
We’re building the future for collective learning and innovative decision-making

Our mission is to facilitate social learning and collaborative solution-building in novel and impactful ways. Our team has led succcessful in-person workshops in a variety of settings, and now want to bring that innovation to the digital space to scale up its application.
With our intuitive interfaces and workflow, collaborative evidence-based modeling, and skilled facilitation approaches, we strive to enhance decision making at any scale.
Fora.ai demonstrates Northeastern University’s commitment to innovation for a better future.
Our values: Going beyond simple collaboration

Representing different forms of knowledge
Participants gain a systems view to support solution-building with evidence.

Developing innovation
The collaborative nature encourages all to take initiative in sharing their ideas to create innovative solutions.

Visualizing different concerns
Participants can more effectively work towards compromise.

Related publications
- Zellner, M.; Massey, D.; Laboy, M.; O’Brien, D.; Mueller, A.; Engelberg, D.; 2025. “Enhancing digital twin technology with community-led, science-driven participatory modeling: A case in green infrastructure planning.” Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083251323671.
- Zellner, M.; 2024. “Participatory modeling for collaborative landscape and environmental planning: From potential to realization.” Landscape and Urban Planning 247 (2024) 105063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105063.
- Zellner, M.; Massey, D.; 2024. “Modeling benefits and tradeoffs of green infrastructure: Evaluating and extending parsimonious models for neighborhood stormwater planning.” Heliyon 10(5), 15 March 2024, e27007.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27007.
- Zellner, M.; Massey, D.; Minor, E.; Gonzalez-Meler, M.; 2016. “Exploring the Effects of Green Infrastructure Placement on Neighborhood-Level Flooding via Spatially Explicit Simulations.” Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 59(2016): 116-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2016.04.008.
Leadership and team

Founding Member and Director
Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Director of Participatory Modeling and Data Science
Co-Director of NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science
Northeastern University


Founding Member and Co-Director Emeritus
Director of Digital Learning
New York Hall of Science
Sponsorship
