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"We hadn’t done user research or tried to optimize an experience. We had identified an invisible social rule that every previous intervention had either missed or accepted as fixed. And then we designed a mechanism that worked with the culture, instead of against it.
That’s norm design."
In the United States, arts and culture work has long relied more on philanthropy and civil society than government support. The organizations that support bookstores usually do so within the constraints of the for-profit model.
Drawing on the lessons of the past, the next generation of philanthropists must "see #philanthropy not simply as a mechanism for social problem solving but as a means of broadening the agency of communities and strengthening their capacity to shape their own futures."
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Former Stanford PACS PhD Fellow @salmamousa.bsky.social is an assistant professor of political science at UCLA, where she serves on the Bedari Kindness Institute’s faculty advisory committee and leads research on #SocialCohesion, religious integration, and conflict resolution.
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What responsibilities accompany extraordinary wealth in a time of civic decline?
In @ssir.org, Priya Shanker discusses the potential for #CivicLeadership in today's era of billionaire #philanthropy and why the cross-sector, coalition-building work of legacy foundations may point the way forward.
As the #WorldCup kicks off this week, Salma's work includes research into how #soccer can build trust and tolerance, including increasing empathy and reducing hate crimes among communities and players from opposing sides of a conflict.
Read her faculty spotlight to learn more. ⤵️
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Faculty Affiliate @persily.bsky.social joined the Stanford Legal podcast to discuss the decision and its implications for racial representation, partisan gerrymandering, and anti-discrimination law.
Listen via @law.stanford.edu ⤵️
New in @ssir.org, Stanford PACS Executive Director Priya Shanker discusses the roles of civic leadership and foundation expertise in this evolving era of billionaire #philanthropy ⤵️
"The fundamental beginning point of a conversation for me about these highly capable and accelerating AI models is that we should not trust the companies to grade their own homework."
Listen to the conversation or read the transcript. ⤵️
Stanford PACS Faculty Advisor @robreich.bsky.social joined the Council on AI Governance’s AI Rules podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of #AI governance, the national security risks posed by frontier models, how to involve #CivilSociety in setting standards, and more.
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To solve problems that don't want to be solved, design for the unspoken social conventions that hold them in place.
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How financial models that support long-term resilience and sustainability are helping local bookstores across the United States strengthen their role as Main Street anchors. | This article is free to ...
"The defining challenge for this new generation of billionaire philanthropists is therefore not simply determining what to fund but how to exercise influence in a society where trust is fragile and legitimacy cannot be bought."
— Priya Shanker of @stanfordpacs.bsky.social
What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.
