Meet Worldmaker
We all have the right to thrive. Pairing research with a voice of calm, hope and positivity, Worldmaker helps build stronger, more resilient communities and organizations capable of growing through adversity. While individually we are unable to solve today’s pressing social problems, united we can make the world – our world – a better place for all.
What's a worldmaker?
A positive, wholehearted trailblazer helping to create a world where we all can thrive.
New to our work? We are dedicated to building human resilience. The THRIVE Resilience Model™ gives a framework for how we can build resilience in our communities. Learn more about human resilience and our THRIVE Resilience Model™ below!
What is human resilience? Learn about what decades of research says about human resilience and how we put it into action through our THRIVE Resilience Model™!
Learn about the THRIVE Relationship-Based Practices.
Learn about the SPECS Individual Practices.
20 years scientific research global fieldwork dedicated to helping the helpers
This work draws from more than 20 years of scientific research, a decade of nonprofit fieldwork in communities around the globe and a robust network of human resilience practitioners dedicated to helping the helpers.
Worldmaker Formula
RESEARCH + GLOBAL FIELDWORK + COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS = REGENERATIVE, STRONG, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
RESEARCH
25 years of scientific research
GLOBAL FIELDWORK
Robust network of human resilience pioneers
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Over a decade of crisis response and community building
REGENERATIVE, STRONG, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Worldmaker provides resilience and wellness training and consulting to leaders and helpers in crisis response, education, military communities and organizations. We have delivered education and support to leading governmental agencies and organizations, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Education, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Victim Services, Leadership in Counter Terrorism (Australia, Canada), Wounded Warrior Project, the Invictus Games Foundation, the National Association of School Psychologists, and universities and K-12 schools across the United States.
Speakers Bureau
Speakers with resilience expertise and real world experience
RECENT POSTS
Valuable Leadership Lessons from the 2022 Resilience Summit – Part 1
Worldmaker hosted its 9th Annual Resilience Summit at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan, USA on October 28, 2022. Veterans and military community, crisis response, nonprofit and corporate experts gathered to share insightful presentations about leading through the uncharted territory
Courtney Martin Recognized as 2022 Worldmaker Community Weaver Awardee
Courtney Martin, speaker, blogger and author, is the recipient of the Worldmaker Community Weaver award. She resides in a co-housing community in Oakland, California with her family. The Community Weaver Award is presented to a community-based collaborator deepening social
The 2022 Worldmaker Awardees
Worldmaker Awards are an outward expression of the fullness of the Worldmaker mission, uplifting and celebrating collaborative human resilience building that is actively shaping a stronger, more connected and equitable world where all are supported to thrive. Read more about