Transforming Outrage into Overlap

An ai-assisted collaborative governance platform and federated network that gives communities the tools they need to find new ways forward.

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21st Century Democracy

Voice at Scale

Thousands can participate—online, in person, or by phone. AI-assisted synthesis reveals areas of consensus and shared purpose, while clarifying the areas of tension for deeper engagement.

Uncommon Ground

Focused dialogues or small assemblies translate what people say into actionable, common ground recommendations.

Federated Action

Local coalitions and governments act on what they can control while federating across counties and states to strengthen collective action across the scales.

Principles

Citizen-Agency

Citizens are not passive voters or spectators — they are agents of change with the power and responsibility to shape our shared future.

Collaboration

Differences in background and perspective enrich collective wisdom. We foster environments where many voices meet, and where democracy deepens through dialogue.

Accountability

Communities and networks hold institutions to their word. Transparency, shared learning, and trust are the foundations of legitimate governance.

Subsidiarity

Decisions are made as close to the people as possible — while connecting communities across places to learn from one another and federate impact to larger scales.

Problem-Solving

Deliberation is a tool for real progress. Bloom elevates pragmatic, forward-looking ‘most-win’ solutions that bridge divides rather than reinforcing zero-sum conflict.

Post-Partisanship

We move beyond critique toward co-creation and problem solving— building what’s next through imagination, courage, and collective action.

Vision

Renewing democracy from the ground up—using deliberative civic tech, community networks, and federation to help people create common ground and take collective action — beyond polarization. Learn more

Meet the Team

  • Rahmin Sarabi

    CO-LEAD

  • Clara Long

    CO-LEAD

  • Audrey Tang

    SENIOR ADVISOR

  • Humphrey Obuobi

    DESIGN

Contact

Interested in hosting a BLOOM enabled site in your city, county, region, state, or school? Share some info and we will be in touch.