A short course and practicum on Equity & Justice

The work of The Foresight Lab in forging peace & reconciliation outcomes, and guiding the transformation of municipal police departments through the craft of diplomacy is deep and broad.  Their work in this domain directly contributes to their Vision of The Regenerative Economy: An engine driving consistent and inspiring, and measurable, gains in social, economic, and ecological well-being. This pioneering effort has led to successful social justice interventions in Ferguson, MO, Charleston, SC, Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA, and Baltimore, MD, among many other communities.

Program participation fee includes access to synchronous live sessions on GoToMeeting plus access to readings, asynchronous discussion threads, and the co-creation of materials by faculty attendees on the Collaborase platform.

Synchronous Dates (live sessions led by Mackinzee Macho & Ed Quevedo):

Program description, goals & outcomes: 

Through this course, we will

1) Demonstrate how the tools of statecraft, or international diplomacy can transform policing, social justice dislocations, and breakdowns in community equity;

2) Deliver clear pedagogical guidance into how to teach across the social intervention platforms of diplomacy, systemics, and complexity science; and

3) convey to delegates the skills of advanced convening and conflict resolution as classroom tools and skills for next generation leaders.

Session themes:

-Introduction to Regenerative Development: Systemics & Social Change as Tools to Redress Broken Policing Models & Deliver Just Outcomes

-History of Reconciliation:  Diplomacy on the Global Stage Catalyzing Peace & Unity

-Leadership & Character:  The Spirit of Ubuntu, Honor, & Dignity as Foundations for Equity & Justice

-Power, Love, and Honor Within and Amongst Nations:  Transmuting Battlefield Peace-Keeping into Communities and Nation States

Pedagogies presented:

-Teaching Techniques as Models of Diplomacy

-Emergent Learning:  Pedagogical Design for Transformation

-Potent Inquiry:  Teaching & Refining Radically Disruptive Critical Thinking Skills

-Fieldwork:  A New Generation of Real-World Learning

-Skill-building and gain-sharing: Shared Destiny in the Classroom & Lived Transformation in Communities