The Worldmaker is the fourth of my new philosopher types, the one who speculates on parallel or alternate worlds that can inform ours. Think Tolkien with a policy brief.
How the word moved
I added it in June 2025, in Wystem Architecture Part 1, next to the Elephant, the Architect and the Connector. By 2026 my steward triad had dropped it. Poor Worldmaker.
In my words
"The Worldmaker is a philosopher who speculates on parallel or alternate worlds that can inform ours."
from Wystem Architecture, Part 1, 9 Jun 2025
"We imagine the philosopher as a profession like civil engineering or urban planning or psychotherapy"
from Wystem Architecture, Part 1, 9 Jun 2025
Related
- Related worldmaking - That's the practice the Worldmaker does.
- Related Elephant - It's one of the four archetypes.
Still open
I dropped the Worldmaker from the 2026 steward triad of Architect, Connector and Elephant. I don't know yet whether it belongs back in.