Big Tent Energy
About Big Tent Energy

About

Stories for a world in transformation.

Big Tent Energy is an independent media and public education platform exploring the forces transforming our economy, society and world.

Through documentary film, podcasts, journalism and public conversations, we examine complex issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence, energy, infrastructure, national security, industry, policy and society — and bring a wider range of people and perspectives into the conversation.

Our premise is simple: the bigger the transformation, the bigger the tent needs to be.

The challenges ahead cannot be understood — or solved — by experts, governments, companies or communities acting alone. Big Tent Energy seeks to make complicated issues more understandable, elevate different perspectives, ask better questions and create conversations that help people understand what is changing, what is at stake and what choices lie ahead.

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Brand Philosophy

Why "Big Tent"?

A bigger tent means bringing more perspectives into difficult conversations: innovators and skeptics, policymakers and communities, executives and workers, experts and ordinary citizens.

It means recognizing legitimate concerns without allowing fear, polarization or misinformation to prevent society from understanding the larger forces shaping our future.

Big Tent Energy is not here to tell audiences what to think — it exists to give more people the knowledge they need to participate in the decisions ahead.

Brand Architecture

The platform, and what it holds.

This is the naming structure for the company going forward — room to grow into a larger platform without pretending it already is one.

Big Tent Energy
The Platform
Independent media & public education platform exploring the forces transforming our economy, society and world.
Flagship Documentary Series
Who will have power in the AI era? A documentary series on AI's cascading transformations across energy, infrastructure, security, and society.
Podcast / Conversation Series
Long-form conversations with leaders, innovators, thinkers and people experiencing transformation firsthand.
Articles & Commentary
Selected essays and journalism examining the issues behind the films and conversations. Published on our Media page.
Big Tent Conversations
Future Live / Salon Format
A possible future format for live events and in-person conversations — not yet built, reserved in the architecture.

Meet the Team

Founded by someone who's spent two decades in the room.

Meet Jeannie Salo →