About
The Living Library is a curated platform designed to surface the most relevant, timely, and actionable knowledge to help solve public problems, advance science, and reimagine governance for the 21st century.
Our goal: to provide a signal in the noise—making sense of complex developments and surface the ideas that matter most for those working to improve lives through smarter institutions, better use of technology, and evidence-based innovation.
Each day, we scan the horizon for the most valuable insights—highlighting cutting-edge research, new tools, practical case studies, and emerging viewpoints from across disciplines and around the globe.
The Living Library’s Collection spans topics from artificial intelligence and open data to citizen science, civic technology, and social innovation. With a global lens, we draw insights from the public and private sector, academia, civil society, and beyond—helping our readers stay ahead of emerging trends and connect ideas to action.
Each Friday, we publish The Digest, a curated selection of 20 new additions to our Collection—delivered straight to your inbox.
Subscribe to The Digest and join a growing community committed to tackling public challenges with insight, creativity, and purpose.
Curator-in-Chief
Dr. Stefaan G. Verhulst is the Curator-in-Chief of the Living Library.
In addition, Stefaan is the Co-Founder of the Governance Laboratory (The GovLab, New York City) and of The Data Tank (Brussels). He is also Research Professor at the Tandon School of Engineering, and Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University. In addition, he serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal “Data & Policy” (Cambridge University Press).
Did you come across – or create – a compelling project, report, book, or video at the leading edge of innovation in governance?
Share it with us at info@thelivinglib.org so that we can add it to the Collection!
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