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Motive and Measure

Topics

Five areas of inquiry, one connected system.

Every story shows how systems, incentives, and ideas connect. Choose a topic to see what we examine and the latest work on it.

CUL · 05

Culture

Art, technology, and identity — the narratives behind influence.

What we examine

How art, media, and identity influence global innovation.

Questions we ask

  • How do media and technology change what people value?
  • Where does identity meet innovation and influence?

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ECO · 01

Economics

The hidden levers of growth, markets, and inequality.

What we examine

Markets, inflation, trade, and innovation economics — made human.

Questions we ask

  • What actually moves prices, wages, and growth?
  • Who gains and who loses when markets shift?

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Can regulation keep up with AI disruption?

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The new economics of loneliness: how social infrastructure drives productivity

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ENT · 03

Entrepreneurship

Builders, innovators, and founders who move economies forward.

What we examine

Case studies, founder journeys, and business intelligence.

Questions we ask

  • What separates ventures that last from those that don’t?
  • How do founders navigate regulation, capital, and markets?

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Can regulation keep up with AI disruption?

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Why Gen Z entrepreneurship looks more like activism than capitalism

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PCY · 04

Policy

From digital governance to welfare reform — what drives lasting change?

What we examine

How public problems are defined, and how interventions are designed, implemented, and held to account.

Questions we ask

  • Does this intervention solve the problem it was designed for?
  • How is it implemented, and who is accountable for the results?

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Can regulation keep up with AI disruption?

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AI regulation 2.0: lessons from the EU and the Global South

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POL · 02

Politics

The power shifts and decisions redefining our world.

What we examine

Institutions, parties, elections, and geopolitics — the people and processes behind political decisions.

Questions we ask

  • Who holds power, and how do they use it?
  • How do elections, institutions, and alliances shape what gets decided?

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