Resources & Events
We work collaboratively to create and share research and resources that surface and lift up big, cross-issue ideas — and facilitate conversations that help turn those ideas into change. Explore our reports, resources, and community conversations.
Resource
July 28, 2026
This short two-pager explores how a simple and powerful meta-narrative puts words to what people already feel, and illustrates how we can use it to highlight the agency we all have in this moment.
Report
July 8, 2026
Drawing on interviews across democracy, philanthropy, organizing, and civic life, this project explores a central question: What conditions make meaningful collaboration, democratic participation, and collective agency possible?
Resource
July 1, 2026
Inspiration, guidance, and practical support to craft authentic, inclusive American stories and use the US@250 moment to help move our nation closer to its promise.
Event
June 24, 2026
On July 8th, Think Big Alliance hosted a community conversation on building the conditions for collective agency in the next 250 years.
Event
June 10, 2026
On June 10, Think Big hosted an online conversation about how communicators, advocates, organizers, and narrative strategists can partner with artists and use creative approaches to bring narrative strategy to life.
Framing Science Brief
May 11, 2026
A new framing science brief from Topos Partnership looks at how powerlessness, disconnection, and distrust can fuel authoritarian appeals — and, crucially, how advocates can respond with narratives that foster agency, solidarity, and engagement.
Event
April 28, 2026
On April 28th, we gathered for the launch of the new narrative toolkit: Narrative Power for Kids and Families: Rewriting the Story of the Economy.
Resource
April 23, 2026
Our new social media toolkit offers ready-to-use posts, visuals, and messaging guidance to help communicators tell a more honest, inclusive, people-powered American story as the country approaches its 250th anniversary.
Event
April 9, 2026
As the country approaches its 250th anniversary, we gathered communicators, advocates, organizers, and creative partners to explore how we can tell a more honest, inclusive, and resonant American story.
Resource
February 24, 2026
Our new one-pager is your quick-start guide to the powerful narrative framework that can help us move our nation closer to its promises.