Practical housing education for leaders who need to make real decisions.

We help elected officials, staff, funders, and community partners understand what it takes to get housing built: what can pencil, what can get funded, what policy needs to change, and how to talk about it clearly.

Workshops

Housing 101
$7,500.00

For communities that need a shared foundation: a practical overview of housing needs, market realities, development basics, and why production is harder than it looks.

Good for:

  • Planning commissions

  • Elected officials

  • Staff teams

  • Community partners

  • Funders new to housing work

Housing 202
$10,000.00

For communities ready to move from awareness to action: a deeper look at what it takes to make housing pencil, get funded, earn support, and move through local policy.

Good for:

  • Communities with active housing plans

  • Local leaders facing development pressure

  • Funders trying to support implementation

  • Teams ready to prioritize next moves

Housing System Reset
$0.00

For teams that need to get unstuck.

A full day (or multi-day) working session for communities, coalitions, or funders that have plans, partners, and pressure—but need alignment on what is actually blocking progress.

Good for:

  • Housing coalitions

  • Regional partnerships

  • Foundation-led initiatives

  • Communities with stalled momentum

Housing is complicated but your conversation doesn’t have to be.

Most communities are trying to solve housing with people who have very different levels of information. Some understand zoning. Some understand finance. Some understand public pressure. Few understand how the whole system fits together.

Flywheel workshops create a shared baseline so leaders can move from confusion, conflict, or “we already know this” into practical next steps.

Common Questions

  • Yes. We always tailor workshops based on your audience, local conditions, and what your team is trying to solve.

  • Not always. For example, short briefings can happen virtually. For deeper working sessions, we usually recommend being in the room together.

  • It depends on the workshop, but common audiences include elected officials, planning commissioners, staff, developers, housing organizations, and community partners.

  • Yes. Workshops work well as part of a board retreat, coalition convening, council briefing, or strategic planning process.