and step into your true power, shamanic healing potentially provides a profound, practical framework.
By learning how to establish firm energetic boundaries, we can overwrite these outdated scripts.
Discover how to move from a state of hypervigilance to one of radical agency, transforming not just your inner world, but the very reality you experience every day.
#ModernShamanism #ShamanicHealing #InvisibleAgreements #SubconsciousProgramming #RadicalAgency
What if your morning coffee was actually a food ritual — and your relationship with food said more about your inner world than any personality test ever could? In this episode, we sit down with Caroline Hobkinson, food anthropologist, immersive artist, and one of the most original thinkers working at the intersection of mindful eating, culture, and the senses. Together, we explore how intentional eating goes far beyond nutrition — how food rituals anchor us in an age of digital disconnection, how communal eating is quietly one of the most powerful tools for human belonging, and why what we put in our bodies is, on a cellular level, more intimate than almost anything else we do. If you've ever wondered why the bubble tea queue feels sacred, why you still bring cheese home from Paris, or what food anthropology actually means for your everyday life — this conversation is for you. Press play, then eat something slowly.
#Food Anthropology #Mindful Eating #Intentional Eating #Food Rituals #Immersive Experience #Food Culture #Embodiment
We’ve long been taught that the brain runs the show, but modern psychophysiology is flipping the script. The heart actually sends more signals to the brain than the other way around.
In our latest breakdown of heart coherence, featuring HeartMath Institute's Dr. Rollin McCraty, we explore how your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) reflects our mental clarity, emotional composure, and even your team's success.
When we are stressed, our chaotic heart rhythms take our decision-making skills offline. By mastering the heart-brain connection through heart-focused breathing practices, we could cultivate deep internal resilience both individually and together.
Maybe heart coherence is a key to unlock a culture of collective vitality and flourishing?
#HeartCoherence, #HeartRateVariabilityHRV, #HeartMathInstitute, #ResilientLeadership, #DrRollinMcCraty, #ScienceOfResilience, #HeartBrainConnection
In this episode with CymaScope inventor John Stuart Reid to explore the science of sound healing, vagus nerve stimulation, and what it really means to use music as medicine.
Music as medicine is not a new idea — Pythagoras proposed it 2,500 years ago. Reid is building the science to prove it and make its healing impact more accessible in our daily life.
Drawing on lab blood experiments conducted with professor Sungchul Ji (emeritus, Rutgers University), Reid explains how low frequency sound — the deep bass vibrations most devices filter out — reaches the vagus nerve through the outer ear and drives a chain of healing responses: reduced chronic inflammation, nervous system regulation, immune system support, and natural stress relief.
He also reveals a practical discovery in frequency healing: certain albums, played as uncompressed audio files through wired headphones, naturally generate these healing frequencies even when they are not explicitly on the recording.
#vagus nerve stimulation, #sound healing, #vagus nerve reset, #nervous system regulation, #music as medicine, #music therapy, #frequency healing, #healing frequencies, #low frequency sound, #chronic inflammation, #immune system support, #natural healing, #stress relief music, #sound therapy, #vagus nerve exercises, #john Stuart Reid, #CymaScope
What if the way humans have always organized — in tribes, in gift economies, in shared village commons — never disappeared? It just kept reinventing itself.
In this episode of MAGICommons, we sit down with Michel Bauwens, founder of the P2P Foundation and one of the leading voices in peer-to-peer theory, cosmolocalism, and the future of the commons.
Together we trace the four fundamental modes of human relational grammar — from communal shareholding and the gift economy to authority ranking and market pricing — and explore how these patterns are re-emerging today in bioregional movements, distributed manufacturing, digital commons, and Web3 communities.
If you've been thinking about self-sovereignty, regenerative economies, or simply how people find each other and build something together in uncertain times, this conversation is for you.
Burnout costs the global economy $1 trillion annually.
