Approach & Values
We use our training in the humanities, social sciences, and business, paired with our experience in journalism, media, and philanthropy, to build and measure high-impact strategies that contribute to social change.
We are committed to sharing what we learn through field-building reports, public speaking, and accessible products.
Our Values
Equitable Access to Information.
We are committed to sharing actionable learning and knowledge generated through our work publicly, and to ensuring access among the most interested and affected communities and individuals.
Inclusivity.
We strive to build inclusive, culturally responsive strategy and research processes that value contributions from key stakeholders.
Build and Share Power.
Power is everywhere, and we seek to recognize and name power imbalances, check our own access to power, open pathways to institutional power, and build and share power with our collaborators and the communities we serve.
Rigor and Creativity.
We adapt and employ methods from the social sciences, humanities, and economics to generate knowledge and insights, draft strategies, and measure progress toward goals.
Partnership and Collaboration.
We build strategies and research together with our partners and look for opportunities to collaborate in their execution. We strive to identify our own gaps in knowledge, expertise, and experience, and to collaborate with individuals and groups where our complementary strengths, when combined, result in more powerful work.