About

Utah Common Ground is a project led by a coalition of nonprofit organizations, including AEGIX, Braver Angels, Center for Anticipatory Intelligence, Engage Forum, and Mormon Women for Ethical Government. The coalition is focused on helping citizens come together across political differences to manage change in their communities. Utah Common Ground’s goal is to facilitate solution-focused dialogue that results in informed, connected, and empowered citizenry, promoting and securing policy that enables our shared society and economy to thrive.

Utah Common Ground is nonpartisan and welcomes Utahns of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our work is built on learnings and innovation from many ideologically diverse organizations that are bridging divides across the country as part of the Listen First Coalition. Utah Common Ground is also partnering with the Bloom Project, a national initiative working to build civic infrastructure that promotes local problem-solving.

About the Process

We invited all Utahns to share what matters most to them about the future of AI and its impact on communities across the state. In the spring and summer of 2026, more than 500 Utahns shared text-based input online or joined small-group conversations hosted by local partners to share their views about AI. This process surfaced concerns, tensions, and opportunities for deeper discussion, as well as areas where additional information could help promote understanding and analysis.

After this period of broad public input, we invited a representative group of 40 residents from three counties (Cache, Salt Lake, and Utah Counties) to convene in person in September 2026 for a solutions forum.

Together, participants:

Reviewed what the broader community shared.
Heard from people representing differing viewpoints.
Examined trade-offs and real-world constraints.
Worked toward solutions that could realistically move forward.

Participants identified the most popular action items or solutions and discussed how to advance recommendations that attract super-majority agreement. Next steps to advance these recommendations could include working with local institutions or city or county officials, engaging state representatives if state policy changes are needed, or organizing community-led efforts to secure recommended actions.

Steering committee

outreach partners