Laugh. Scoff. Gasp. Play.
We use behavioral technology to create interactive media that is wickedly fun and actively good.
Like get out and use the broken pieces of this world to build a better one—good.
Rebels with a cause.
Good does not have to be boring. Scratch that. Good should not be boring. The scene that makes you ugly cry-laugh and slap your friend. The satisfying thrill of finally defeating the evil villain and unlocking the next level. The way your heart swells when you do something meaningful—GOOD.
Good stories captivate. Good games are fun. Good people care.
History’s greatest heroes made waves.
They rocked the boat. Maybe even threw a few bad seeds overboard. (JK. We don’t condone people-tossing.) But we are chucking the status-quo. We’re not your storybook saints.
Nor your typical activists…
Common Ground Activism
We believe the best way to do good is through Common Ground Activism. Common Ground Activism is about Stop and Go. Stop the threat of violence— whether that’s emotional, physical, or structural violence (in the form of oppression). But it’s also about Go, unlocking transformations. Our inability to deal with difference prevents us from making progress on every single issue we face. Whether it’s race issues, climate change, health, poverty, or education—we have to be able to collaboratively solve problems if we’re going to make any progress. It’s about attacking the problem, not the person.
What do you do when a bully is coming at you? Or someone is yelling hateful things to someone next to you? Our story games give you a chance to get your hero on.
How does Common Ground Activism work? It’s way more fun to play than explain. ;)
You’re in.
Conservative? Liberal? Neither? You’re all welcome (needed in fact). Every background, creed, faith, and identity is invited. The reality is we’re not Thanos. We can’t snap our fingers and get rid of all the people we disagree with, the people we don’t like. We still have to share… well, Earth. And most likely, you’ll need these people to make widespread, lasting change. Everyone does better when we focus on our similar interests, rather than separate positions. Let’s go even farther; people with different viewpoints usually come up with genius solutions when they work together. So, no matter who you are or what your background is, you are valuable to us. We want you.
How it all began…
Our path to world domination started with peace.
Well, more like the world’s largest peacebuilding organization, Search for Common Ground. We, the founders, spent a good portion of our careers working at this Nobel Peace Prize-nominated organization. Search tackles everything from countering violent extremism, reconciliation after genocide, prevention of mass atrocities, gender-based violence, refugee integration, and more. We watched the most hopeless situations transformed. Big or small, most problems persist because of the inability to deal with conflict constructively.
But what if instead pumping our fists and trying to tear down an existing, broken world, we had to tools to build a better one? What if we could embolden a generation in Common Ground Activism? #WorldDomination
(Photo credit: Zach Krahmer, Search for Common Ground)
Hi.
Yep. We’re the founders. Y’all will blaze the trail. We’re just the ones to hand you a torch. ;)
