Vision, Mission & Core Values

Vision:

We see a world where people have shared and converging pathways to realize their own potential to make a difference, and where they join together to build a common future.


Mission:

The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that seeks nothing less than to spark fundamental change and authentic hope in American public life.  We do this by cultivating, coaching, connecting, and supporting Public Innovators – those fearless leaders who are trying to create hope, change and progress in their communities and in the lives of the people who live there.  


The Harwood Institute is guided by these core values: 

•    We believe in the innate goodness of individuals and the possibility for change.

•    We seek for people to imagine and act for the public good so that we can all do the unfinished work of our communities and the nation.

•    Together, we must create the conditions for people to tap their potential to make a difference and join together to build a common future.

•    Our aim is to ignite a sense of possibility and hope in America.

•    We must create more advocates for public life.