Books that Inspire Us

As we have built and refined the ideas for the John and Abigail Center, we owe a debt to the thinkers, writers, and social entrepreneurs who inspired us. Here are some of the books we read and recommend to anyone interested in social change: Article coming soon List...

Context for the Book

The John and Abigail Center for Social Change Begins Purpose: This book is primarily written to provide context to all who help develop and launch the John And Abigail Center For Social Change with its subsidiary organizations introduced together for the first time in...

Chapter 1: The Center For Social Change

dWe certainly have our work cut out for us. If we are going to accomplish real, lasting social change, we may need to rethink everything we do. How do we change our relationships with other people so they are meaningful and productive? How do we fix our educational...

Chapter 2: Three Traditions

“Before we dive into catalysts for necessary social change in the future, we need to understand more of the historical context that has shaped our current world. For the context of this book, we will roughly divide history into three sections: oral tradition,...

Chapter 5: Archive Studio and New Visual Media

The third catalyst for social change is new visual media. Personal relations and experiential learning are powerful tools made more powerful by the real-time, far-reaching effects of new visual media. Of course, while we use the tools of this new tradition, we have to...

Chapter 6: Social Change-U

3D Learning, the Simulations Institute, and the Archive Studio will benefit from widespread understanding and participation to effectively bring about social change. In the following three chapters, we’ll introduce three educational institutions that will increase...

Chapter 7: The Family Academy

This chapter falls in the center of the book because families are the center of society and the organization upon which all meaningful social change hinges. Unfortunately, a variety of factors have contributed to the decentralization, dissolution, and...

Chapter 8: Hearts to Children

Have you ever wondered how we can call, text, email, video chat, and communicate in unprecedented ways, but still be disconnected? Despite our rapidly-expanding technology, we seem to find it difficult to communicate what matters most with those who matter most. As...