Q&As

We live here, we’re committed, and we’re accountable

A Q&A with Hillary Do, Founder & Executive Director of BOLT

Jun 5 •

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Putting the "neighbor" back in the neighborhood

A Q&A with Gerrel Jones, Founder & Executive Director of Renew Birmingham

Apr 10 •

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Can AI be designed to promote connection, community, and flourishing?

A Q&A with Ron Ivey, founder of HumanConnections.AI and Research Fellow at the Harvard Human Flourishing Program

Mar 13 •

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The mysterious, magical, unpredictable human funk of being in community

A Q&A with Elise Granata, creator of the GROUP HUG newsletter and local community steward

Feb 13 •

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How our online lives shape our lives in community (or lack thereof)

A Q&A with Soren Duggan on the media-community feedback loop, the individualistic online lives of men, and making “progress” against these forces

Jan 16 •

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Designing in our neighborhoods, for our neighborhoods

A Q&A with D.J. Trischler, neighborhood designer, University of Cincinnati professor, and publisher of the Claypole Commons

Dec 5, 2024 •

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How libraries can become hubs for civic life and social connection

A Q&A with Shamichael Hallman, author of “Meet Me at the Library” and Director of Civic Health at the Urban Libraries Council

Oct 31, 2024 •

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Building societal structures to hold the messiness of our relationships

A Q&A with Hahrie Han, author of “Undivided” and political scientist at Johns Hopkins University

Oct 3, 2024 •

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How a self-governing summer program in Alabama helps teens realize their power

A Q&A with Daniel Marshall, Co-Founder of Lamplight Summer Camp

Aug 29, 2024 •

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Building an "accelerator" for community groups and social clubs

A Q&A with Build IRL founders, Saumya Gupta and Colton Heward-Mills

Aug 1, 2024 •

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Loving our places in and through their beauty and brokenness

A Q&A with writer and "Uprooted" author, Grace Olmstead

Jun 27, 2024 •

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Spiritual formation, moral knowledge, and the common good of our communities

A Q&A with Michael Wear, author of “The Spirit of Our Politics” and founder of the Center for Christianity and Public Life

May 23, 2024 •

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