Cortico

Cortico aims to foster constructive public conversation in communities and the media that improves our understanding of one another.

A non-profit in cooperation with the MIT Media Lab, Cortico builds systems that bring under-heard community voices, perspectives and stories to the center of a healthier public dialogue.

Cortico’s Local Voices Network (LVN) combines in-person and digital listening to host, analyze and connect community conversations at scale. This includes:

• Facilitating in-person community dialogue that enables participants to listen, learn, speak and be heard
• Building a digital network that connects facilitators and conversations across political and cultural boundaries
• Opening a new local listening channel for journalists, leaders and the community at large