Cortico’s Local Voices Network (LVN) brings people together in recorded small-group conversations around their lived experiences.
Through a powerful combination of AI and human listening, LVN enables organizations to make sense of the conversations they collect, surfacing community voices into public dialogue and decision making – with authenticity, nuance, and transparency that surveys and focus groups cannot match.
LVN’s unique human-machine system is the product of an effort led by Cortico in cooperation with MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication.
The deterioration of social and institutional trust is accelerating; people in communities everywhere are tired of speaking up and not feeling heard.
Surveys and focus groups rarely capture the rich breadth of people’s lived experiences. Local in-person forums such as town halls and open meetings fall short as civic spaces, attracting the usual attendees in what are often inadequate efforts to capture the full range of community input.
These times demand better listening channels and stronger civic spaces where input shared by community members sparks more informed and transparent decisions from our leaders.
Watch this short demo of the LVN platform and contact us to learn more. We offer a range of options, including self-service access, human-led sense-making support, and co-learning opportunities with our collaborators at MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication.
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Government agencies have used LVN to surface underheard citizen voices into the selection of Madison, WI’s police chief and an equity statement that speaks to all Chicago residents.
Community coalitions like RealTalk for Change Boston, a civic initiative designed to amplify the voices of Boston community members who are often underheard by current civic processes.
Advocacy initiatives like Reimagine Arkansas and 100 Days of Conversations About School have used LVN to amplify experiences of communities at the margins through powerful narratives and artist collaborations.
Local non-profits like Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness and United Way of Dane County have used LVN to listen to their stakeholders for strategic policy setting.
Newsrooms like the Tampa Bay Times and engagement journalism collaborations have used LVN to understand citizen agendas and include underheard voices in their reporting.
Global non-profit Junior Achievement Worldwide has used LVN to inform its strategic direction with diverse voices from its worldwide youth community.
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