OUR RESEARCH
Our research frameworks translate evidence into actionable insights.
We are a think tank and change-maker collective. We synthesize existing research, scholarship, and insights to construct the frameworks and guidelines that direct our work.
Curiosity ignites progress
● Our Approach
We use research and scholarship from across fields to design experiences that line up with how people learn, connect, and stay open to new possibilities.
Our approach is based on decades of research on the ways people learn, engage, and open their minds.
OUR Frameworks
anchored in multidisciplinary frameworks
Our frameworks were constructed to synthesize research and insights from across lenses about what does — and doesn’t — engage, motivate, and support adult openness, engagement, and conceptual change.
The research is never finished. While anchored in established frameworks, we are constantly experimenting with new ways to bridge the gap between usable knowledge and the people or systems it can serve.
Our Guiding Frameworks
Support our research
● Help fund our inquiry
By supporting The Plenary, you’re supporting our work to turn existing knowledge into useful frameworks for changemakers. You’re also supporting our efforts to translate and iterate those frameworks through insight-driven educational experiences.
● Join our expert database
Want to share your expertise? Or make sure we know about an expert you respect? Let us know what (or who) you know, and we’ll be in touch next time we’re working on an aligned initiative.
