As Traversal, we practiced strategic design, systems thinking, and participatory approaches to explore equitable support for Washington State’s circular economy, specifically through an adaptation of the NextCycle grant and business accelerator program.
Kamal and I convened a series of co-design sessions to build trust and get input from community-based organizations and folks working in the circular economy, to better understand the gaps and inequities of existing support. This work resulted in six opportunity (“how may we”) statements that overlaid a program blueprint, guiding implementation of of tactics and strategies for NextCycle Washington.