Peaceable supports and promotes innovation in human-centered systems for peace — locally and globally. We apply interdisciplinary perspectives, experiences and techniques, working at the intersection of conflict transformation, the arts and technology.
For us, tech development, programming and AI training too often neglect the emotional and human-relational understanding that is core to long-lasting peacemaking. That’s why we believe that the creative arts are a critical element, sparking imagination, emotional engagement and community involvement.
What We Do
Peaceable’s approach encompasses:
Connecting – we are building an online resource library and content directory, alongside a programme of interdisciplinary training and skills development.
Convening – our interdisciplinary network brings together peacebuilders, artists, educators, technologists and civic actors to co-create innovative solutions that support everyday peace.
Consulting – we advise on how to normalise “peace-ability” as a core capability within organisations, communities and digital systems, and advance the wider business case for PeaceTech as essential social infrastructure for complex times.
Ultimately, we aim to excite people about the possibilities of art and technology in enabling a peaceable world.
Curious about exploring with us?
We’re curious about you too... Join us online in early 2026 as we unpack and develop these ideas further. We’re hosting three themed conversations, and you’re invited.
Conversation 1: What might it mean to be AI-native?
Conversation 2: How can the arts have more impact on and through technology?
Conversation 3: What is everyday peace-ability?
Why Peaceable?
Across the globe, societies face rising division, mistrust and disconnection on an everyday level. Whether driven by inequality, misinformation or identity-based conflict, communities and institutions are struggling to respond with effective tools to maintain long-term peaceable societies. At present, technology - and the language it uses - too often exacerbates the dynamics of polarisation, radicalisation and violent conflict.
Peace is not only a moral prerogative and a precondition for human well-being; it is economically advantageous for all. Recent global conflicts in 2023 alone cost the world $19.1 trillion, equivalent to the entire economy of the European Union and roughly $2,380 per person worldwide. Societies riven by civil conflict can see GDP per capita losses of up to 45% over ten years.
Technology, while powerful, is often emotionally disconnected and ethically blind. Those dedicated to work for peace often find themselves in a sector which is highly siloed, often operating in parallel rather than in collaboration. As a vastly underfunded field, peacebuilding very often lacks a shared infrastructure, language or physical and virtual spaces in which to co-create scalable, emotionally intelligent solutions to conflict.
One side effect of being under-resourced is is a critical gap in our efforts to building and sustain peaceable societies - the absence of human-centred, culturally and emotionally informed solutions to conflict, and especially those that can scale across local and global contexts.