Transforming lives by igniting Human Potential
The Cal-IPGCA Hub: Forging a people-powered future through innovation and collaboration.
"JUST ASK WHY": THE ARCHITECT OF PURPOSE - CA LEADERSHIP
Our Mission and Vision
- Mission: Unleashing human potential to transform the world through bold action.
- Vision: Empower. Unite. Thrive!
Our Approach
Our Approach: We believe lasting change begins with the individual. Our "WholeOcracy" philosophy builds a culture where every voice is heard and valued, empowering people to align their personal missions with their organization's goals.
A System of Systems: Whether we are tackling system-wide enterprise projects or developing individualized, human-centric profiles, we build a "System of Systems." In this environment, the needs of the individual and the goals of the collective are interconnected; the growth of the "Whole" serves the individual, while the growth of each person expands the capacity of the entire system.
OWI: Engineering a Human-Centric Future
Architecture of Agency...
Over the past 15 years, the diversity of OWI's work has been to innovate, to ignite human potential, and to advance the human condition for all—full stop. We believe every individual is a leader in their own life and in the world around them. Our architecture builds environments that foster the self-awareness and skills individuals need to leverage their authenticity and agency, ensuring they contribute the best of who they are to every sphere of their lives.
Recognizing that we are complex beings navigating complex worlds, we understand that identities must shift to meet the unique dynamics of each day. Our human-centric design is purposefully engineered to be flexible, melding seamlessly with our digital personas to allow for real-time adaptation. This is why the Cal-IPGCA framework includes co-creatively designed dynamic response fields—ensuring that the system remains as flexible and responsive as the humans who lead it.
Our Work History: Project and Program Examples
Cal-IPGCA Historical Outcomes: 2012 - 2022
Cal-IPGA By the Numbers…
- 10 Years of Evolution (through 2026)
- 64 State Departments Engaged
- 975+ Graduates and Change Agents
- 1 Dynamic "System of Systems" - a prototype built for the future that the country can follow.
Executive Leaders Forum Use Case 2022
The Executive Leadership Forums served as a strategic engine in which 35 Senior Leaders, organized into 7-member cross-departmental teams, steered four high-stakes, enterprise-wide moonshot projects. Centered on core disciplines. This battle-tested "System of Systems" delivered a verifiable systemic impact, scaling performance across 64 State departments and agencies.
Redemption and Hope Campaign: Government to Community: 2023-2025
Redemption and Hope Campaign: Government to Community: 2023-2025
The Cal-IPGCA Redemption and Hope Campaign successfully bridged past struggles with a transformed future through an evening of music and storytelling. We celebrated the release of author Dwayne Burgess’s raw memoir—the culmination of 18 months spent collaborating with Dwayne to edit and convert his typewritten content into a digital book for Amazon—chronicling his 32-year journey through incarceration to a new life of optimism. This event directly demonstrates Cal-IPGCA's "System of Systems" in service of those with "MissedAbilities," highlighting our community impact and the profound power of second chances.
Just Ask Why Outcome Report 2025
Redemption and Hope Campaign: Government to Community: 2023-2025
The "Just Ask Why" 2025 Outcomes Report provides measurable proof of a new, human-centric operating system for California's workforce. By activating the "whole person," this blueprint transforms untapped employee potential into a powerful engine for productivity and innovation. Featured initiatives, such as the "Digital Compass" prototype, demonstrate how purpose-driven identity can scale across state services. Join us in shattering outdated hierarchies to unleash a limitless future where every voice acts as a catalyst for change
Beyond the Title- Into the Calling 2026
Beyond the Title- Into the Calling 2026
Move beyond professional titles and into your true calling by anchoring your leadership in your authentic "Why". Our human-centric framework empowers you to shift from being a user of systems to becoming an architect of collective change. By aligning your core values and unique lived experience, you can transform administrative noise into a powerful vehicle for lasting impact. Join us in honoring the roots of leadership to co-create a resilient, politics-resistant future for California.
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Beyond the Title- Into the Calling 2026
Your contribution to OWI is an active investment in human potential. Join us in building an ecosystem where every individual’s voice is seen, heard, and valued as a catalyst for collective change.
Our approach is guided by Einstein's simple truth: "We are all born to Genius." It is a birthright we are here to claim. Our "Systems" provide the data-driven coordinates to "Map" your unique path and communicate the subtle nuances of your persona based on need.
One World Institute
The Handbook of Being Human: Premiering fall 2026
By: Rebekah Christensen (In Collaboration with a Plethora of 'rebel' innovators)
The Handbook of Being Human: One System. One People. One World.
You are a unique system of systems—built with a precise purpose, a vital mission, and gifts the world urgently needs. When the individual system aligns with our societal and governmental systems, we unlock a powerful, interdependent synergy that drives exponential change in real time. Backed by data and fueled by the stories of those who fearlessly led the charge, The Handbook of Being Human is the ultimate answer book for anyone ready to find themselves, take action, and unite our global community.
