Future Proof Institute

We have explored a new way to quickly prepare young people to work together on complex,multidimensional tasks. The program, currently called c/corps and still in development, isfunded by a grant from the rita allen foundation. It gives young people the structure and skillsto provide world-class capacity to professionals who are solving society's most pressingproblems. C/corps teams consist of 4-6 young people mentored by a mid-career professionaland a senior domain expert during their tenure on the corps. Teams undergo rigorous training indesign thinking, systems thinking, communication, and teamwork before being deployed onthree-month projects confronting pressing public issues. In addition to providing excess publiccapacity, c/corps will create a pool of young professionals with the frameworks, processes, andtraining to address complex societal problems in the Future. C/corps has completed severalrounds of prototyping in partnership with the rita allen foundation and the civic sciencefellows including projects: philanthropy 911 and civic science communication.we provided project zero design thinking training to honors students at the university of northflorida.we are supporting efforts by the jacksonville historical society to create a museum that bringsthe community together across racial, economic, and generational divides by showing how thecity's incredible musical history comes from a fusion of musical influences that have allinfluenced each other.