A Community Hierarchy of Needs
A framework for building resilient communities - from the ground up.
Understanding What Communities Need to Thrive
Every community - every person - has basic needs. We need systems that sustain life, safety, and belonging. WeAccel’s Community Hierarchy of Needs (c) helps partners focus on what matters most: building resilient foundations before adding complexity.
We begin with the essentials — energy, communications, and mobility — and grow upward toward connected, equitable, and regenerative communities.
Our framework translates complex systems thinking into an actionable roadmap for cities, neighborhoods, and organizations ready to lead in an era of disruption.
As noted in NIST’s Special Publication 1900 / NIST SP 1900-207 ipd “Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) Strategic Plan 2024-26 - Smart City Infrastructure Program”, the Community Hierarchy of Needs is a way of “developing a model of community functions….[that recognizes] city needs and aspiration are built on a foundation that provides for the most basic services.”
WeAccel’s Community Hierarchy of Needs, developed on the principles championed by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, enables your community to prioritize projects and funding based on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion.