OPEN MINDS | OPEN HEARTS | OPEN WORLDS
An open-source community dedicated to creating and sharing knowledge, experiences, tools, and resources on diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration.
OPEN MINDS
OPEN MINDS is an educational initiative to teach and demonstrate the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration by applying the philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are developing and sharing a series of curricula, workshops, and educational materials to build on the foundation of Dr. King’s ideology and create a greater “world house” where all can live and work peacefully and productively.
OPEN HEARTS
OPEN HEARTS is a grassroots movement to encourage, publish, and promote expressions contributing to a greater understanding among diverse groups and a more socially-just world. These expressions take many forms, including written stories, video, audio, poetry, and art that shares the human experience and inspires future generations to boldly live their lives authentically and fearlessly.
OPEN WORLDS
OPEN WORLDS is an open-source network of communities, schools, and companies committed to showing the power of diversity, the strength of collaboration, and the edification of sacrifice in solving the most challenging problems of our time. OPEN WORLDS includes our OPEN-X network of practical, hands-on Problem Based Learning (PBL) projects for K-12 schools and institutions of higher learning.
Springmatter is home to the OPEN MINDS | OPEN HEARTS | OPEN WORLDS community and network. We support an educational initiative promoting diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration by applying the philosophies of Dr. King; a platform for expressing the human experience of living life authentically and fearlessly; and a network of inclusive companies, community organizations, diverse individuals, advocates, educators, and schools that have taken a stand in support of human rights and diverse populations.
We believe that all people can have a meaningful impact when empowered with the education, training, and resources to accomplish their goals.
Our vision is to fulfill the Dream in which every human being has the unalienable right to live authentically and have equal and equitable opportunities in education, employment, housing, and healthcare — and the ability to live peacefully and productively in a ‘world house’ that values diversity.
What We’re Doing Today
- Launching the OPEN MINDS educational initiative in collaboration with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.
- Supporting community organizations that help marginalized and disadvantaged populations share their stories and experiences.
- Creating opportunities for diverse populations to share their talents with the world through our network of companies, community organizations, and schools.
- Providing funding and other critical resources to organizations supporting at-risk youth and the communities where they live.
We will know we have succeeded when, in the words of Dr. King, “People will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character” and we make this true for every person, in every nation, from every walk of life.