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Assessing Technology’s Role in Narrative

The proliferation of technology to monitor, understand and intervene in public conversation has great potential to accelerate narrative change efforts. But the landscape is vast and specialized, and there is little transparency between the technology and narrative change fields. Organizations and practitioners are using new tools but rarely have the capacity to share access, invest in further development, and identify new opportunities.

Narrative Initiative, in partnership with Civic Hall, is convening funders, practitioners, and technology companies to advance collaboration and new interventions. We seek to understand not only what the appetite is for new technology solutions, but also whether collaborations between technology developers and narrative change practitioners can increase the capacity of the field.

How platforms and visuals shape narrative: A conversation with Cayden Mak

Cayden Mak of 18 Million Rising talks with us about visual narrative and how tech and platforms shape how audiences interact and use narrative.

Ted Fickes / February 19, 2020

Narrative change in 2019

Deep narratives are built upon deep connections between people. Narrative is a thing (and narrative change is a practice). Deep narrative change needs deep values. Narrative Initiative exists to catalyze durable narrative change so we may make equity and justice common sense. We do that by connecting people and organizations, amplifying promising methods and novel…

Narrative Initiative / December 19, 2019

Narrative Tech: Categories, needs and what’s next

How can we assess, categorize and prioritize the technologies that create, distribute and test narrative change? Together with dozens of artists, campaigners, communicators and technologists we’re identifying and evaluating the tech tools we have and need for narrative change.

Ted Fickes / December 5, 2019

Start Making Sense: Narrative Tech convening at Civic Hall, September 2019

Decoding Narrative Technology

Narrative tech: What is it? What do we have? What do we need? And why does it matter? Takeaways from the Start Making Sense convening in September, 2019.

Narrative Initiative / September 17, 2019

A Pre-Forum Primer: “Building a Bigger We: Narrative Change in the Digital Age”

“Building a Bigger We: Narrative Change in the Digital Age” (Sep 6, 2019) is a conversation about organizing, technology, and how conversations are shaped today.

Narrative Initiative / September 4, 2019

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New technologies offer powerful tools for those who wish to maintain or shift narratives, for better or worse. These case studies spotlight how six organizations are building or using technology to foster equity and justice.

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