The Imaginary Crisis
An excerpt from Another World Is Possible on methods for improving our social imagination.
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Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation (more)
Combatting the Psychology of Bias
How our brains undermine long-term thinking, and what social impact organizations can do about it.
How Civil Society Saved the 2020 Census
A collaborative of foundations and nonprofits took action to mitigate the harms resulting from a series of unfortunate and nefarious events that jeopardized the accuracy of the latest census. Here’s how they did it—and how their lessons can now be used in service of the next decennial.
Reviving the Ancients
Plato’s Academy Centre aims to make ancient philosophy accessible and easily digestible to the public.
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Cultivating, Seeding, and Planting a Better World
Ruha Benjamin argues that the social change we seek begins within the individual.
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Co-Powering an Emergent Horizon
The public is not a monolith—it’s an interdependent ecosystem of communities who must determine the tools for a more caring future.
We Know How to Prevent Gun Violence. Now We Need to Scale It.
Chicago CRED proceeds from the belief that the individuals most at risk are not the problem—they are the solution.
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The Good Web
It’s not enough to fix existing social media, we must imagine, experiment with, and build social media that can be good for society.
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How Public Interest Technologists Power Human Rights in the Global South
Stories from Mozilla and Ford’s Tech & Society Fellowship, plus five lessons for funders.
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A Technologist Walks Into the US Government
Why representation, resources, and mentorship matter most when growing a diverse community of public interest technologists.