Julian, Wellbeing Leadership founder and Marshall Goldsmith mentee, presents a proven four-core driver framework: self-awareness, emotional intelligence,, Sustainable Results Through Alignment, and Strategic Wellbeing Implementation.
His methodology has transformed 30,000+ Fortune 500 leaders, demonstrating that sustainable performance requires wellbeing, not sacrifices.
#WellbeingLeadership #LeadershipBurnout #EmotionalIntelligence #PsychologicalSafety #TalentEngagement #SustainableLeadership #BusinessResults #LeadershipFramework #Fortune500 #PreventBurnout
Strengths-based leadership transforms how high-performing teams innovate. In this conversation, award-winning educator and VP of Learning Development Maria Lawsley shares the "close looking" framework—a practice borrowed from art-making that shifts leadership from gap-finding to strength-spotting.
Discover how to build psychological safety, overcome imposter syndrome, and sustain leadership through startup intensity. Maria reveals why traditional leadership creates stress for high performers and struggling team members alike—and what to do instead.
Perfect for tech leaders, startup founders, L&D professionals, and anyone leading diverse teams through rapid change.
Decades of research reveal that great leadership isn't about strategy or charisma—it's about love.
Marcel Schwantes unpacks loving leadership through the lens of agape love, the Greek concept of love as deliberate action.
This conversation explores why love and leadership create sustainable success, how self-compassion for leaders enables human-centered leadership, and the five tenets that transform how we lead with love.
Discover why leadership as love in action matters more than executive presence or confidence.
#AgapeLove, #LoveAsAction, #SelfCompassionLeadership, #CompassionateLeadership, #EmotionalIntelligence, #PsychologicalSafetyAtWork, #HumanLeadership, #ServantLeadership, #AuthenticLeadership, #WorkplaceWellbeing, #LeadershipHumility, #TrustBasedLeadership, #AdvocacyInLeadership
For millennia, indigenous cultures have used music to create unity and shared consciousness. Now neuroscience confirms why: when we synchronize through rhythm, our nervous systems entrain together—the biological foundation of empathy and connection.
Gary has spent 30 years exploring this ancient wisdom for leadership development and change management. Through rhythm-based facilitation and neural entrainment, he's witnessed the magic: competing groups finding harmony, disconnected teams discovering flow, stressed systems learning to self-organize.
The outcomes—doubled revenue, transformed culture—are byproducts.
The real power? Music changes hearts before minds can resist.
Discover the science and soul of rhythmic transformation applied to organizational leadership and teamwork.
#TeamAlignment #RhythmBasedFacilitation #NeuralEntrainment #MusicAndLeadership #ChangeManagement #LeadershipDevelopment #OrganizationalTransformation #RhythmicTransformation
A Blueprint for Regenerative Leadership
In a high-stakes UN meeting, numbers scrolled by: 125 missing children in Afghanistan.
Just another statistic…until one person's tears stopped everything.
That moment of authentic compassion sparked immediate action and revealed a truth:
At the bottom of degenerative behavior is fear.
If we start just being brave... living through your heart... then we automatically are regenerative.
In this @MAGICommons conversation, @Silke von Brockhausen (from UN strategist to regeneration pioneer) shares why our urgency culture is limiting our collective creativity—and what to do about it.
#RegenerativeLeadership #RegenerativeMindset #CompassionateLeadership #ConsciousLeadership #RegenerativeLiving #HeartCenteredLeadership #SystemsThinking #PresenceAndMindfulness #NervousSystemRegulation
What if creative wellbeing isn't about constant happiness, but about learning to imagine otherwise?
In this @MAGICommon’s conversation, @Dr. Tasha Golden challenges us to see the world like Lego bricks—deconstructible and ready to be rebuilt.
The gap between what is and what could be might feel challenging, but it's also where transformation begins.
Discover how to cultivate a creative mindset that turns tension into possibility, why rest is resistance, and how wonder becomes a daily practice.
Read the full framework that's helping people reclaim their agency and build the world they want to see.
