The Interactivity Foundation works to engage citizens in the exploration and development of possibilities for public policy through small group discussions.
IF Focal Areas
Project Discussions
Longer-term projects with selected panelists that develop our Discussion Reports or Guides with different possibilities for future public policy.
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Shorter-term discussion series that use our Discussion Reports or Guides as a starting point for further discussion and exploration.
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We also work with educators to support student-centered discussions in a variety of educational settings.
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Neither Star Nor Gypsy
IF Fellow Adolf Gundersen's brief essay, Neither Star Nor Gypsy: How I Found Happiness Outside of Academia, appears in the July 2016 edition of Political Science & Politics. It is Gundersen's contribution to a seminar on political science PhD's careers … Read more
Expanded Public Discussions—A Possible Answer to the Participant Question of “What’s Next?”
Many of my IF colleagues and affiliated facilitators have had the experience of lively discussions of Interactivity Foundation guidebooks that conclude with discussants asking “what’s next?”. These expressions of confusion, frustration, and agitation vary from person to person and may … Read more
The Olympics and Society’s Focus on Elite Sports
--Jeff Prudhomme When the Rio summer Olympics roll around in August, billions of viewers around the world will be glued to screens, cheering on some of the world’s greatest athletes. Many of us will root for our nation’s athletes, hoping to … Read more