The Ledger

How researching the future of cities becomes building the future of cities

A postmortem of my "Let Cities Build Utopia" series.

In 2026, we're aiming for fewer emails, higher quality essays, published as print pamphlets. Here are my plans to fund that.

Dec 29, 2025 • Elle Griffin

Are newsletter subscriptions over?

Maybe we don’t want this many emails. Maybe we want to reclaim our attention.

Nov 7, 2025 • Elle Griffin

How to run a modern social club

A three-year business plan to inspire more thinkers and grow membership.

Sep 5, 2025 • Elle Griffin

How I crowdfunded a $60,000+ book advance

Plus, my plans for the book from here.

Aug 15, 2025 • Elle Griffin

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