INTELLIGENCE SQUARED US FOUNDATION
150 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10022 www.intelligencesquaredus.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: INTELLIGENCE SQUARED U.S. FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") PRODUCES A SERIES OF PROVOCATIVE AND INFORMATIVE LIVE AUDIENCE DEBATES, PRIMARILY AT THE KAYE PLAYHOUSE AND SYMPHONY SPACE IN NEW YORK CITY, ON HOT-BUTTON ISSUES OF THE TIMES. THE GOALS OF THIS INITIATIVE ARE (1) TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON OUR MOST CHALLENGING ISSUES, (2) TO PROVIDE A NEW FORUM FOR INTELLIGENT DISCUSSION, GROUNDED IN FACTS AND INFORMED BY REASONED ANALYSIS, (3) TO TRANSCEND THE TOXICALLY EMOTIONAL AND THE REFLEXIVELY IDEOLOGICAL, (4) TO ENCOURAGE RECOGNITION THAT THE OPPOSING SIDE HAS INTELLECTUALLY RESPECTABLE VIEWS AND (5) TO ENGAGE THE LIVE AUDIENCE AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL ASK QUESTIONS AND DECIDE WHICH SPEAKERS HAVE CARRIED THE DAY BY VOTING ON THE MOTIONS BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE DEBATES.

PRESENT PUBLIC DEBATES PROVIDING A FORUM FOR INTELLIGENT, REASONED DISCUSSION ON HOT-BUTTON CONCERNS OF THE TIMES.

INTELLIGENCE SQUARED U.S. FOUNDATION'S SINGULAR PROGRAM SERVICE IS THE PRODUCTION OF DEBATES. THE APPROACH OF THE DEBATES IS TO TAKE THE TRADITIONAL "GRAMMAR" OF OXFORD-STYLE DEBATE SERIOUSLY, WITH ONE SIDE PROPOSING AND THE OTHER SIDE OPPOSING A SHARPLY-FRAMED MOTION. LEADING THINKERS AND AUTHORITIES ON THE ISSUES ARGUE ON EACH SIDE OF THE MOTION. AFTER THE FORMAL ARGUMENTS, THE DEBATE IS THROWN OPEN TO THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS, TRIGGERING A LIVELY INTERCHANGE AMONG THE SPEAKERS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS. A MODERATOR KEEPS THE PROCEEDINGS ORDERLY. EACH SIDE ATTEMPTS TO PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE TO VOTE THEIR WAY. THIS ADVERSARIAL CONTEXT IS ELECTRIC, ADDING DRAMA AND EXCITEMENT. THE LIVE AUDIENCE WILL VOTE ON THE MOTION BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER HEARING THE ARGUMENTS, SO THERE IS A CLEAR MEASURE OF HOW FAR PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SWAYED.TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF RESTORING CRITICAL THINKING, FACTS, REASON, AND CIVILITY TO AMERICAN PUBLIC DISCOURSE, IQ2US TRANSFORMED INTO A DIGITAL-FIRST ORGANIZATION IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS. OVER THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN JUNE 2020, WE BEGAN TO PRODUCE CONSISTENT BI-WEEKLY CONTENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY. IN ADDITION TO OUR CORE OXFORD-STYLE DEBATES, WE LAUNCHED "AGREE TO DISAGREE," A NEW 1-ON-1 DEBATE SERIES THAT STRIPS OUR PROGRAM DOWN TO ITS KEY ELEMENTS REASONED ARGUMENTATION, EXPERT TALENT, AND THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION TO BRING OUR AUDIENCE THE DEBATE BEHIND THE DAILY HEADLINES. WE STARTED A SUNDAY NEWSLETTER TO BUILD A NEW COMMUNITY AROUND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY AND PUBLIC DEBATE. OUR TEAM DESIGNED INNOVATIVE CAMERA KITS FOR REMOTE RECORDING, PRODUCED HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL VIDEOS COMPLETE WITH ANIMATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TOOLS, AND HOSTED SCREENING EVENTS WITH DEBATERS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO ELEVATE THE PROGRAM AND EXPLORE SOLUTIONS AROUND OUR TOPICS. OUR DISTRIBUTION REACH GREW AS A PODCAST, RADIO PROGRAM, TELEVISION SHOW, AND DIGITAL VIDEO PUBLISHER. WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS THE "BEST PODCAST EVENT OF 2020" BY ADWEEK AND WELCOMED MORE THAN 40 DEBATERS OUR DIGITAL STAGE. EVEN MORE, WE ARE REACHING AN INCREASINGLY YOUNGER AUDIENCE: MORE THAN 60% OF OUR SUBSCRIBERS ARE NOW BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 TO 40.

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