The Real Problem Isn’t Just AI — It’s Systems That Don’t Work Together or Alone

At Navigating Our Future (NOF), we’ve spent years building community-based systems that support resilience, ecological learning, and civic collaboration.

But behind the scenes, we’ve also spent far too much time fighting with the very tools we rely on to publish and share that work. This post is part story, part systems critique — a reflection on the breakdowns we’ve faced using platforms like ChatGPT, Notion, Airtable, and Wix, and what those failures reveal about deeper design problems in today’s digital infrastructure.

If you’ve ever lost work, fought with formatting, or tried to stitch together tools that don’t speak the same language, you’re not alone.

This article shares our experience — and invites you to help build the bridge toward something better.

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