PRODIGY

Where Civic Vision Becomes Collective Action

Prodigy is a civic innovation consultancy and social impact generator partnering with cities, nonprofits, and foundations to build social capacity through strategic design, consensus building, and systems thinking.

We design the social infrastructure that allows communities to collaborate, adapt, and create lasting impact.

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What We Do

Building Social Capacity for Complex Challenges

Strong communities require more than vision — they require structured collaboration, aligned systems, and pathways for sustained action.

Social Capacity Design

Designing frameworks that strengthen trust, participation, and long-term collaboration.

Consensus & Placemaking Strategy

Facilitating inclusive civic processes that move ideas from dialogue to coordinated action.

Strategic Portfolio Alignment

Helping institutions clarify priorities, align programs, and strengthen strategy for measurable impact.

Methodology

The Prodigy Social Capacity Model

Social capacity is the process of strengthening the skills, knowledge, resources, and structures within communities — enabling them to solve problems, adapt to change, and achieve long-term self-sufficiency.

The Prodigy Social Capacity Model diagram

Communities already contain the insight and leadership required to solve complex challenges. Prodigy strengthens the systems that allow collaboration to translate into coordinated action, shared ownership, and sustained impact.

Systems in Action

Selected Civic Initiatives

Prodigy partners with communities and institutions to transform complex civic challenges into collaborative solutions and measurable progress.

Oklahoma City

SSM Forward

Prodigy facilitated a collaborative engagement process designed to strengthen relationships and build consensus across the Sequoyah, Shepherd, and Military Park neighborhoods. Using an asset-based community development framework, the process convened residents, business owners, and institutional partners through small-group dialogue and a public forum.

Focus Areas
  • Community engagement design
  • Consensus building
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Neighborhood ecosystem strategy
Northeast Oklahoma City

Education Initiative

Prodigy convened a coalition of educators, nonprofit leaders, and community stakeholders to explore innovative pathways for improving education outcomes for urban core children. The initiative centers alternative educational opportunities and a coordinated ecosystem of support for youth and families.

Focus Areas
  • Education innovation
  • Cross-sector collaboration
  • Strategic convening
  • Community-driven solutions
Training & Frameworks

The 10 Commandments of Community Engagement

A strategic training offering developed by Ashley Dickson to help organizations build authentic, inclusive engagement with diverse communities and move beyond participation toward meaningful collaboration.

Presented to university classes, nonprofit leaders, and civic institutions, this framework provides a practical roadmap for equitable engagement, stronger participation, and sustainable community change.

Equitable engagement Inclusive participation Strategic facilitation Sustainable change
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About Ashley

Ashley Dickson

Founder & Principal Innovation Officer
Urban Design Commissioner, City of Oklahoma City

Ashley Dickson is the Founder and Principal Innovation Officer of Prodigy, a civic innovation consultancy and social impact generator advancing social capacity, equitable development, and strategic alignment across complex systems. Through Prodigy, she partners with cities, nonprofits, and foundations to design the collaborative infrastructure required to move bold civic ideas into structured, measurable action.

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Let’s Build What’s Next

If your organization is navigating complex civic challenges and seeking structured collaboration, Prodigy is ready to partner.

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