Place-based experiences are our thing.
We design experiences for economic development leaders, funders, founders, innovators, organizers, and other civic builders.
Some take people into neighborhoods and the places where innovation, art and culture are happening. Others are conferences, retreats or custom gatherings.
In each case, the city shapes who we hire, who is included, where we gather, and how the budget supports the local community.
What We Do
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Our Own Experiences
SEE. City-specific gatherings that bring one city's leaders together across the lines that normally keep them apart. Launched in New York in 2025. Expanding now.
Breakout Builders. National convenings built around a major sector. Innovation for the Public Good in Pittsburgh this September. The Future of Cities in Atlanta this November.
Flagships. Our sector-agnostic multi-day immersives, historically held in Detroit, Tulsa, Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Miami.
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What We Build For Others
City activations. Economic development organizations and city agencies bring us in to show their place to the people who need to see it: investors, funders, site selectors, national partners.
Client and team programming. Firms and foundations use us to connect their people and their clients to the communities they work in. Convenings, immersions, offsites that actually leave the hotel.
Custom experiences. Scavenger hunts, dinners, tours, pop-ups. If it puts your people in a real place with the people who live and work there, we've built a version of it.
21+ multi-day experiences since 2014
2,000+ leaders across 50+ cities
$25 million in economic impact
Most of our production budget goes to chefs, creatives, small businesses, and independent venues in the host city
Working on a city, a neighborhood, or a team that needs to get out of the conference room?
