Possibility Project

There are numerous universities and programs focused on social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and social impact design. We will talk about the strengths and limitations of higher education preparing the next generation of changemakers.

We want to talk about big questions like:

- How do colleges and universities account for the complexities and opportunities of co-design in the constraints of a semester?

- How can institutions of privilege root in equity and access, and help students identify their own positionalities?

- How do you help students shift from the theoretical to the real-life work of social change?

- How can these large institutions teach innovation practices when they often struggle to use them?

Our fantastic guests included:

Odesma Dalrymple, Associate Professor, Engineering Exchange for Social Justice, University of San Diego

Nate Wong, Georgetown University

Ann Verhey-Henke, Strategic Director, Center for Socially Engaged Design, University of Michigan

With a massive amount of dollars being made available to communities across the country, there is a significant risk of these funds recreating/reinforcing inequities, racist and unjust practices. We want to talk about how these funds can be used to redesign and reimagine equity, access, and systems. Our featured guests include:

Priyanka Jain, Co-founder, 3x3

Nathaniel Smith, Founder and Chief Equity Officer/CEO, Partnership for Southern Equity

Blaze Lightfoot Jones-Yellin, Founder, Lightfoot Group; Urbanist; Professor, CUNY