Collective Agreement

Our collective values provide a throughline, guiding our process and driving us to continue evolving alongside our work.

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Dr. Jean William “Bill” Pape, the founder of GHESKIO in Haiti, is a renowned physician and researcher dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and improving public health in underserved communities. Iwan Baan

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We accompany partners in their quest for transformational change.

  • We seek to support partners with bold missions to improve lives.
  • We develop clear project objectives, assess feasibility, and build community support.

  • We measure impact and lift up compelling narratives that inspire systemic change.

     

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We believe that the design process can be a force for good. 

  • We engage with communities to generate dialogue, build trust, demystify the design process, and inspire collective action.
  • We honor lived experience, local wisdom, and center marginalized voices.
  • We prioritize collaboration, culture, and craft to celebrate the beauty of how things are made.

 

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We make choices to nurture a thriving planet.

  • We champion strategies to reverse climate change through project construction and operations.
  • We advocate for transparent and ethical supply chains that are restorative for people and ecosystems.
  • We advance regenerative systems to protect and rebuild biodiversity.
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We value our team’s talent and diversity, and encourage each other to grow.

  • We seek to support partners with bold missions to improve lives.
  • We develop clear project objectives, assess feasibility, and build community support.
  • We measure impact and lift up compelling narratives that inspire systemic change.

 

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We seek to expand access to design.

  • We identify new pathways for systemic change, even in sectors and geographies where design has not been at the forefront of progress.
  • We leverage our nonprofit structure to creatively find ways to make projects happen and bringing together unique coalitions.
  • We support a more diverse generation of designers that represent our communities.