TEDx | Democracy from the Margins

Ceasar McDowell, MIT Professor and Founder of MIT’s Co-Lab and The Move, gives insight into a way of designing democracy and society with marginalized groups and raising the quality of life for everyone.

MIT Professor and Founder of MIT’s Co-Lab Ceasar McDowell gives insight into a way of designing cities and society with marginalized groups in mind which in turn raises the quality of life for everyone.

Ceasar McDowell has a deep and abiding passion for figuring out how people who are systematically marginalized by society have the opportunity to voice their lived experiences to the world. He brings this passion to the Interaction Institute for Social Change.

IISC has a unique lens for collaboration that prioritizes power, equity and inclusion; networks as the unit of action for social change; and love as a force for social transformation. IISC is addressing the challenges presented by the increasing demographic complexity of cities across the world.

Ceasar founded MIT’s Co-Lab, where he developed the “critical moments reflection” method to help communities build knowledge from their practice. He co-founded the global civic engagement organization, Engage The Power. At MIT, Ceasar teaches on civic and community engagement and the use of social media to enhance both.

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