The Public Spaces Incubator is an international partnership between six public service media organizations and New_ Public to develop new, useful tools that improve online conversation.
New_ Public
We are researchers, engineers, designers, and community leaders working together to create digital public spaces where people can thrive and connect.
Building Digital Public Spaces for Good
A Conversation with Eli Pariser, Co-Founder and Co-Director of New_ Public
New_ Public Invests in Local Online Spaces as Digital Civic Infrastru…
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Creating a Flourishing Digital Public Space for Your Local Area | Notion
A how-to guide for admins and moderators of inclusive, uplifting, and public-spirited local Facebook groups, Discord servers, subreddits, and more...
Developmental Spaces: Cultural incubators for a time of transformation | Conscious Communities
The whitepaper. Rosie Bell, Boaz Feldman and Rufus Pollock, September 2025.
Digital Spaces Directory | New_ Public
As the social media landscape changes and a new wave of digital spaces emerges, this Directory is meant to be a resource for our field — a jumping-off-point for further exploration and research for anyone who’s interested in studying, building, stewarding, or simply using digital social platforms. We hope this will inspire creative exploration, spark new collaborations, and highlight important progress.
Roomy joins Modal incubator - Roomy
Rigorous institutional structures make for credible purpose-orientation.
What are these new conversational tools appearing on some stories?
CBC is testing new tools for online conversations as part of the Public Spaces Incubator, an international partnership among six public...
Computational Public Space
Chapters — Intro, Communal computing, This presentation, Physicality — Globalization, Centrally-planned, Isolating, Private property, Surveillance, Consumption, Hidden — Summary, Outline
👋 Introducing Roundabout: built for neighbors, with neighbors
New_ Public’s app for local communities enters closed beta in five pilot communities
👋 Introducing Roundabout: built for neighbors, with neighbors
New_ Public’s app for local communities enters closed beta in five pilot communities
Neighborhood Steward Fellowship | New_ Public
An eight-week program bringing together leaders of local-oriented online spaces to experiment with fun new practices and ideas
Thrilled to share that our project @roundabout.town (give them a follow!) will be powering new, healthy digital public spaces in Chicago! This is part of chicago.com, a partnership with Chicago Public Media, which is the @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org. niemanlab.org/2026/08/can-public-media-buil…
Can public media build its own social network? Chicago Public Media teams up with New_ Public to try
www.niemanlab.org