
Changing the Game of Activism
Could it be possible that the “templates” activists have been using for our games are nowhere near the ideal for creating change?
From the co-creator of Occupy Wall Street, reflections on aI-powered activism, futurism, and the new ways of thinking that are reshaping social change movements.
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