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Peter Nicholson

@foresightpeter

Integrating traditional & emerging disciplines to leverage ripe intersections capable of inflecting positive change. Innovating a better how for a better world.

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There are social impact/sustainability jobs out there! The ones I come across get posted to the Foresight Design LinkedIn page. Follow it to stay abreast! #evolvebetter linkedin.com/company/foresi…

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TRUST...often invoked, rarely understood! How does it work and is it really necessary to social innovation? Foresight Design's free, interactive webinar this Weds (2/24) from 11am-12:15pm (CT) digs in & has just a few seats left. …nnovation-series-trust.eventbrite.com

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Who has the courage to radically redesign (nonprofit) higher education? So much is hobbled, from the cost, to the purpose and pedagogy, to the student experience. Yet so much is so guarded that radical failure might be necessary to motivate the requisite innovation. #evolvebetter

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3 things I've learned teaching Foresight Prep: 1. Diversity requires humble facilitation to succeed; 2. If you can't explain it to a teen, you probably don't really understand it; 3. Listen as much as you talk—make space, don't impose. Apply: foresightprep.org #evolvebetter

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Meaningful team retreats strike the right balance between thoughtful planning and spontaneous responsiveness. If there is a formula for knowing when you've done enough of the former, prior to the event, I'd love to know it! (Collaborating with @saathiimpact helps!). #evolvebetter

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Facilitating racial justice-centered conversations requires humility and trusted collaborators. Grateful to Elevated Chicago for entrusting Foresight Design with contributing to your compelling work and to @saathiimpact for a joy-filled, evolution-inducing partnership. #evolvebetter

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Adequately addressing social innovation challenges requires fostering *diverse* young leaders. I'm proud of and humbled by the Foresight Prep students I learn from each summer. They will heal the world. Applications now being accepted. foresightprep.org #evolvebetter

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I don't understand how people stereotypically become more conservative with age. I can't help but become more progressive as I've witnessed the constant repackaging of the same challenges over the years and realized how insidiously Power retains its hold. #evolvebetter

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REMINDER: I'm posting all the Chicago area sustainability jobs I come across (in energy, food, ag, social impact, etc), including a recent flurry, on Foresight Design's LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/company/foresi…

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I've become impatient with social innovation conversations that talk about everything but Power. If we're serious about evolving systems, we need to transcend this taboo and deepen our understanding of how it functions, who holds it, and how it might be inflected. #evolvebetter

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Particularly grateful for Foresight Design's newest member, Wendy Jaehn, who introduced us to and has been coaching us through a really valuable strategic planning process. We're looking forward to completing and putting it into action by the end of the month! #evolvebetter

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We launched the Foresight Prep High School Leadership Institute eight years ago having concluded that empowering diverse young leaders was the most impactful thing we could do Foresight Design. Every year this conviction has grown. Apply! #evolvebetter foresightprep.org

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Corporate hypocrisy will be our global downfall. Touting "carbon neutral" efforts or starting "social impact" departments while still engaging in robust counteracting practices is becoming a norm, whether you're a prominent bank, PR firm, or consulting entity. #evolvebetter

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Re-envisioning a major thoroughfare, creating pedestrian-friendly superblocks, and connecting green spaces=(urban) design within reach! #evolvebetter tinyurl.com/32n974c7

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How might we redesign Design? Where to begin to start to rectify the environmental impact and social, racial and economic inequalities this discipline has propagated? Looking forward to congratulating the first major design firm on such an audit of their past. #evolvebetter

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I'm appreciating the challenge of developing a proposal for a potential client whom we've respected for several years. Seeing their desire to innovate motivates us. Whether we're the right fit or not, Foresight Design is better for having considered the opportunity. #evolvebetter

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I left the Detroit area in 1986 to attend college with no intention of returning. This week, Foresight Design started working with two new clients there who embody the build-it-better spirit that I find the essence of innovation and resilience. Can't wait for more! #evolvebetter