Community Change Maker

10 Ways to Change the World (That Don't Involve Blowing Up the Death Star)

Community Change Maker Illustration

Project Overview

The Community Change Maker is an AI-powered brainstorming tool designed to help you find small, actionable ways to improve your local community. Instead of suggesting grand, impossible gestures, this tool uses 10 distinct "personas" to suggest humble but effective interventions.

Whether it's becoming a "Public Character" who lends umbrellas to strangers, or an "Onion Merchant" who finds a simple niche to serve, this tool helps you find the right micro-strategy for your specific context.

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The Origin Story

This project is directly inspired by the insightful blog post "10 Underrated Ways to Change the World" by Adam Mastroianni (author of the Experimental History newsletter).

Mastroianni argues that we often suffer from "Superhero Syndrome"—waiting for the chance to blow up the Death Star while ignoring the small, daily actions that actually keep society running. He outlines 10 alternative archetypes for doing good, including:

  • The Public Character: Someone who is just present and helpful in public spaces.
  • The Social Nucleation Site: Creating "unreasonable attentiveness" to help groups bond.
  • The Hobbit: Using "hobbitian courage" to make small, non-fatal risks to improve systems.
  • The Good Audience: Supporting creators by simply showing up and paying attention.
"We do occasionally need someone to shoot torpedos into the exhaust port of a giant doomsday machine. But most of the time, we need people who sell onions, people who make sure the kids get to school safely, people who will show up to the comedy gig and laugh." — Adam Mastroianni

You can read the original full post here.

How to Use It

  1. Launch the App: Click the button above to open the Hugging Face Space.
  2. Describe Your Context: In the text box, describe your current situation (e.g., "I am a college student living in a dorm," or "I am a retired teacher in a small town").
  3. Get 10 Ideas: The AI will dispatch the prompt to 10 different agents, each embodying one of Mastroianni's archetypes.
  4. Review the Results: You will receive a list of 10 specific, actionable ideas tailored to your life. Pick one and start today!