We work alongside others, from our end users to our high-level donors, rejecting both entrenched social hierarchies and market-domination strategies. We do not view others as “beneficiaries” of our work, nor as “competitors” to our business, but rather as key partners – peers – in achieving shared goals.

We do not hesitate to test hypotheses, try, and fail at responsible scale, continuously re-assessing, re-evaluating, and re-calibrating based on data. We bring our users into this iterative process with us as partners. We believe that this is how progress happens.

We believe that getting to a more accurate understanding of the world – or a problem, a device, a dynamic, and so on – will always result in better outcomes. Investigating, understanding, and describing the truth are our core competencies and guiding principles. 

With data as our entry point, we help design comprehensive solutions that actually result in the intended impact. Our approach always requires hard work and often entails going outside of our comfort zone or veering out of our lane. We advocate with data to motivate others to embrace our complex point of view. 

While it can be uncomfortable to point out fundamental problems embedded in global sectors, we recognize that acknowledging false assumptions and systemic flaws is crucial to achieving the intended impact. Some partners or institutions might be heavily invested in a particular course of action or way of framing a problem. We recognize our role in pointing out wrong thinking, but we never do so without suggesting a better way forward.

We care about achieving impact, not staking out Nexleaf’s role in it. We focus our efforts where we believe we can have the greatest impact; we do not chase funding streams, trends, accolades, or growth for the sake of growth.