Products With Purpose
Welcome to Products with Purpose. This is Eli Harrell the purpose of this interview series is to tell the stories of people just like you and me, who are putting everything on the line, going all-in to create real impact. It is my job to tease out the most valuable stories from people who are building products and businesses that are laser-focused on solving meaningful problems on this planet (or beyond).
Products With Purpose
#83 Josh Woodard - Civi: Rehumanizing The Other Side Through Civil Discourse
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Josh Woodard Founder of Civi
Civi is leading efforts to build a platform aimed at creating a new political future by enabling civil discourse and problem-solving with “the other side”.
Josh is passionate about ethically and appropriately using digital technology to make a positive impact in the world.
He has extensive experience in the social impact and digital technology fields in more than 20 emerging/frontier markets and has led numerous efforts driving positive impact in areas such as agriculture, financial inclusion, health, civil society/governance, workforce development, and resilience.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- How Civi is working to help people unite, converse, and collaborate for positive change across differences
- Fostering agreement, publishing proposals, and analyzing feedback to empower conversations for positive change
- Empowering the majority for change by promoting collaboration for problem-solving
- How we can foster empathy and realize the shared humanity behind differing views
- Offering alternatives to social media's harm
Make sure to stay until the end to hear Josh’s book recommendation and something forward-looking that he’s optimistic about right now!
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- Impact’s Edge
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