Discursive polarization as a multi-dimensional divergence emerging in and through communication

Terra0 uses artistic narratives to propose post-human economies. As they put it: "On the blockchain, no one knows you’re a tree."

Lee Tzu-Tung’s “prolonged undercover performance art” and “bionic cryptocurrency” strive towards open-source futures on the blockchain and beyond.

In a fluctuating market, what has staying power? Mitchell F. Chan reflects on the construction of value and art and crypto’s shared status as “receptacles of faith.”

Penny Rafferty is LARPing new forms of organizing into existence. Taking up tools and processes used in the blockchain world, she aims to open wider portals of possibility.

A modest attempt to democratize law and legal education for social-ecological change by Isabel Feichtner.

From 26-30 August, an international group of distinguished lawyers and jurists are meeting at THE NEW INSTITUTE to draft a treaty for the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court.

Discursive polarization as a multi-dimensional divergence emerging in and through communication

How can we gain insights into cycling and micromobility flows and the ecosystem in Hamburg to make the city more liveable and sustainable?

The University of Bremen convinced the jury with its innovative approach of developing an AI-powered analytics dashboard to improve cycling and micromobility in Hamburg.

THE NEW INSTITUTE Program Chair Minna Salami contributes to the Club of Rome with a distinctive lens from Black feminism and African identity, empowering their battle against global crises.

A report from our discussion evening at the Hamburger Landesvertretung and our Data Commons Working Group Meeting in Berlin

How does data sharing for the public good really work?

Our fellow Avram Alpert on his latest book about accepting our limitations and leading more fulfilling lives.

Five wellbeing economy principles for the world

Ideas and solution proposals for data-based improvement of cycling and micromobility wanted.
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and THE NEW INSTITUTE are jointly launching the Urban Data Challenge Hamburg. The goal is to gain new insights into cycling and micromobility flows in Hamburg in order to make the city more livable and sustainable. The best proposed solution will be awarded €40,000.

How The New Hanse tries to tackle the question of private-public-people partnership in the digital age. What is the role of data in the digital age? What are prominent ways of governing data? How can we best use data for our common good?

Out of crises comes the new: flood disasters, drought, heat waves, and forest fires, although accompanied by uncertainty, present an opportunity for sustainable change and necessitate the integration of the humanities to create new spaces for thought and action towards a more secure future.

Ana Prvački on the Lessons of Nature for Societal Change

Carolyn Kirschner on Design for a Planet in Danger