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Here’s what happened when we asked our local candidates ‘How do you learn and improve as a leader?’

It all started when Evergrey reader Boting Zhang sent us an essay suggesting that we elect our Seattle city leaders based on how they lead and learn, not just their policy plans. Especially when our city is changing so fast it’s hard to keep up.

We asked our Evergrey readers what they thought of the idea, and many of them said they liked it. And so The Evergrey Leadership Lab was born.

Dozens of our readers shared questions related to leadership and learning that they wanted to ask people seeking elected office. We selected these nine folks to lead small-group interviews with each of our city council and mayoral candidates.

They interviewed our four city council candidates and two mayoral candidates — and here’s what they learned.

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Seattleites: Don’t vote for candidates’ policies. Vote for how they’d actually lead

What if we evaluated politicians based on how nimble and adaptable they are rather than their policy platforms?

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Meet The Evergrey's Leadership Lab

We've assembled a group of readers to ask Seattle candidates about their approaches to leadership and learning ahead of the November election.

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City Council candidate Lorena González on leadership: 'Sometimes I have to temper my righteousness with the realities of government'

Here's what Seattle city council candidate Lorena González has to say on leadership.

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City Council candidate Teresa Mosqueda on leadership: 'I've worked with people I don't agree with every day, but I try to find common ground'

Here's what Seattle city council candidate Teresa Mosqueda has to say on leadership.

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City Council candidate Jon Grant on leadership: 'It’s about building power, rather than holding power'

Here's what Seattle city council candidate Jon Grant has to say on leadership.

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City Council candidate Pat Murakami on leadership: 'I'm socially progressive... but want to be fiscally responsible'

Here's what Seattle city council candidate Pat Murakami has to say on leadership.

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Mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan on leadership: 'While it always feels like it's about you, it can never really be about you'

Here’s what Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan has to say on leadership and learning.

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Mayoral candidate Cary Moon on leadership: 'If we're all trying to solve the problem piecemeal...we are wasting a lot of energy'

Here’s what Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon has to say on leadership and learning.