Golden is the founding city.
Be part of what comes next.
This summer, 24 Golden youth, 3–6 Golden High School planning interns, Colorado School of Mines fellows, and 20 community leaders design real civic solutions together — and deliver a Local Action Blueprint to city leadership. The DREAMCAST reaches thousands worldwide.
Trauma-informed spaces where youth and adults feel safe, heard, and ready to lead together.
Youth explore root causes of community challenges and envision bold, unconstrained futures.
Teams prototype real solutions with mentors, experts, and leaders from across their community.
A Story of Bravery, Belonging, and Becoming
Some stories do more than tell us what happened. They remind us who we are. In my recent About Boulder article, I share the story of my grandmother, Margaret “Maggi” Markey, and her path into civic leadership in Boulder County during a time of deep change. It is a...
Learning from the Systems Change LAB: When Color Became the Point
During Dream Tank’s two-week Systems Change Lab in Boulder, Brown University students worked alongside mentors and city leaders to design practical tools for civic systems change. As the cohort prepared to present their ideas to mayors, an unexpected debate emerged:...
After Tragedy, We Chose to Listen: A Global Gathering on Healing, Dreaming, and Building What Comes Next
A global live gathering on January 17 emerging from the Systems Change Lab at Brown University and the Dream Tank ecosystem. DREAMCAST is almost here. On January 17, we’ll gather for a global live broadcast emerging from the work of the Systems Change Lab with Brown...
