Welcome to Undercurrents
By elevating our perspective and recognising these larger forces at play, it empowers us to create with greater wisdom and care. Undercurrents is a space for exploring these deeper movements with the consideration they deserve.
Beneath the surface turbulence of daily news and reactive discourse flow deeper currents, patterns that shape our world across decades and generations. By elevating our perspective and recognising these larger forces at play, it empowers us to create with greater wisdom and care. Undercurrents is a space for exploring these deeper movements with the consideration they deserve.
The essays presented here are intended to be an antidote to the fragmented information ecosystem. They seek to structure, synthesise, and present ideas in a way that encourages deeper contemplation and understanding. You will find links to resources and references throughout, and are encouraged to follow your curiosity as you read.
Much like a course syllabus, each essay is part of a broader series, wherein ideas are cumulatively developed and expanded throughout. The first essay series focuses on the topic of systemic sensemaking, which seeks to shine a light on the core dynamics influencing the various systems we are entangled within. It strives to address the fundamental questions of: How did we get here? Where are we going? And what's my role in all of this?
If you're curious, I invite you to read the first essay in the series.
“We can explain nothing if we cannot explain the whole. Our explanation of any part of the universe is integral to our understanding of the universe itself.” – Thomas Berry
About this publication
Undercurrents launched in October 2025 as an independent publication by Jan Demiralp. It exists because enough people recognise the value of patient, systemic thinking about our collective challenges and future possibilities.
A note on process: AI tools are used to assist with research and structural development of essays. The perspective formation, idea synthesis, and final craft remain a deeply human endeavour.
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