Collaborative Institute
The Collaborative Institute is the nonprofit research arm of the Collaborative. The Institute funds research projects, the development of white papers, and a Summer Institute in which university undergraduates and graduates research and develop ways to address challenges facing our world.
A Selection of Articles about Our Initiatives and Ideas
International ‘superfund’ could ease the human, economic costs of health crises
Winston Churchill’s words ring true today: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Today’s global pandemic makes it clear that lethal viruses are here to stay. Equally evident is the need for new ideas to better address pandemics and the intensifying public health emergency of global warming. Both travel the planet without regard to borders and inflict immeasurable harm.
The Collaborative Summer Institute
In May 2020, the Collaborative launched the “Collaborative Summer Institute.” This annual internship program was created to give college, graduate students, and recent graduates an opportunity to participate in intensive learning experiences by exploring solutions to real world challenges.
Improving the Ben Franklin Parkway demands smarts and art, not costly engineering
In this article, Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa, who heads the Landscape Urbanism and Resilience practice at The Collaborative, discusses the importance of incorporating art and technology in the plans for transforming the Benjamin Franklin Parkway into a “21st century” public space.
Now Spend Two Trillion for a Bigger Public Health Emergency
History will rightly credit you for acting quickly to spend trillions to limit the effects of the current public health emergency. Like never before, the US government and others around the world saw the enormity of the crisis and acted knowing the future of the world’s health and global economy depended on it.
Can conservatives return to core values?
In this essay, Ed Shoucair, the president of the Collaborative, discusses what it means to be a conservative in today’s world. He says “The values of many conservatives no longer make sense to me. As a child, I learned America’s strength comes from working hard, carefully managing one’s assets, thinking for yourself and tirelessly seeking to form a more perfect union.”
Bartram’s Garden
Kaye Lynn Johnson, the Collaborative’s VP of Landscape Architecture, participated in a lecture series entitled “The Art of Trees: A new social imaginary in the face of environmental crisis.” She was one of the scholars and artists participating in the Gund Gallery lecture series at Kenyon College focusing on humanity’s relationship with the natural world.