I work with funders, nonprofits, governments, companies, and civil society organizations to help them improve our information and governance systems.

I'm most interested in supporting projects that will lead to the creation of new capabilities or institutions, especially those aligned with the directions set out here and here.

Building on a strong technical foundation, I do deep investigations of underlying problems that are often assumed to be irresolvable, and explore widely across disciplinary and industry boundaries. I research, develop, and elevate innovative solutions, and articulate key concepts and visions—often backed up by the ingredients needed for implementation and impact: policy briefs, roadmaps, success criteria, technical resources, partner connections, pilot and hypothesis testing plans, etc.

My consulting projects have covered a large range of domains, for example:

  • Supporting a funder exploring ways to make social media less divisive.
  • Writing for the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence on the impacts of synthetic media (aka deepfakes or generative media).
  • Advising on a product for mapping initiatives around online credibility.
  • Helping build out a 'responsibility council' for an early-stage startup.
  • Scoping out the potential impact of an academic center focused on the impact of online platforms on discourse (which became the Center for Social Media Responsibility at UMSI where I later served as founding Chief Technologist).

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