News and Resources
From Finals to Fieldwork: A Conversation with Public Works’ Graduating “Cohort”
Over the past year, Seth Satterlee, Sher Gallo Netto, Hannah Ford, Laura Muñoz, and Thea Pan have been balancing a lot. You honestly wouldn’t know
What Portland Taught Me About Designing for Health and Equity
By Jordan Cosby, WEDG In March, I traveled to Portland, Oregon, for the ULI Health Leaders Network Cohort 9 Introductory Forum—a three-day experience focused on
Announcing Our Community Meeting Set-Up Guidelines!
Public Works excels at conducting community meetings that run smoothly and meet our high standards for engagement. Drawing on our extensive experience conducting community engagement,
Using Vector Embeddings to Analyze Public Comments
Introduction Public engagement often produces a large number of comments, but those comments are not always treated as structured information. They are summarized in reports
Building Universal 2K Means Building the Workforce Behind It
By Amairani Marin Tovar and Hannah Ford Introduction The Mamdani Administration’s childcare initiative is officially underway. At the center of the plan is a bold
The New Advantage: Why the Best Consultants Are Learning to Listen First
Community-centered consulting isn’t just better practice—it’s how the best firms are winning. From Expertise to Proximity For decades, consulting rewarded expertise. The formula was clear:
