Read more about “Why Your Brain Needs Stories” by this month’s Panelist, Kirk Cheyfitz.

We are facing unprecedented challenges to our constitutional democracy and the destruction of America's global alliances and standing. PSG Consulting and Innovating for the Public Good: R&D for Democracy (IFPG) have launched a First Mondays Webinar series to address these challenges. The webinars will bring together visionaries, practitioners and thought leaders to craft a new narrative for democracy's future.

Part two of this series was, “Words as Weapons, Words as Bridges: Reclaiming the Debate.”

In an era of information chaos, language isn't just communication — it's power. We discussed how words shape reality, dissected the metaphors that move movements, and thought about language that can cut through the noise, tell our story and reach people where they are.