Some of the earliest signs of progress aren’t found in dashboards or reports, but in the questions people begin to ask. This piece explores how small shifts in curiosity can signal deeper change in how teams think, reflect, and approach their work.

As fiscal year-end approaches, many organizations begin their annual “spring cleaning” by reviewing budgets, priorities, and tools. But social policy needs a reset, too. For decades, responses to food insecurity have focused on charity and food distribution rather than the root cause: inadequate income. What if spring cleaning meant clearing out outdated narratives and making space for policy solutions that address the real problem?