research + design for policy and program development

• Design / market research to center community voices in program or policy development 
• Develop and test prototypes for inclusive services (e.g., energy assistance, water affordability, food access) 
• Conduct speculative futures research to explore emerging challenges and opportunities  
• For funding institutions: Support the design of equitable grantmaking programs.

• Facilitate multi-stakeholder working groups for policy or program development
• Lead strategic foresight and visioning workshops for coalitions or institutions.
• Develop narratives that seek to align grassroots and institutional priorities.

Our values guide how and with whom we share time, space, dialogue and exchange. 

• We believe in personal and communal power
• We believe in the energy and power of collective imagination
• We believe in making, doing and celebrating
• We believe in stewardship - responsibility + accountability + access 
• We believe community connection and care are critical to success