Common Good AI provides an AI‑driven platform that enables large‑scale, structured deliberation for communities, guiding participants from idea generation through value mapping to collective decision‑making.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Communities often lack scalable tools to move beyond simple surveys, making it difficult to gather diverse citizen input, identify shared values, and translate that input into concrete policy recommendations. This limits inclusive participation and hampers collaborative problem‑solving on issues such as health care access, gun violence, homelessness, and climate adaptation.
Solution
Common Good AI offers an AI‑driven platform that facilitates large‑scale, structured deliberation among community members. The system guides participants through idea generation, value identification, and collective decision‑making using digital dialogue rather than polling. Real‑time AI analysis synthesizes contributions into actionable recommendations, which are then presented to local leaders for legislative or programmatic action. The platform supports both online engagement and in‑person deliberative forums, enabling inclusive participation across geographic regions. By turning many individual voices into a shared direction, the solution helps communities co‑create policies that reflect the priorities of those most affected.
Target Audience
Primary users are municipal governments, regional policy agencies, and nonprofit organizations that seek to engage residents in inclusive, data‑driven deliberative processes for local decision‑making.
Features
- End‑to‑end engagement workflow that moves participants from idea submission to consensus‑building and policy recommendation
- AI‑powered natural‑language processing to aggregate and summarize diverse inputs in real time
- Structured dialogue interface that supports value mapping, priority ranking, and collaborative decision trees
- Integration with common communication channels (e.g., WhatsApp chatbot via Twilio) for low‑barrier participation
- Multi‑state deployment capability, allowing separate online spaces for each jurisdiction while maintaining consistent methodology
- Support for hybrid participation, combining online platforms with face‑to‑face deliberative forums