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About
A Sacramento practice for public systems.
Gridmark Partners is the public-sector practice of This Waay, a commercial innovation and design firm. That lineage gives us private-sector design discipline and a methodology proven on complex problems — brought to public service with the evidence standards, procurement readiness, and local partnership civic work requires.
Founded by the team behind This Waay — bringing private-sector design discipline to public service.
This Waay imagines what's possible. Gridmark builds what lasts. Together, we help organizations move from complexity to clarity — and from clarity to impact.
The Team
The people doing the work.
Small-firm credibility rides on who's doing the work. Even two or three named leads is enough at launch.
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Rooted in Sacramento
Close to the agencies we serve.
We are based in Sacramento, within reach of the agencies and program teams modernizing the systems Californians depend on. That proximity lets us meet in person, understand local context, and stay accountable to the communities our work serves. We are part of the regional civic ecosystem — connected to SacPAC and regional partners — so the relationships behind an engagement are already in place when the work begins.
The This Waay Relationship
Siblings, with a shared discipline.
Gridmark and This Waay are siblings under one roof. This Waay does commercial innovation and design work; Gridmark is its public-sector practice, re-casting that same methodology for civic systems with the evidence standards and procurement readiness government requires. The two share people, principles, and a craft — and stay distinct in audience and language. For the genuinely curious, you can learn more about This Waay →
Let's find the signal.
Tell us about the program you're trying to improve. We'll propose a right-sized way to begin.
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