Young people will play a pivotal role in the outcome of the midterm election. On Tuesday 11/1 @ 6pm ET, Engagement Lab director Eric Gordon joins Suffolk University's Ford Hall Forum, The Washington Center, & GBH Forum Network to discuss the power of youth civic participation. wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

How can city governments gain & retain the trust of their constituents? On 12/5 @ 12pm ET, hear from Engagement Lab director Eric Gordon & KnightHennessy Scholar Tomás G. about the actionable learnings gathered from their research made possible by Knight Foundation. solvingfortrust.eventbrite.com

Truly powerful statement from Brian Worrell - thank you for sharing. Engagement Lab and MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center and Peace Institute are with you in the collective effort to transform narratives of gun violence in this city and to stop the senseless cycle. transformnarratives.org

It’s course registration season at @emersoncollege, so this week we’re introducing all of Engagement Lab’s spring studio courses! Want to learn about collaborative methods of design & co-creation? Co-Design Studio (SI200) was designed for you! Learn more: elab.emerson.edu/curriculum/und…

Emerson student Cole Tatham shares why last spring's Social Impact Studio was such an impactful experience. You can learn more about this spring's four studio options — which are open to all Emerson students, regardless of major — here: elab.emerson.edu/curriculum/und…

How can city governments gain & retain the trust of their constituents? Join us 12/5 @ 12pm ET for actionable learnings from Eric Gordon & Tomás G., plus a panel w/ Dana Chermesh-Rashef, Andy Lutzky, @EmilyMYates, & more, moderated by Lilian Coral of Knight Foundation solvingfortrust.eventbrite.com

Join Engagement Lab on Monday, Dec 5 to discuss new work from Eric Gordon & Tomás G. on how technologists and city leaders are using digital solutions to build trust with residents, moderated by New America's Lilian Coral. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/solving-for-…

With Trust in Government Waning, Can New Technologies Make it Easier to Govern? My research with Tomás G. seeks to answer this question. knightfoundation.org/articles/with-… via Knight Foundation Engagement Lab

.Engagement Lab's Eric Gordon outlines 7 tips for city leaders, scholars, & policymakers to connect existing practice to the bigger picture of smart governance, based on findings of “Solving for Trust: Innovations in Smart Urban Governance.” What is tech's role? knightfoundation.org/articles/with-…

A bunch of influential surgeons, including our partners at MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center, gathered in DC to push for a surgeon general report on #GunViolence. It’s time we treat gun violence as the public health crisis that it is. thetrace.org/2022/12/gun-vi… Engagement Lab

On 12/8, Emerson College students gathered in Dorchester with partners from Peace Institute and Teen Empowerment to share their collective work from the fall semester’s Social Impact Studios in virtual reality and game design. Watch the highlight reel: vimeo.com/781632519

Big week at BARI. Research seed grant applications are now open! Graduate students from any university can apply with their civically engaged projects. Partnerships with local community groups prioritized! Initiative on Cities Eric Gordon NU School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Michael Johnson MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social

"All smart governance efforts need to start with the premise that there is no one public." elabhome.blob.core.windows.net/elabpublicatio… "Listening technologies should be understood as public goods, not as techniques that are monopolized by government officials." #OpenGov #CivicTech

Great article by Barbara Bulc that introduces approaches to development that prioritize metrics beyond economic growth. What will it take to mainstream this?

This partnership between Peace Institute MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center and Engagement Lab at Emerson College continues to produce impactful stories that center healing and strength of our communities in Boston.

Thank you Councilor Worrell for making the space to have this conversation.

What is TNGV? Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence is our initiative alongside MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center Engagement Lab to explore the impact of dominant narratives surrounding violence, and to co-create story-based solutions. RSVP to our event hosted by Stepping Strong Center: linktr.ee/ldbpeaceinstit…

The T in Boston is like the Sleestak of public transit: slow and treacherous.

Here’s how we change narratives of gun violence. We start with those most impacted, we tell stories with them, so that we can escape the small mindedness that treats gun violence as a bug in the system. Sadly, it’s a feature. today.emerson.edu/2023/05/05/pea…

We’re thrilled to share that The Deep Listening Project — led by Eric Gordon of the Engagement Lab, James Paradis of MIT, & Yihyun Lim of USC — is a finalist in OpenIDEO’s Climate Resiliency Challenge: challenges.openideo.com/challenge/clim…