#CreativeWellbeing #ImagineOtherwise #CreativeMindset #ArtAsHealing #CultivatingWonder #CreativityAndMentalHealth #WellbeingPractices #RestAsResistance #Spirituality #TransformativeImagination #CreativeThinkingSkills #PersonalAgency #SocialChange #Imagination #Agency
Discover how toddlers’ fearless curiosity and playful confidence reveal unexpected leadership lessons, a research-backed approach showing how childlike wonder sparks creativity, innovation, and teamwork.
In this @MAGICademy conversation with @HasanMerali, we explore how embracing unstructured play, asking fearless questions, and taking bold risks help leaders unlock growth mindsets, foster psychological safety, and cultivate high-performing teams.
When toddler-inspired strategies become part of your leadership approach, your impact extends from personal transformation to more creative, connected, and innovative workplaces.
Are you ready to awaken your inner toddler leader and lead with curiosity, confidence, and joy?
#Leadership #Teamwork, #Creativity, #Innovation, #Play, #ChildlikeWonder, #ProblemSolving, #Teamwork
Discover how the 3C Method transforms negative self-talk into leadership magic—a neuroscience-backed approach that invites leaders to turn the inner critic into a pathway for confidence and growth.
In this @MAGICademy conversation with @Suzy Burke, by catching, confronting, and changing self-doubt, leaders unlock resilient mindsets and foster cultures where curiosity and clarity thrive.
When mindful self-talk becomes the catalyst for authentic leadership, your impact ripples from individual transformation to bold organizational success.
Are you ready to rewrite your inner dialogue and lead with possibility?
#NegativeSelftalk, #InnerCritic, #LeadershipDevelopment, #ExecutiveCoaching, #SelfDoubt, #NeuroscienceOfLeadership, #CognitiveBehavioralTechniques, #MindsetShift, #Transformation, #LeadershipPsychology, #3CMethod
What if healing were as simple as listening to a note tuned precisely to your body’s natural rhythm? 🌊
Dr. Jeffrey Thompson’s work in sound healing, brainwave entrainment, and neuroacoustic therapy reveals how specific frequencies can reset the autonomic nervous system—activating the body’s “inner physician” and restoring balance at every level.
Stress reduction and nervous system reset are at the heart of his approach, offering a science-backed path toward integrative health and well-being.
Explore how ancient sound practices intersect with modern science in the pursuit of restoring humanity to a state of homeostasis.
#SoundHealing #BrainwaveEntrainment #NeuroacousticTherapy #DrJeffreyThompson #StressReduction #WorkplaceWellbeing #HealingFrequencies #MediaAsMedicine
Are you ready to untangle the behavioral "knots" caused by rigidity and self-judgment?
Many of us struggle with Personal Growth because we feel trapped, unable to shed the shame that accompanies failure.
The deepest path to genuine alignment, however, might not be found on a couch, but through the surprising power of Adult Play.
This is the central promise of Immersive Play Therapy, an interesting approach operating at the intersection of psychology and creative arts.
It’s an innovative space offering a "safe experimental space" for Creative Healing, where we move beyond analysis and into action.
By stepping into a new Role-Play Therapy identity, we can potentially unlock an expanded sense of self and learn to master the "rupture and repair" process.
Discover how this unique work helps you reclaim your inner agency, transforming play from a pastime into a vital tool for profound, lasting change.
#ImmersivePlayTherapy, #AdultPlay, #HealingShame, #AuthenticAbundance, #RolePlayTherapy, #TherapyAndBusiness, #PersonalGrowth, #CreativeHealing
Non-anxious Leadership: The Intelligence You've Been Missing
What if true leadership begins before thoughts arise—in the deeper awareness of your body and spirit?
In this @MAGICademy episode on non-anxious leadership, clinical psychologist @Dr. Nathan Brown explores how tuning into your body’s early signals can help reduce stress, enhance creativity, and foster a calm, centered presence rooted in spiritual wellbeing.
