Make Change is a game where players create prototypes for new financial services. Anyone can play, from the hacker to the poet, and the game is great for meetups, conferences, or any event where people are learning about financial inclusion.

Community builders and educators often find themselves trapped by metrics—member counts, engagement rates, completion percentages—which can distract from the deeper purpose of creating meaningful learning experiences and authentic human connection. Why numbers become a trap explores how our brains, unprepared for a world governed by quantification, can become emotionally entangled with metrics that represent our self-worth and the value of our work, offering perspective on how to distinguish between numbers that provide useful feedback about your community's reach and those that become psychological burdens, enabling you to focus on what truly matters: fostering genuine relationships, facilitating peer learning, and building communities where people feel valued beyond any metric.