Real Talk for Change

Uplifting the voices of Boston’s historically underheard [Archived]

Leading up to the local elections in November 2021, Real Talk for Change introduced a new civic infrastructure to engage Boston residents in community-led constructive conversations. This city-wide effort was a collaboration between the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, Cortico, and a network of local community organizations.

Bridging, Communication, Politics, Conversation Visualization, Visualization, Data Visualization, Conversation Design, Conversation Facilitation, Civic Engagement, Listening

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Overview

Real Talk For Change was a collaboration between the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, Cortico, Dunk the Vote, The Boston Foundation, Circle of Nations, South End Technology Center, Family Nurturing Center, and Metro Boston Alive. Our goal was to introduce a new element of civic infrastructure in which the voice of the public grows out of people sharing their experiences of living in Boston. More specifically, we wanted to amplify the voices and gain the engagement of folks who are too often underheard by current civic processes. Real Talk For Change provided a means for Bostonians to cut through the noise of opinion makers and finally be heard.

Learn more at https://realtalkforchange.org/