# Renaissance **Domain:** Culture / Renewal / Civilization **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Renaissance is a period of renewed cultural, intellectual, civic, or economic creation in which dormant capacities return to public life and reinforce one another.** ## Mechanism and Practice A renaissance becomes more than a mood when hope turns into institutions, art, work, investment, gardens, education, and shared projects. Cultural and material renewal can compound together. ## Relationships [[wiki/Renewal|Renewal]] · [[wiki/Hope|Hope]] · [[wiki/Civilization|Civilization]] ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Many traditions have sensed an approaching age of renewal. People have called it a renaissance, a new era, or an awakening, and the feeling of a world in transition can stir hope even amid crisis. That hope becomes useful when it turns into action.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Releasing Power Through Cooperative Leadership - Livestream (Feb 2016)* [[reminders/Hope/Turn Hope Into Action by Bryant McGill|Turn Hope Into Action by Bryant McGill]] > “Cultural renaissance and economic renewal can multiply each other. Cities where art, music, gardens, and community projects are already flourishing could blossom further with new jobs and investment. Looking for those possibilities turns fear into hope.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Responding to Political Extremism Without Becoming Extreme - Livestream (Nov 2016)* [[reminders/Hope/Renaissance and Renewal Multiply Each Other by Bryant McGill|Renaissance and Renewal Multiply Each Other by Bryant McGill]]