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Editor's Pick: A Better World President MarySue Hansell: Getting Real With a Virtual Do-Good Game


Vivian Wagner
May 30, 2017 11:10 AM PT
"We saw that there was a lack of kindness, a lack of empathy ... and we thought it would be nice if we could use technology to do something about it," said MarySue Hansell, president of A Better World. "We thought Facebook offered a wonderful opportunity to use a large technical platform to create a virtual world that would have a big impact, with a game that emphasizes positive thinking." [More...]

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