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commons lab 0 skip to content why commons our approach our activities about contact open menu close menu why commons our approach our activities about contact open menu close menu why commons our approach our activities about contact enabling infrastructure for thriving commons we help communities reclaim the essentials of life housing food energy care so they remain accessible affordable and stewarded for the long term why we re here the systems we typically rely on to meet everyday needs corporations and governments are increasingly struggling to deliver on their promises in response communities are stepping forward to create local alternatives that prioritise shared benefit and long term care yet these efforts often stand alone under resourced and left to start from scratch each time commons lab exists to close that gap what we do our work bridges theory and practice to develo p open design and learning infrastructure that helps communities build and sustain viable commons projects of the ir own research development we develop robust commons models for essential services by integrating economic financial legal governance social and cultural dimensions into coherent designs that practitioners can use with confidence pilots field work we partner with local communities to test these models in the real world documenting what works what doesn t and why building a growing body of practical evidence that feeds directly back into our designs learning capacity building we translate these field tested insights into public playbooks and practical learning resources that offer step by step guidance for communities looking to apply and adapt these models in their own context learn more learn more friends and partners get in touch whether you re exploring an idea working on a project or simply curious feel free to reach out we d love to hear from you contact us commons lab a uk non profit company limited by guarantee company no 17048621 registered office cotswold st mary s chalford stroud gl6 8qa 2026 commons lab content licensed under cc by 4 0