Our Work
Four integrated engines of transformation.
Our work spans people, place, systems, and narrative, four interdependent dimensions that together create the conditions for enduring, place-based change.
People
Formation
We develop leaders who commit to place over the long term. Through fellowships, learning communities, and mentorship, we support individuals who choose to build where they are.
Key Programs
- The Place Conversations
- The Place Exchange
- The Field Roundtable
- Mentorship networks
Place
Proof
We build and document real ecosystems. Ogbomoso serves as a living case study of what place-based transformation can look like when sustained over time.
Key Programs
- Enterprise incubation programs
- Ecosystem documentation & research
- Interventions
- Garden of Becoming
Systems & Capital
Practice
We design and support enterprises, capital structures, and institutions that enable long-term growth. This includes venture support, capital design, and institutional prototyping.
Key Programs
- Enterprise support & incubation
- Innovation hubs & civic infrastructure
Story & Community
Narrative
We shape how places are understood. Through storytelling, research, and community, we build a shared language for place-based work.
Key Programs
- Place Papers: essays & research
- Community convenings
- Ogbomoso: My Place, My Pride
- Storytelling & documentation
The Business Case
Why places are the next frontier of impact.
Four convictions shaping how capital, talent, and imagination move into the cities that come next.
The Geography of Trust
In a fragmented, digital world, the places that gather, heal, and inspire will define loyalty and meaning.
Capital Seeking Permanence
In an age of hyper-speed returns, visionary investors are asking: "What will still matter in 100 years?" The answer: places.
The Next 1,000 Cities
Africa's urban future will be shaped by secondary cities and towns. The next Lagos or Nairobi may already exist, just unseen, undercapitalised, and underrepresented.
Regenerative Returns
We measure success not only in profits, but in the cumulative restoration of people, place, and purpose.
The Team
The people behind the work.
A multidisciplinary team of builders, researchers, and practitioners committed to place-based transformation.
Jesudamilare Adesegun-David
CEO / Co-Founder
Funto Adesola
Chief Operations Officer
Laughter Atanda
Head of Systems & Strategy
Janet Oduleke
Community Experience
Prince Dashe
Head of Narrative & Story
Bamidele James
Head of Research
Research & Advisory
Place intelligence for funders and institutions.
We provide ethnographic research, investment insights, strategy design, and on-ground advisory to organizations seeking to understand and invest in place-based systems.
Praxis & Pilgrimage
Immersive learning experiences.
We facilitate immersive learning experiences in places undergoing transformation. Participants engage directly with ecosystems, leaders, and real-world contexts, gaining insight that cannot be replicated in a conference room.