Building common ground
for the common good
Common Good AI helps communities collaborate at scale using pro-social digital tools and deliberative processes that turn many voices into shared direction.
We start from a simple insight: the people closest to a problem are also the most invested in solving it.
That’s why we design end-to-end engagements that help groups contribute ideas, listen deeply, and make decisions together; we go beyond surveys and polling to structured dialogue and collective decision-making.
We create participatory, inclusive processes for groups to identify shared values and priorities so people can create collective action. We believe technology should strengthen the fabric of our communities—not unravel it.
We need new tools to discover shared values
and co-create solutions.
In this current political climate, imagine if we could use AI technology to bring citizens together at scale to collaborate and find solutions to problems in their community. For example, we could ask:
What will improve access to essential health care for families?
How can we decrease gun violence in our schools to make them safer?
What will address homelessness in our city?
How does our neighborhood need to adapt due to climate change?
What projects do you want the city or state to fund?
Example Initiatives
Defines shared priorities and actions
Residents in Michigan determined spending priorities for their city budget–and then collectively advocated to local government
Creates alignment to inform social change
Citizens in Ontario shared barriers to healthcare access and generated recommendations–that informed advocacy to provincial health authorities
Enables community problem solving
In a large Midwestern city dealing with gun violence, the community shared personal experiences–and identified root causes and potential actions
