Harnessing the Power of Human Creativity and Technology

We’re building the future with creative intelligence.

Our Opportunity

Innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping how we learn, work, and live. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to dream bigger than ever before and define together what comes next. Dream Purple Foundation is powered by storytellers working to ensure what we build, how we lead, and what we fund today keeps humans at the center.

Dream Purple Foundation is a nonprofit social venture that catalyzes first-movers shaping the future of education and work. We bring together builders, funders, ecosystem leaders, and storytellers to elevate ideas, products, and solutions designed for human flourishing.

Our Mission

  • “As narratives become embedded into popular culture, government, and philanthropy, and repeated in our homes and communities, they become shared beliefs about how the world works. If stories are tiles, narratives are the mosaic.”

    Michaela Leslie-Rule, How We See Us

  • "Technology is at its best, not when it is replacing, but when it is augmenting human intelligence."

    Kwame Anku, The End of AI: The Digitial Intelligence Manifesto

  • "The scope of generative AI will impact nearly every facet of human lives in ways that are both indetectable and dramatic. This means we all deserve a role in giving shape and setting terms of how this powerful new tool will be used—including in conversations about when and how it should not be used. We have an opportunity to democratize technology policy."

    Dr. Alondra Nelson, AI Is Having a Moment—and Policymakers Cannot Squander the Opportunity to Act,

    Center for American Progress, April 11, 2023

Our Approach

Here’s how we are shaping a future of education and work where technology expands human potential.

Convene impactful events that spotlight first-movers.

Dreamscapes brings together executive leaders, funders, builders, and storytellers to explore emerging possibilities at the intersection of narrative, technology, and social impact. Through curated conversations and experiences, we connect first-movers with the people, ideas, and resources that can help move their work forward.

Catalyze innovation within organizations.

Our signature programs support technologists, researchers, creative problem-solvers, and social entrepreneurs developing ideas, products, and solutions for human flourishing. Through fiscal sponsorship, strategic advising, narrative support, and convening, we help first-movers move from idea to impact.

Cultivate a shared vision for the future.

We are developing a research-informed narrative framework to help education leaders, technology builders, and funders make human-centered choices about generative AI. Through our multimedia series, articles, and events, we share insights, elevate new ideas, and connect people shaping the future of education and work.

Our Funders

Dream Purple Foundation was launched with funding from Purple Haus— a creative intelligence and strategic communications consultancy that partners with leaders to achieve breakthroughs in business and society. Our work is sustained by the generous support of people and organizations who share our vision and values.

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