A new perspective on developing shared joy in urban spaces that will lead us to a better future. Today we live with the negative effects of our divided society, which is harmful to our mental health, to our communities, and even to our democracy. There are no longer any illusions that nations or political parties can bring us back together because they, just like social media, are designed to divide. In The Joy Experiments, Scott Higgins and Paul Kalbfleisch suggest thinking of towns and cities as the habitat of the human spirit -- that source of inclusion, resilience, and so much of what society is in dire need of today. Rather than putting our faith in vast concepts, it's time to start thinking smaller, to seek hope at a local level putting more faith in the idea of community, an altruistic place where a person can feel connected to something of value and in control. It's time we make the infrastructure for the human spirit a priority for city building, especially in mid-sized cities where so many of us live. Let's turn urban spaces into joyful and creatively collaborative environments where tolerance and invention rule the day.