We connect people, narratives and behaviour to understand how conversations develop and what shapes them.
Our Stigmergy framework follows the traces that shape a conversation: what people say, how they connect and what changes over time.
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01Map the narrativesHopes and concerns
A mine is proposed near a rural community. An independent study follows the debate about what it could mean for the area.
Jobs and investment feature alongside concerns about water, land and who will benefit. The discussion reveals several possible futures for the area, and different views about which are desirable or credible.
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02Trace the connectionsCompeting priorities
As the debate develops, people can welcome new work and worry about the effect on their land or water at the same time.
Job seekers discuss access to work, farming households raise water concerns, and local firms question how contracts will be awarded. Their connections reveal shared interests and differing priorities that a single community label would obscure.
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03Interpret the patternsConditions for support
Confidence in local jobs grows, while views on water protection and residents having a say become less favourable.
Welcoming one possible benefit does not settle views on the project as a whole. The independent picture makes agreement and disagreement visible, so public discussion can address the unresolved questions before decisions are made.
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Your question sets the field.
Our Stigmergy framework follows the traces that shape a conversation: what people say, how they connect and what changes over time.
Your question determines which sources belong in the research.
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Opening the conversation map…
We separated accounts that mainly boosted political figures from accounts taking part in ordinary conversation.
A small layer of accounts repeatedly amplified a handful of high-reach political voices. Amplification alone is not a measure of broad public support.
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Research across elections, politics and consumer behaviour.
Research across South Africa, Kenya, DR Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Namibia, Senegal, Egypt, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Ethiopia, Czechia, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Germany, India, Niger, Zambia.
Politics & influence
We traced the paid influencer campaigns behind apparently spontaneous political support.
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