realtalk@Boston

Project

At the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, we believe that the hard work of democracy is rooted in our ability to listen, understand, and relate with one another. Our goal with our project is to bring the process, the methods, and the tools designed and prototyped at MIT CCC into the city of Boston and engage a diverse network of local stakeholders (such as government, private actors, community-based organizations, media, and educational institutions) in the co-design and co-development of a lasting piece of civic infrastructure that promotes healthy and constructive public conversations. These community dialogues are based on people sharing their experiences of living in their local communities and can be focused on the areas that most impact their lives, such as housing, public health, safety, education, and others.

Program: Spaces
Phase: In Progress
Tags: Civic Tech, Social Dialogue Networks
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Contributors

Professor Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou

Head of Translational Research & Practice

Marina Rakhilin

Program Manager

Maggie Hughes

PhD candidate

Daniel Kessler

PhD candidate

News

CCC gathered local community-based organizations to explore: How might we transform Boston into Listening City?
Eighteen representatives of local community-based organizations came together for a day co-design, learning, and building connections with the mission of elevating underheard voices across the city.

The MIT Center for Constructive Communication, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is growing a network of local key stakeholders that will invite members of their diverse communities to engage in public conversations, share their experiences, and develop a shared understanding as a way of building up our civic muscles of democracy in Boston.

News

Translational research

05.30.2024 | MIT Center for Constructive Communication
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