# Activating the Future of Human Flourishing with Janine Leger, Co-Founder Edge City

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Podcast: [Austin Next](https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-next)
Published: 2025-02-25T16:15:14+00:00
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Technology is advancing rapidly, but our social systems and institutions struggle to keep pace. Janine Leger co-founded Edge City, a society incubator accelerating social innovation through popup and experimental communities, and they're bringing their next gathering to Austin March 2-7. We explore how rethinking the intersection of technology and agency can lead to human flourishing, and why Austin is emerging as the perfect laboratory for this experimentation. Episode Highlights Edge City the Society Incubator Innovation in Temporary Spaces Building Default Healthy Environments Invisible Protocols and Personal Agency Edge City as Social Catalyst Austin's Innovation Ecosystem Edge City Austin Key Personas in a Thriving Ecosystem Future City Projects and Experiments Austin's Next Decade of Growth What's Next Austin? "If you're interested in new society models, new ways of living, new towns, Austin is going to be a hub for that...There's so much happening around community dynamism" Janie Leger Edge City Austin Edge City: Website , X/Twitter ------------------- Austin Next Links: Website , X/Twitter , YouTube , LinkedIn Ecosystem Metacognition Substack

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