Field Notes: a Lexicon for Creative Disruptors

This is a running list of terms that feel imperative to know or ponder on in 2026. This list will continue to morph and change as it grows.

frugal innovations

culture jamming

ad busting

futurism

accelerationism

technocratic

degrowth

alternative hedonism

knowisphere

the aquarian age

asset-based community development

appreciative inquiry

anti-accumulation

mens rea