Foresight Immersion
Transformative Education
for Sustainable Innovation
June 17-August 7, 2013
Working in a sustainability-related career requires a holistic approach, an interdisciplinary toolkit, and the vision to transform systems. Developed over ten years, Foresight Immersion provides emerging leaders with the guiding methodologies, foundational knowledge, project experience, skills and network to create sustainable impact in an evolving landscape. Participants from all majors and professional backgrounds work in interdisciplinary teams to develop insight, identify barriers, and innovate solutions to real world problems across the business, government, and nonprofit sectors. Learn more.
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Alliance for Education Innovation:
Building on the Success of AGC- We believe Academy for Global Citizenship, a Chicago public charter school that cultivates international awareness and fosters environmental stewardship, can serve as a model…
Sustainable Office Development:
A Work/Space Guide- Created for a major foundation in the process of relocating its offices, this guide divides the process into seven phases from creating a vision to effective…
Sustainable 47: Ward-level vision for
resiliency to climate change- We believe this can be done through a decision-making process that balances a local economy, respects the natural environment and encourages community inclusion. In the past, policy decisions…
Alumni Profiles
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Leslie Blanchard
Portland State University,
Immersion Fellow 2011
With a wealth of experience in hand from her years in Chicago, Leslie headed west this past summer seeking new challenges and…
Andrew DeCoriolis
Lucid Design Group,
Immersion Fellow 2007
Full of ideas and enthusiasm, Andrew came to Foresight in 2007, a few weeks out of college. For the last several years, he's…
Ben Flanders
CEC Combustion Safety,
Immersion Fellow 2010
A departure from a successful career recruiting for leading energy service companies led Ben to Foresight Immersion in 2010. The…
Lyrica Hammann
Facebook,
Immersion Fellow 2004
Before entering her last semester at Oberlin College in 2004, Lyrica spent her January term in the windy city with fellow…
James Pierce
Living Environment Labs, Carnege Mellon University
Immersion Fellow 2007
After participating in Foresight Immersion, James has headed back to academia where he is a Ph.D. candidate and researcher at the Living Environments Lab at Carnegie Mellon University.…
Joanna Racho
CNT,
Immersion Fellow 2011
Joanna grew up in Glenview, IL and received her B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her…
Nathalie Razo
University of Hawaii,
Immersion Fellow 2011
All the pieces of the community resilience puzzle came together for Nathalie during Foresight Immersion 2011. She recently…
Carey Stansbury
Gravitytank,
Immersion Fellow 2006
Immersion exposed Carey to how innovative solutions, such as goats trained to eat invasive species at a landfill, are…
Pamela Steiner
Perkins & Will,
Immersion Fellow 2008
A line from Pamela's LinkedIn profile perhaps sums up her perspective the best: "Design needs to make a difference for…