Seven in 10 Americans Feel Compelled to Connect Across Differences

 Their researchers set out to understand what these look like and if we can scale up the models they provide. Over two years, the researchers engaged 6,000 Americans through national surveys, regional deep-dives, interviews, and focus groups in three mid-sized, demographically shifting cities: Houston, Pittsburgh, and Kansas City. These were chosen for their geographic diversity and the ways they reflect the broader changes playing out across the country. They describe their findings in a new report, The Connection Opportunity: Insights for Bringing Americans Together Across Difference.