The Blueprint of a Human-Centric Ecosystem
The Handbook of Being Human is a collective narrative forged by trailblazers who shared Rebekah Christensen’s 40-year pioneering journey. Whether personal or professional, both landscapes originate as a system of systems—one of the profound life mysteries all humans share.
Throughout her career, Christensen moved well beyond traditional management to pioneer the engineering of Human-Centric Ecosystems that bridge the divides among government, business, economics, and individual self-discovery.
"These are the people operating within the mainstream of life. They work hard in their careers every day—so much so that many see them only defined by their job titles. But behind the facades, they carry hopes and dreams for their communities, their families, a commitment to legacy, and an effusive desire to leave the world better than they found it. We are complex, multi-dimensional people; this handbook reflects those layers of character in us all."
Christensen operates on the belief that each stage of life is built upon the foundation of what came before. She views the first 25 years of her career as a rigorous proving ground for the most recent 15—a period that tested the very limits of what she perceived as possible.
As Christensen reflects: “Working as an innovation contractor for the State of California has stretched my soul in ways I never imagined. It is sometimes better to be staunch in spirit and not know what you are walking into, or you would never open the door!” This handbook reveals the raw realities of an unfiltered life, delivered with an uncommon, undeniable logic designed to awaken the unique genius residing within you.
10x Impact: From Hierarchies to Systems
Through the high-stakes paradigm of Moonshot Projects, Christensen documents an enterprise-wide systemic shift from rigid hierarchies to fluid systems within the world’s 4th largest economy.
Defining success through 10x exponential performance and data-driven ROI, her company, ORA Systems, Inc., has graduated over 975 "Architects of Purpose." These leaders now serve as the foundation of a networked system of systems, proving that when technology meets the human heart, the capacity for change is limitless.
The Scale of the Playground: Empirical Proof of Concept
Christensen proves that WholeOcracy™ scales across the most rigorous, complex infrastructures on Earth. This is the empirical data behind the philosophy:
- CA Central Coast Tourism & Banking Alignment- Chaired a multi-county integrated systems approach to tourism, unifying the region from Hearst Castle through Carpinteria by anchoring sponsorships with the Mid State Bank regional banking system and Vandenberg AFB.
- AB-2610 | Mello-Roos Finance Transformation- Designed a systems-based finance tool to bifurcate groundwater from soil, amending the Mello-Roos Act to fund statewide contaminated land cleanup. Passed into law in just six weeks via Assemblyman Jack O’Connell and Speaker Willie Brown, this "backstory" in Santa Barbara County started it all.
- US DOE LandTech Deployment ($5M / 5-Year Initiative)Managed an award-winning national technology deployment program as a lead contractor for the US Department of Energy, piloting advanced government-developed technologies for contaminated site remediation across California alongside US National Laboratories.
- Global Medical Integration (World Health Organization)Led national Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) communities into the World Health Organization. Participated with an international leadership team in Hong Kong to successfully integrate AOM within ICD-9 medical codes.
- CA Statewide Moonshots (2012–2026)Chaired and collaboratively led the Cal-IPGCA longitudinal legacy, networking 64 State Departments over 14 years. This work moved cross-departmental teams from bureaucratic friction to high-stakes, "Google-inspired" moonshot development, where rapid innovation and cohesion consistently produced 10x outcomes.
Anchor Case Study: The Redemption and Hope Campaign
An 18-month community-based deployment of the "System of Systems," designed to amplify a narrative 32 years in the making. By digitizing and publishing the memoir of Dwayne Burgess, this initiative provided a surgical bridge of dignity, hope, and redemption.
It recognized a threshold to a future he earned through the disciplined payment of his debt to society and the courageous reclamation of his sovereign voice—proving that the Cal-IPGCA system of systems can be successfully applied to achieve exponential ROI on behalf of uncommon needs in real community settings.
About the Author:
Born in Danville, Illinois, in 1950, Rebekah began her life as "Rebecca"—raised in a traditional world where others strictly defined a woman’s path. It wasn’t until age 32 that she moved to California, eventually reclaiming her identity by legally changing her name to Rebekah at 34—a first step toward the sovereign life she would lead. Today, Rebekah looks back on a life that feels like many lifetimes woven into one. Celebrating 23 years of marriage this June with her husband and partner, Keith Christensen, she views herself as an ordinary woman tasked with an extraordinary assignment: To ignite Human Potential as a societal norm. She holds the conviction that genius is not reserved for the few; it is a birthright given to all. Her life’s work—and the core of The Handbook of Being Human—is to provide the coordinates for every individual to claim that genius for themselves.
A TRIBUTE TO KELLY CLARKSON
As the emotional heartbeat of this system-wide awakening, we are proud to feature an exclusive musical anthem composed in tribute to Kelly Clarkson for what she represents and contributes, spiritually and musically, to our humanity.
Kelly's musical journey celebrates the universal birthright of human genius and the courage to look into the human heart—past the chaos of the outer world of judgment to find our true North Star."