Nate Garvis: Change our culture, change our world

TEDxTC, Filmed Oct 2010; Posted Jan 2012

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We don’t just need better laws -- we need better culture. At TEDxTC Nate Garvis asks what we can do to create an environment in which powerful institutions are used for the common good.

Nate Garvis focuses on how we can use our civic institutions for the common good. Founder of Naked Civics, he believes we must create the culture for the world we want to live in. Full bio »