![Each boulder in a “Hope Sculpture” represents an issue that the user is optimistic about.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/2179b9d5-9771-4bdd-98df-eaa5d97605ff/gl_googlebuildinghopes_02.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=354)
Each boulder in a “Hope Sculpture” represents an issue that the user is optimistic about.
![The user chooses from a range of issues that are prominent in the press as tracked by Google Trends.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/2179b9d5-9771-4bdd-98df-eaa5d97605ff/gl_googlebuildinghopes_03.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=318)
The user chooses from a range of issues that are prominent in the press as tracked by Google Trends.
![The user rates each issue/boulder based on how hopeful they are about this topic for the future.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/2179b9d5-9771-4bdd-98df-eaa5d97605ff/gl_googlebuildinghopes_07.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=318)
The user rates each issue/boulder based on how hopeful they are about this topic for the future.
![Building Hopes combines art, data, and technology to facilitate positive and critical thinking.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/28c083f9-d445-4ef7-ac99-db8cff844db2/gl_googlebuildinghopes_07.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=375)
Building Hopes combines art, data, and technology to facilitate positive and critical thinking.