Partnering with national expert Dr. Robert Marbut, who issued 12 recommendations to the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County in Florida, The Patterson Foundation sought to facilitate the approach to homelessness from enabling the homeless to engaging them, from agency-centric to system-centric, and from measuring outputs to measuring outcomes. By the end of the six labs, the participants understood this approach and had an appreciation for the depth of change (with staff, volunteers, donors, and board members) necessary to make the transition. As a result of the six labs, the trust that was built created a common language and stronger relationships among people and organizations.