There’s scant data on how the economics of a successful civic design practice squares with its values. What’s fair pay for doing this work and a fair price to pay or charge for it? And how do you start and scale a design team that values a culture of care, transparency, and empowerment — for staff, partners, and publics — when our shared unit of value is a dollar bill? This session will provide real numbers and tools for making your team’s business model and team structure as radically collaborative, transparent, and equitable as your design product.