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CIVIC TECHNOLOGY / PROJECT 02

Common Ground.

What if the first interface for a place was a better question?

Neighbors marking a shared paper map with colored dots and notes.HPL / 02
FIELD RECORD · 2025—26
A STUDY IN RELATIONSHIPS
HALLPASS LABS / 2025—26

THE QUESTION

How might we make complex systems feel more understandable, more accountable, and more human?

THE WORK

Common Ground explores participatory planning through small, tangible invitations. We are testing a toolkit for collecting neighborhood knowledge in context, making it easier for residents and public teams to see where their views meet—and where they do not.

  • Co-designed with local partners
  • Toolkit · 3 modular activities
  • Current phase · pilot