On May 13, People’s Economy Lab hosted our fifth Lunch Lab. Lunch Labs are opportunities to dive deeper on some of PEL’s favorite topics, from regenerative economics to Community Wealth…
Written by PEL Lab Leader Deric Gruen and Principal of Sarju Consulting David Sarju In Olympia this session, lawmakers again confronted what looked like an impossible choice: cut services that…
A structural argument for King County and beyond… Written by PEL Lab Leader Faduma Fido A government that abandons its people in enough places at once is policy. This is…
Written by PEL Lab Leader Deric Gruen The economy we need—one where we are secure in our housing, have a say at work, and have time to care for our…
People’s Economy Lab is proud to share that Faduma Fido, Lab Leader leading our Collaborative Governance program, has been appointed to serve on Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson’s transition team. She…
Written by PEL Lab Leader Deric Gruen The federal government is undergoing seismic cuts, the Washington State Legislature just finished wrestling with a $15 billion budget crisis, and the City…
It’s 5:30pm on a Thursday. A large classroom slowly fills with adults, most at the end of a long workday, ready to unwind. They’re greeted by smiling hosts, invited to…
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…
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…
Will von Geldern is Director of Advocacy and Communications at Ventures and is a People’s Economy Lab Leader Earlier this year, we wrote about our work to build an economy that is truly…
