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We applied the basics of product development to design a user-centered, actionable guide for local funders Earlier this month we launched “Commissioning a Local News Ecosystem Assessment: An Operational Toolkit.” We approached this toolkit with a simple premise: commissioning ecosystem research is as much a challenge of operations as research. We wanted to be clear about what an ecosystem…
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