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Featured Prompts

Fall 2025

These questions invite you to think alongside the reformers, educators, and visionaries who came to New Harmony two hundred years ago. There are no right answers just as there weren't in 1825.

 

What we're looking for are thoughtful reflections on challenges that persist across generations. Choose a prompt that speaks to you, submit your response using the form below, and check back to see how your ideas join a growing conversation about community, equality, and change.

 

We review all submissions and feature a selection in our Community Voices section.  

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Prompt 1

Visions of Utopia

If you could design an ideal community today, what would be your top three priorities? What would you be willing to sacrifice to achieve them?

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Prompt 2

Leadership and Conflict

How can communities honor their founding principles while remaining open to new ideas and changing circumstances?

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Prompt 3

Economics and Labor

In a community where property is shared, what motivates people to contribute their best work?

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