Government can be a powerful tool for social good – but to deliver on that promise, we need to practice democracy differently.
METHODS
Community Assemblies
We are experts at designing rooms that bring democracy to life. As former educators and policymakers, we're experts in translating complex policy to real life. Our assemblies are designed for joy, humor, and human connection.
Community Budgeting
If budgets are a reflection of our values, how do uncover the values we share? Our participatory budgeting model moves from individual wants to build a shared vision of the future we deserve - and how to translate that to policy.
Public Agendas
Voting is more fun when it builds space to imagine a better future. In our model of community voting, we build policy agendas with people, not for them. By voting on priorities together, we hear our neighbors' needs, feel more connected to each other, and get fired up to organize for our future.
Policy Design Labs
In a policy design lab, we bring together government leaders and experts from different fields to build multiple solutions to a policy challenge - all in one day. The accelerated process is designed to force clarity, providing guiding principles to anchor us through policy negotiations.
Shared & Collaborative Governance
We build, support, and can facilitate governing structures for coalitions to move together and manage decision-making through tight policy windows.
We are experts in designing and supporting co-governance structures, where government and community partners come together to share decision-making authority to solve wicked challenges.