Using a biopsychosocial approach, discover practical ways to notice physical sensations and shift into a balanced state that supports mindful decision-making and authentic connection.
Whether leading a team or navigating life’s challenges, learn how integrating embodied awareness with spiritual wellbeing can help you cultivate leadership that is clear, compassionate, and non-anxious.
#NonAnxiousLeadership, #SpiritualWellbeing, #EmbodiedAwareness, #MindfulDecisionMaking, #CalmPresence, #BodySignals, #StressManagement, #AuthenticConnection, #Compassion, #LeadershipDevelopment
I still remember the first day VR filmmaker Carlos Austin guided me in this mesmerizing virtual world as our avatars swung together with dolphins in deep ocean waters~
Until this day, I can still “hear” the singing sounds, “touch” the smooth belly of a playful dolphin, and “see” the deep blue waters surrounding us.
Carlos invested decades in the space of wedding photography, something my dad also did for a while before he pivoted into a different path.
Back then, when I followed my dad around across all kinds of weddings, I would find myself totally submerged in the pure joy of witnessing two people finding each other with deep love and a healthy dose of anxiety after navigating the unpredictable waters called life.
That was a moment of pure magic.
As for Carlos, eight years ago, an interesting experience pivoted him into making VR films.
In this MAGICademy conversation, we will explore what it takes to be a filmmaker in the virtual world, and how we can learn a thing or two in our day-to-day collaborative life on perspective-taking, just like a filmmaker.
Do you know what it would feel like if you were a big whale hearing noises from big freighters deep in the ocean?
Can you imagine yourself “hearing” the engine rumbling, horn blasting, and propelling churning?
Can you “see” the bright lights constantly and unpredictably interrupt your soothing darkness?
How does it feel to be surrounded by the sounds of the deep ocean—until industrial noise crashes over you like a wave?
This is a moment of ocean sound pollution.
I am not even aware that was a thing before this conversation.
Through such an experience, you're not just learning about ocean noise pollution. You're feeling it in your body, your emotions, your spirit, as if you were a kid again.
This is the difference between awareness and presence, between consuming information and embodying understanding.
If you are curious, dive into our conversation with @Sabastiaan Smink about creating moments to anchor us in the present, even in our hyper-distractive age.
#ImmersiveExperienceDesign #OceanSoundPollution #EmbodiedKnowing #Creativity #MindfulTech #PresentMoment #EmbodiedArt #Escapism #EmbodiedConsciousness #InnerPeace #DigitalDetox #HumanityWithAI
What if leadership wasn’t about the burden to be the smartest in the room with all the tactics and strategies, or having all the answers?
What if leadership is simply a gentle start from the heart?
Starting from the heart is to cultivate self-wisdom through presence and deep self-reflection, nurturing relationships through acceptance and clarity, and designing conscious structures to value collective psychological safety and childlike wonder.
When these come together, they form what @Dr. Greg calls the wisdom of the heart.
In this @MAGICademy conversation, we explore a conscious model of heart-centered leadership, rooted in compassion, empathy, and authentic connection, creating work spaces that are human, humane, and future-ready.
It’s not about being perfect—it’s about breathing, learning from experience, and choosing connection over fear.
Because at the end of the day, leadership is less about power and more about connection.
✨ Breathe. Stay present. Lead with heart.
#WiseLeadership #HeartCenteredLeadership #SelfWisdom #RelationalWisdom #OrganizationalWisdom #WisdomOfTheHeart #ConsciousLeadership #MindfulLeadership #AuthenticLeadership #PsychologicalSafety #ChildlikeWonder #CollectiveFlourishing #LeadWithHeart #FutureOfLeadership
Unlock the power within with Tricia Eastman on the latest episode of @MAGICademy Podcast. @Tricia Eastman, a global thought leader and initiated medicine woman, explores the transformative practice of inner alchemy—turning fear, ego, and ancestral wounds into spiritual gold.
