July 19-21, 2013
Hilton Chicago Hotel
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Preconference Courses: July 18-19, 2013
Professional Members’ Forum: July 22, 2013
Young Professionals for Community Transformation
Rick Smyre is president, Center for Communities of the Future, Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Nicole Garzino is executive director, the Center for Photographic Art. As a consultant, she leads transformative planning and program management for nonprofits, with a special emphasis in cultural organizations, creative projects, and grassroots start-ups, Salinas, California, USA
Eduardo Millet is vice president of business development, McAllen Chamber of Commerce. He is pursuing a PhD in Local Management at the University of Granada, McAllen, Texas, USA
Wade A. Den Hartog is director of affiliates and charitable partners, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. He works with affiliates promoting philanthropy in counties and communities throughout the state. He also assists corporate donors, nonprofit organizations, and professional advisors with gift transactions and planned giving, Sheldon, Iowa, USA
We live in a time of true transformation, when older local leadership struggles to understand that traditional experience and traditional knowledge no longer provide the templates and skills necessary to prepare for a world that is in constant change. It is becoming more and more evident that young leaders are needed to help local communities prepare for a different kind of future.
With this in mind, the World Future Society and the Center for Communities of the Future are pleased to announce the creation of a self-organizing national network of young professionals under 45 who are developing the knowledge and skills of “comprehensive community transformation." The intent of this network is to build “capacities for transformation" and to create interlocking networks of young professionals who have skills and understanding to utilize “futures thinking and transformational action” to prepare local areas for a different kind of future that is increasingly fast-paced, interconnected, and complex.
Highlights
Participants will leave this session with an understanding of:
- The use of the ideas of “comprehensive community transformation” to ensure healthy communities in the future.
- How interlocking networks of people, ideas, and processes can be designed and implemented effectively.
- How to utilize systemic thinking and action for the future vitality and sustainability of communities.
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