Part 3: The Deeper Conversations - Philosophy and Systems Change from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of Second Grace LA

Designing LA County's new Department of Homeless Services revealed a deeper paradox: Can incremental reform address a crisis rooted in capitalism and structural injustice?

Homelessness, Letters to the Housed, Human Centered DesignPaul AsplundOctober 13, 2025HomelessnessLA, LACounty, SystemsChange, StructuralChange, HousingJustice, LivedExperience, AssetFraming, AntiCapitalism, HomelessServicesComment

Part 2: Day 2 - The Energy of Creation from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of Second Grace LA

Day 2 of LA County's design lab: 100 participants prototype solutions for HSH. Data ownership, breaking silos, and power-sharing with lived experience emerge as central themes.

Homelessness, Letters to the Housed, Radical HopePaul AsplundOctober 6, 2025HSH, LACounty, DesignLab, DataOwnership, LivedExperience, SystemicChange, CommunityCoDesign, RadicalHope, HomelessServices, ServiceCoordinationComment

Part 1: Building Solutions from the Ground Up: Inside LA's Homelessness Design Lab from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of Second Grace LA

Inside LA County's groundbreaking design lab where 100+ participants are rebuilding homeless services from scratch. A firsthand account of human-centered design reshaping HSH to replace LAHSA.