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We Solve Problems of Practice (PoP)
Problem of practice #1
Governance, institutional and community stakeholders are well intentioned. However, barriers exist and persist (e.g. organizational norms, insufficient time, staffing shortage, revolving agenda setting preference based on executive term etc.) which impede critical cross-sector partnership capable of effectively and efficiently remediating social, public and economic challenges. Subsequently, the plans (strategic or implementation) are void of holistic or integrated solutions, so too are the impact metrics.
Problem of practice #2
Governance and institutional stakeholders encounter challenges to authentic community engagement as a result of historical inequities and harm. The absence of trust, relationship equity and engagement expertise impedes authentic community engagement and participation. Therefore, community informed and co-designed solution building is difficult to achieve for non-community trusted stakeholders. We start by listening and partnering.
Problem of practice #3
Governance and institutional stakeholders’ focus is rightfully dominated by the urgent and present need of clients’ in order to avert additional harm. Such pressing needs compete and sometimes dominate resources, often impacting the ability to develop a sustainable proactive forecasted plan.
our services
OUR SERVICE MODULES
Governance Capacity Building
Through our copyrighted framework, we support decision makers to leverage their positionality in order to transform their ecosystem.
Read MoreOrganizational Design + Transformation
We support organizations materialize their highest outcomes by assessing the gap between the current and desired state.
read moreDiversity, Equity & Inclusion
An equitable society is the ONLY form of a humane society and authentically embodies the true essence of democracy.
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Dimensions of our work
Our approach is guided by our commitment to authentic community engagement, cross-sector collaboration and multidimensional solutions impacting communities quality of life and economies' vitality. Thus, our methods are informed by the fundamental principles of community based participatory research (CBPR). We believe the clients (i.e. governance & institutional stakeholders) combined with the invaluable knowledge of community yield the untapped capacity to steward outcomes in the direction of their “True North”.
People & Place
Through our copyrighted Our designs are informed and driven by the population we strive to support. We fundamentally believe all people possess the innate ability to competently steward their journey on a self-charted path of good health, well-being and prosperity when provided access to viable human development pathways. Scholars and research has demonstrated the impact of place upon economic opportunity and other social determinants of health. Thus, we support stakeholders (our client) design, modify, implement and evaluate a spatial service module approach in order to ensure indiscriminate access to supports and resources.
placemaking & community
The safest and ranked "best places to live" consist of features, assets and resources which cultivate sense of "belonging" for residents and nurture the community as a whole. People are reared in environments which either cultivates safety or activates a "fight or flight" response. Safety is an essential need. If a community is deficient in fulfilling its residents' needs it will function instead to impede healthy human development and even inflict harm caused by trauma. As a result, we support stakeholders (our client) by co-designing built environment designs informed by Maslow's hierarchy of needs-capitalizing upon local community’s assets, inspiration and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and well-being.
Economy, Enterprise & Entrepreneurs
Access to a decent standard of living requires a healthy economy. A jurisdiction’s GDP will be largely impacted by the composition of its industry/employment sectors. Accordingly, economies must evolve and adapt if they are to survive global shocks (e.g. expiration of positions caused by automation, demand for STEM related positions etc.). Consequently, career and success pathways must be created, retained and maintained so that families are able to earn a livable wage. As a result, we support our clients in developing an economic and enterprise strategic plan to which will exhibit resilience to climate change and automation. We specialize in developing community economies which complement vs. compete with the central business district in order to fortify a jurisdiction's stabilization plan.
Environment
We strive to institutionalize the development of sustainable ecosystems which are stabilized by stakeholder ecologically responsible stewardship and regenerative landscape maintenance practices. Our recommendations are thoughtful and research-based to ensure a meaningful connection between people and nature. Therefore, we search the globe to inform our plans that are responsive to existing and emerging needs and challenges. We account for the needs of people, communities and evaluate, geographical capacity and resources as well as locational threats in order to devise plans.
Our Creative Crew
We are a team of lived experience, purpose driven, and cross disciplinary experts. Our team consists of researchers and experts from a variety of fields: clinical psychology, human development, law, urban planning, economic development and engineering.
Who we are
OUR MISSION DRIVEN PHILOSOPHY
From our clients
Many of our new clients are introduced to us via existing clients. We believe this reflects the quality and integrity of our work products and team.
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