Analysis for people who want to change something: the thesis first, the model in the open, every assumption adjustable, every source cited and locked.
The Lab is the policy side of PLACES I NEVER HEARD OF, a platform that turns public datasets into tools for economic development offices, policymakers, researchers and residents. The same discipline applies here: no number without a source, no model without its assumptions on the page, and a clear statement of what we think should happen and why. Disagree with an assumption? Move the slider and see what changes.