semente is a toolkit for community development. Based on decades of experience in open initiatives, collaborative actions and transdisciplinary methods, semente offers concrete ways to create, visualise and improve circular commons-based systems.

  • Read more about the current version of the toolkit here.

The tools and vision created by semente are result of ongoing collaborations between activists, designers, nonprofits and researchers in Brazil and Europe.

Semente workshop Ubatuba

Team

  • Felipe Schmidt Fonseca sees everything through spirals.
  • Maira Begalli investigates linkages between people and the planet.
  • Bernardo van de Schepop uses design research to address societal needs.

Partners

semente was initially developed in a partnership with Instituto Neos in Brazil. In 2025, it was improved during a residency in GAIATO. semente was mainly funded through grants in partnership with the University of Bristol (Newton Fund, BDFI, and ISPF).

Contributors

Over the years, semente received contributions from many participants:

List updated on 25.05.2025.

  • Allan Iwama.
  • Anna Gallafrio.
  • Celina Rosa.
  • Cynthia Demétrio.
  • Daniela Del Valle Dominguez.
  • Fabiane Borges.
  • Felipe Penin.
  • Geide de Paula.
  • Gisele Silva.
  • Heloise Amazonas.
  • João Evoé.
  • Juan Blanco Prada.
  • Marcus Binns.
  • Marina Nicolaiewsky.
  • Manu Rabinovich.
  • Mariana Romão.
  • Mariana Vilela.
  • Priscilla Romão.
  • Renata Coelho.
  • Robert Elmar.
  • Sofia Galvão.
  • Tatiana Prado.

Contact us

Do you want to learn more about semente and how it can improve your community project? Or would you like to contribute with its development in some other form? Send an email to info (at) semente.de.