Upon transitioning out of leadership at the USDAC, I offer these reflections in the hopes that they might offer inspiration for anyone looking to activate social imagination. Wondering how a “people-powered department” evolved from from a poster in Bogotá, to a performance, to a grassroots action network inciting creativity and imagination in the service of love and justice? Read on for an accessible, annotated guide of key learnings and resources from these many years of action-research and serious play.