Newsletter September/October 2025: New tools, new learning

Dear Friends,

Over the past two months, we’ve been heads-down learning, testing, and documenting how new digital tools can strengthen civic dialogue and collective decision-making. In this issue, we share the results—two new publications, one interview, and launch event—showing what works and how to make participation easier and more inclusive. Together, these efforts advance a simple idea with big consequences: if we equip communities with the right tools, we can move from louder arguments to better decisions.

We’re also excited to share a milestone: Common Good AI has obtained independent 501(c)(3) status. Our sincere thanks to Aspiration Tech for serving as our fiscal sponsor over the past year and helping us jumpstart this work. As always, we welcome your questions and ideas on applying digital technology to support community mobilization and deliberation.

As always, we are open to questions and ideas on how to apply digital technology to support community mobilization and deliberation. Write to us at info@commongoodai.org.

All the best,

Victoria Stanski, Managing Director

With Founders, John Seely Brown, John Clippinger, John Cordier, Tom Kehler, and Kim Polese