Slowing Down to Build Toward a Wellbeing Economy
"These times are urgent. We must slow down." - Bayo Akolomlafe From April 12 to April 16, 2024, New America and Wellbeing Economy Alliance gathered seven different state partnerships in…
Data from the Frontlines: Our Draft Plan for Collecting Data at Washington Community Assemblies
What is data, and why is it important? Data includes any information we can collect or record, including demographic information, survey responses, photos and video, and more. We collect data…
Wins for Collaborative Governance in Washington State: Piloting Community Assemblies
A lot has happened since we first shared the Cornerstones of Collaborative Governance for a Just and Equitable Future in August 2022, co-hosted the Aligning Toward Justice, Co-governance, and Well-being…
2023 Year in Review
In 2023, People’s Economy Lab continued our work to reshape our economy towards one that is just, sustainable, and regenerative. We spent most of our time on creating strategies for…
Three-year Report, 2020-2022
People’s Economy Lab is a small organization with big dreams. We’re fiscally sponsored. We only have five team members, most working part-time. But there’s more to us than that. We…
Aligning Toward Justice, Co-governance, and Well-being in Washington State
A community panel speaking about their communities' experiences and vision for co-governance.
This blog post was co-authored by Laura Nash of the People’s Economy Lab and Lori Pfingst of DSHS. How can we achieve justice and well-being for all Washingtonians? Could sharing…
Just Futures Project Presents Community Vision of Washington State Economic Recovery Plan
In community listening sessions, meetings, and conversations for the Just Futures project, People’s Economy Lab Leader Faduma Fido discovered just how detached most of us are from thinking and…
