The Open Planning Project finds collaborative solutions to seemingly intractable problems. Our approach to social change parallels our approach to technology.
These allied principles guide what we do and how we do it.
- TOPP engages in high-leverage initiatives. We are a catalyst; we carry out focused interventions that trigger large scale social change.
- Our work is transformative, not provisional.
- We are practical, not dogmatic.
- Transparency is
important at all scales, from person-to-person meetings to democratic
mechanisms. When
stakeholders work in the open, everyone wins.
- An empowered civil society can solve big problems. We build tools that connect like-minded people and help them to work together.
- Good technology can improve lives around the world. Open source software development, by empowering users to customize and re-purpose tools for a variety of needs, has enormous potential.
