As the program continues to build out our new Foresight Activation Lab, one of the big focuses is on getting our students real world experience. At the end of January, a few of the graduate students working on a project with The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation based in the Woodlands were able to observe and participate in a workshop led by Andy Hines. Students assisted with a speed dating activity where Mitchell Board participants provided Scenario responses prioritized along the Three Horizons.
From student participant, Sarah Wheeler: “Observing the Mitchell workshop illuminated aspects of the practice that are harder to grasp through coursework alone. I valued being able to witness how to quickly adapt foresight knowledge in real time to address the issues the clients were facing and guide them to a result that felt productive, informative, and empowering.” Andy adds: “it is so energizing to have a team of enthusiastic students and alums working together on these projects. I got many compliments on how much participants enjoyed having Juli and the students there.”
Some of the students coming through the UH Foresight Program are based in a field that will hopefully be bolstered and catapulted by their foresight studies. Other students come to the program with an open-ended search to find themselves within the Foresight community. The Activation Lab hopes to offer the space for students to play and experiment but also to build confidently on the lessons learned in class.
Whether you’re an alumni looking to give back to the program in the form of Partnerships or by sharing your professional experience, or you’re a student with some ideas you want to sandbox and test kitchen, we hope you continue finding your place within our foresight family. Look for more opportunities in 2024 with our Activation Lab or get in contact with our Director, Juli Rush.
