colere uses strategic design to close the gap between what communities know and what institutions do.

colere is a Latin word with several meanings - to cultivate, inhabit, take care of, to worship - all words that require relationship. As a multi-faceted word and concept, it reminds us the purpose of any labor is to care for ourselves, one another and places and spaces we share.

Our practice focuses on facilitating the social and relational conditions for collective power to effect systems change and improve quality of life. We learn, work and play in the liminal spaces where social sector initiatives are seeded, nurtured, grown and composted as the work and world ever change.