Fostering traditional and emerging ways of making for social innovation and collective transformation.
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Residency programs explore material and self, engage with the Shaker ethos, and culminate in a Chef’s Table event.
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An art-making and the natural world Montessori curriculum adaptable as teacher training with resources for all schools.
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Partnership with Harvard Kennedy School Professor Brooks' course - Creating Justice in Real Time. Creativity as a catalyst for social change - research, exhibitions, and panel discussions on human rights and the arts.
Design, Technology, & Social Innovation
Activating
Spaces
for Making
The Forge Residency
Curated residencies that connect emerging technology with traditional craft including a chef’s table activation to locate the transformation that occurs through convening and making.
Help shape our future
Founder’s Circle members are more than donors—they are partners in transformation. Your support will shape Tangible Mind’s strategy, programs, and impact.
Objects to think with
“We are neural beings. Our brains take their input from the rest of our bodies. What our bodies are like and how they function in the world structures the way we think.”
— George Lakoff
EDGE 3rd Culture:
A Talk with George Lakoff
Teaching
Experiential
Learning
Creative STEAM Education
Empowering students to use their ability to make through experiential learning to improve the lives of students, families, and communities.
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Discover the power of giving. Your gift today will support community creativity & social innovation.
Architecting
Air
Robotics & Architecture
Shaker-inspired inflatable architecture workshop to fabricate a portable space for making.
Thinking doesn’t just happen in the brain—it extends into our bodies, environments, and interactions with others.
“The movements of our hands, the rhythms of our breathing, and even the postures we assume can shape the quality and content of our thoughts.”
— Annie Murphy Paul
Extended Mind Theory