People Doing Interesting Things

• Innovations for Poverty Action  - https://www.poverty-action.org/

- IPA conducts rigorous field research to identify effective solutions to global poverty. They partner with governments, NGOs, and universities to design and evaluate evidence-based interventions in health, education, finance, and governance

• The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab - https://www.povertyactionlab.org/

-  J-PAL aims to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. They conduct randomized evaluations around the world to test which social and economic programs work best

• Center for Mind and Culture - http://mindandculture.org/

- CMAC studies the intersection of culture, mind, and society to understand human behavior. They combine research, workshops, and applied projects to foster cultural and cognitive insights for social change

• Santa Fe Institute -  https://www.santafe.edu/

- SFI is a research institute dedicated to the study of complex systems across disciplines such as physics, biology, economics, and social science. It fosters interdisciplinary collaboration to uncover patterns and principles underlying complexity

• Polyface Farms - http://www.polyfacefarms.com/

- Polyface Farms, run by Joel Salatin, is a model of sustainable, regenerative agriculture. They focus on pasture-based livestock and ecological farming practices to produce food while restoring soil health.

• Savory Institute - https://www.savory.global/

- The Savory Institute promotes holistic land management to combat desertification and climate change. They work globally with farmers and communities to implement regenerative grazing practices.

• Watershed Row -  https://www.watershedrow.org/

- Watershed Row will transform a historic 1928 building into a community hub anchored by an artisan bakery and climbing gym. At its core is a love for the wild and working lands of the Klamath Basin. The project takes radical responsibility for its material, energy and water relationships to meet the Living Building Challenge.