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Digital systems increasingly shape public life, from sensors embedded in city infrastructure to AI-enabled systems that influence how services, mobility, and public spaces operate. Yet the technologies shaping our shared environments often remain …

Introduction Imagine you’re a librarian of a vast library of precious books. What keeps you up at night? How would you protect the books from threats? You might worry about fires, floods, or people trying to steal or destroy what’s inside. But what …

A few weeks ago, a photo on LinkedIn from the TikTok For You(th) Summit in London caught my eye. Baby pink background, cheerful branding, adults discussing safety and well-being for youth. It was optimistic. This was a stark contrast to Amnesty …

Helpful Places and Superbloom are excited to team up in order to grow the open-source ecosystem around Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR). This next chapter isn’t just about launching new work. It’s about expanding a shared story: seeing the invisible digital systems around us, building practical tools that make transparency meaningful for everyone, shifting norms, and setting new expectations for how technology is introduced into communities.