powerful data
data that empowersagenda: agenda: is a data science for social impact company.
We leverage big data,
location-based analytics,
and predictive mapping
to identify communities
with untapped power.
In partnership with those who would employ data for public good, we make long-term, place-based investments in the conditions for change.
we deliver data tools that highlight who lives in places that are ripe for movement-building, and insights on when & where those communities will be most receptive to change
backed by by an organizing and narrative strategy
that invests in what shapes a common agenda;
why common identities build resilient connections;
and how empowered voices change policy
we believe in a few simple ideas that are too often ignored:
Data alone is not enough
If insights immediately led to action, if knowing better always led to doing better, we would already live in a world with far less injustice, and much more equity.
Decision-making science is about more than changing minds
Behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience have long revealed we are guided by head and heart. Context, emotion, memory, and identity matter in shaping our decision-making process more than the facts.
Choices are communal
Because who we are reflects where we come from, delivering actionable insights requires deep understanding of the places we partner with.
Culture is place-based
Effective narrative strategy charges us with responding, turning shared beliefs into opportunity and drive. That common agenda only takes root when we invest in places.
who we are
We’re a team of social scientists, data scientists, economists, community and social impact leaders joining forces to create the data products, tools, and strategy we wish we could find.
Frustrated that research has not quickly shaped policy, we are emboldened that our experiences highlight when, where, and how to root change, invest in place, and move outcomes.
We are building agenda: as a non-partisan, double bottom line company. We know that data itself has intrinsic value. We are equally invested in the social outcomes that powerful data unlocks.