Through sacred healing, soul retrieval, and deep presence, she teaches us how to embrace our cracks and imperfections as part of our unique vessel of power and authenticity.
Discover how perfectionism is tied to the illusion of control and the healing power of acceptance, presence, and self-love.
Learn practical insights on somatic healing and breathwork to reconnect with your body and reclaim your inner strength.
This episode dives deep into indigenous wisdom, ancestral trauma, and the path to spiritual sovereignty.
Tune in to reclaim your inner power in a low-key manner, transform your inner fears, and celebrate your authentic, imperfect, yet beautiful self. 💫
Build an Abundantly Playful Society with AI/XR | Alvin Wang Graylin
What if abundance wasn't just possible—but inevitable?
In this MAGICademy conversation with VR/AI pioneer Alvin Wang Graylin sees AI productivity exploding so dramatically that we'll transition from fighting over resources to having more than we know what to do with. Think "universal high income" where everyone lives comfortably while working maybe one day a week.
In this post-scarcity reality, war becomes pointless (why fight for oil when energy is free?), stress vanishes (why worry about rent when housing is abundant?), and human potential explodes as we finally pursue our true gifts instead of survival jobs.
"We won't work because we need income," Graylin explains. "We'll work because we want to contribute." The technology to create this abundance exists today—the question is whether we'll distribute it or hoard it.
#AbundanceMindset #VirtualReality #Metaverse #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #DigitalEquality #ImmersiveTechnology #AIEducation #TechLeadership
What if there's a different way to think about developing skills? In this @MAGICademy conversation, Dr. Mark Johnson shares some fascinating insights through a simple paper-folding exercise that reveals something surprising about how we master new abilities.
We explore ideas like "latency"—the gap between hearing instructions and applying them—and why storytelling seems to help skills stick better.
Whether you're developing your own capabilities, helping others build theirs, or just curious about how we get better at things, there might be something here worth discovering. Feel free to grab a piece of paper and follow along.
There was a moment when Judy Tuwaletstiwa stood crying in a Van Gogh exhibit, something cracking open in her heart that had been closed since childhood. She rushed home and made her first drawing in 20 years—launching a 50-year artistic journey that would take her from California studios to painting murals in war-torn Ukraine.
Now in her 80s, Judy has discovered something remarkable: art isn't just for galleries. It's a pathway to presence, a tool for letting go of control, and maybe the secret to healing our divided world. Her prescription for stressed leaders? Keep clay in your desk drawer. Her definition of mistakes? Doorways to new ways of seeing.
This is a MAGICademy conversation about art as pilgrimage, time as magic, and why wisdom might just run through your hands.
#ProcessBasedArt, #LettingGo, #PresentMomentAwareness, #CreativeLeadership, #ChildlikeWonder, #ArtTherapy, #CrossCulturalConnection, #HealingThroughCreativity
Have you ever walked into a room full of people and still felt completely invisible? Or longed to be truly seen and heard — while simultaneously wanting to disappear? You're not alone, and you're not broken.
The tension between feeling invisible and the fear of being seen is one of the most quietly universal human experiences of our time — and it runs far deeper than most of us realize.
In this conversation on the MAGICademy Podcast, international artist and facilitator Gabrielle Senza — founder of the Invisibility Lab — explores what it really means to move through the world as your full, authentic self.
From the thousand invisible things we rely on every day, to the invisible wounds that quietly shape our sense of self-worth, to the simple but radical practice of noticing — this episode is an invitation to stop sleepwalking through the ordinary and start seeing, with the heart, what has always been essential.
Because healing, belonging, and visibility don't begin out there. They begin the moment you decide to pay attention.
#Invisible, #EmotionalSafety, #SelfExpression, #Belonging, #PersonalAgency, #Visibility, #Invisibility, #InvisibilityLab, #TraumaInformed, #Gratitute, #SeedAwareness, #OrdinaryIsExtraodinary, #SafeSpace