There were 24 sophomores enrolled in the fall 2017 Open Futures (O.F.) course at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania. The students were drawn from a wide variety of undergraduate majors and were there to fulfill part of the general education requirements; “Open Futures” was one of three courses that composed the “Open Minds” connective experience… … Read more »
IF has recently trained youth leadership teams in using IF’s small group discussion method for Youth Creativity Summits in New York and D.C. Loree Goffigon is the organizer of these summits. Here we would like to share with you her wonderful description of these summits. It’s with overwhelming excitement and appreciation that we write … Read more »
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What makes a “home”? What different values come to mind when you think of “home”? What goals or purposes might we target when we think about housing? These are some of the questions that spurred a lively discussion with staff at the National Building Museum. The discussion, facilitated by IF Fellow Natalie Hopkinson and IF … Read more »
As a follow up to the Youth Creativity IF Discussion Training at the Joan Mitchell Foundation in NYC, IF Fellow Ieva Notturno and IF Vice President Jeff Prudhomme led two days of training for youth interested in participating in a similar Youth Creativity Summit in DC. Like the training in New York, this workshop was … Read more »
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The Diversity and Inclusion Discussions (DID), a joint project between Wesleyan College and the Interactivity Foundation, provided an opportunity for students to use the IF process to discuss issues they see as relevant to diversity and inclusion. At the conclusion of the program, a diverse group of 22 participating students provided feedback on their experience in … Read more »
IF participated in the inaugural “Connect Beyond the Page” festival in Asheville, North Carolina April 20-22, which featured writers, musicians, filmmakers, television creatives who explored how the arts, storytelling and activism can bring people together. This festival was the brainchild of cultural entrepreneur Jessica Tomasin, who is active in the Asheville arts and community development … Read more »
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The residents of the city of Merrill and the surrounding areas of Lincoln county Wisconsin continue to talk, listen, and work together on “Building Merrill Together,” a now-ongoing public discussion program hosted by the T.B. Scott Library in Merrill and supported as well by the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy & Service (WIPPS), a unit … Read more »
On March 16 the online project IF joined about this time last year, USATalk, convened more than a dozen organizations and advisors at Zoom’s headquarters in San Jose, California. Zoom graciously put their state of the art video chat facility at our disposal and provided expert technical backup. During the two-hour meeting, attendees shared their … Read more »
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For the past two years, Wesleyan College students have worked with the help of faculty and staff to develop a discussion-based peer-to-peer program. The Diversity and Inclusion Discussions (DID) aims to empower students to become agents of change through civil discourse. On April 6, 2018, a group of students and faculty members will share their experiences in a session … Read more »
