What “Place” Means in Our Work

• Geography as Strategy: We use spatial thinking to reveal patterns—who’s reached, who’s missed, where trust lives, where barriers stack up.

• History & Culture: We examine how past policy, infrastructure, and demographics shape present-day outcomes and relationships.

• Operational Reality: Multi-site teams, regional growth, remote staff—we align learning to the real map of your work.

Outcome: Clearer decisions about where to invest, how to expand, and what to adapt.

What “Perspective” Means in Our Work

• Equity as Practice: Whose experience counts as evidence? We build systems where lived experience informs design and decisions.

• Empathy in Action: Reflection, dialogue, and story are tools—not afterthoughts—to align teams and reduce harm.

• Applied Judgment: Role-based learning tied to real responsibilities, so staff can act with confidence, not guesswork.

Outcome: Staff who lead thoughtfully, communicate impact, and sustain change.

How Place + Perspective Work Together

1. See the landscape (place): maps, context, patterns, partners, gaps.

2. Interpret responsibly (perspective): equity, voice, data + story.

3. Act with alignment (practice): tools, workflows, and role-readiness.

4. Sustain internally (capacity): train-the-trainer, playbooks, and learning systems.

This is how learning becomes infrastructure—not a one-off training.

Why Choose Us

1) Learning that builds leadership, not dependency

We don’t deliver a slide deck and disappear. We co-design with your team, create train-the-trainer pathways, and leave behind tools you can run without us.

2) Strategy you can see on a map

We translate geography into decisions: where to go next and why, which partners to cultivate, and how to tailor programs across neighborhoods or regions.

3) Equity that shows up in operations

We embed equity in how learning is designed (voices, access), what is taught (practice, reflection), and how decisions are made (criteria, accountability).

4) Role-ready, applied design

Every lab, module, and workflow ties to real responsibilities—partnership management, field engagement, regional rollout, measurement, and narrative.

5) Measurable outcomes that matter

• Faster, clearer onboarding and cross-training

• Reduced rework and burnout during growth

• Better partner alignment and community trust

• Stronger internal communication and story capture

• Smarter expansion choices with fewer blind spots

What We Deliver (Typical Artifacts)

• Learning Roadmaps & Role-Readiness Plans

• Place-Based Engagement Playbooks

• Train-the-Trainer Facilitation Kits

• Decision Maps & Expansion Criteria

• Story Capture & Reflection Toolkits

• Equity-in-Implementation Checklists

All customized to your organization, your geographies, and your goals.

Who We’re For

• Growing teams entering new neighborhoods, regions, or partner networks

• Coalitions aligning across multiple sites or sectors

• Organizations turning equity commitments into daily practice

• Leaders who want learning to power internal capacity—not just compliance

If you want training that travels with your team and scales with your footprint, you’re in the right place.

Led by an Urban Planner Who Loves to Teach

Place+Perspective is founded by Lakeshia Wright, AICP, MCIP-I—an urban planner and educator with 14+ years helping governments, nonprofits, and coalitions align growth with equity and community context. Lakeshia bridges spatial strategy, human-centered research, and instructional design to help teams lead change from the inside out.