A DEFINED LEARNING COMMITMENT

Build understanding.
Apply it together.

For a dedicated learner, nonprofit leadership group or professional team that wants structured time to understand Nashville’s development processes and public institutions.

Start with the learning need.

Choose a program based on the participants, question and time commitment. A larger fee buys a defined teaching scope and deliverables. Public hearings, applications, advocacy and brokerage are separately scoped services.

Looking for a self-paced course or small group workshop? Start here ↗

FOR ONE DEDICATED LEARNER

Private City Intensive

A private learning journey around one city issue or development question.

8 weeks · 9 live hours

  • Everything in Masterclass
  • Four private 90-minute sessions
  • One 3-hour public-place or virtual field study
  • Four learning memos up to 2 pages each

Nine live hours. One learner, one defined question. Up to 10 learner-prepared pages reviewed total.

$5,000Total program feeDiscuss this program ↗

FOR UP TO 6 NAMED PARTICIPANTS

Team City Studio

Give a team a shared understanding of Nashville and a practical city-learning plan.

12 weeks · 15 live hours shared by the team

  • Masterclass materials for up to 6 named learners
  • Six 90-minute workshops and two 3-hour field studies
  • One team learning roadmap up to 8 pages
  • Feedback on two prepared team briefs up to 5 pages each

Fifteen live hours shared by one team. Two issue themes agreed before signing.

$12,500Total program feeDiscuss this program ↗

FOR UP TO 12 NAMED PARTICIPANTS

Civic Learning Partnership

Build a sustained learning practice for a company, nonprofit, or civic team.

6 months · 30 live hours shared by the team

  • Masterclass materials for up to 12 named learners
  • Twelve 90-minute workshops and four 3-hour field studies
  • Four educational issue briefs up to 3 pages each
  • One team roadmap up to 8 pages

Thirty live hours shared by one team. Up to four agreed issue themes; public-source research only.

$25,000Total program feeDiscuss this program ↗

FOR UP TO 12 NAMED PARTICIPANTS

City Mastery Residency

A year of structured Nashville learning led by Jessica for one committed team.

12 months · 48 live hours shared by the team

  • Masterclass materials for up to 12 named learners
  • Twenty-four 90-minute workshops
  • Four 3-hour public-place or virtual field studies
  • Six educational issue briefs and four quarterly learning roadmaps

Forty-eight live hours shared by one team. Six briefs up to 3 pages each; four roadmaps up to 4 pages each. Four quarterly source refreshes for agreed themes.

$50,000Total program feeDiscuss this program ↗

PREVIEW THE APPROACH

A learning roadmap you can use.

Illustrative training output. This is a fictional example, not a client result or a promise that a particular project will be approved.

Learning objective

A nonprofit team wants to distinguish property zoning from adopted land-use policy and identify the next research questions for its site.

Working materials

A source log, vocabulary sheet and decision map record what the team reviewed, what it understands and what needs outside confirmation.

Applied exercise

Participants explain a fictional proposal, identify the relevant public body and prepare a concise question using the source material.

Review point

The team checks its explanation against the record, assigns unresolved research questions and sets a date to review what it learned.

Before making a larger commitment

Agree on a written learning objective, participant count, sample deliverable format, schedule and acceptance criteria. Jessica confirms the preparation, source refreshes, feedback limits and cancellation terms in the agreement. Published descriptions are proposed program scopes, not evidence of past client outcomes.

Discuss your learning goal.

Thirty live hours shared by one team. Up to four agreed issue themes; public-source research only.

An inquiry creates no payment obligation or reservation. We confirm fit, deliverables, schedule and a written agreement before payment.

Our response target is within two business days. Availability and acceptance of deadline-sensitive work must be confirmed directly. Time-sensitive question? Call 615.800.9765 ↗

Program terms at a glance.

Fees cover the stated education, preparation and deliverables. Travel, transport, venues, meals, outside specialists and agency fees are excluded. Public-place field studies have a virtual alternative. No official attendance, access, professional accreditation, project approval or investment outcome is included.

Scope, schedule, payment milestones, cancellation and deliverable acceptance are agreed before work begins. The $50,000 residency may be paid in four $12,500 quarterly payments, each due before the quarter’s work under the signed agreement. Applicable tax and final payable amounts are confirmed before payment. Zelle is preferred.

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