The Source School

I spent two thought provoking and inspiring days at MIT this week. Monday was collaborative workshops and networking with others using social dialog tools for listening to underheard voices. , and others. Wow I met some amazing people! Tuesday’s event was an invited symposium: Trust and Human Connection in an Age of AI and Social Medua. Izzy George, one of The Source School’s We Listen student leaders from Freeport HS, and I spent the day with other .ai partners and thought leaders in AI, social media, and democracy from MIT, Harvard, UVA, U Wisconsin, Brown, and others. You can see us with Dimitra, head of translational research , who has been such a support to We Listen programming. Izzy’s discussions with youth leaders from Newark and Philadelphia are already leading to new collaborations to strengthen student agency, mattering, and ultimately — HOPE. Stay tuned for more on what we learned in the coming days.

Trust is built through action. Taking action together toward a shared vision builds mutual trust and feelings of hope and mattering in youth. We Listen: Data-Informed Civic Engagement has room for two more high schools to join the cohort. Contact us for more information!