This is a unique learning experience that all PSU students should go through. In fact, I think all municipal government employees, public school administrators, public healthcare workers, and penal system workers should go through. Being a futurist will change the fundamental way people think about their job and how they can manifest the direction it goes.
On June 14th and 15th, 2022, Portland State University (PSU) convened leaders from the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region as part of the Latiné Futures Initiative. The convenings are futures-oriented, trans-sector gatherings for Latiné leaders to develop a vision for collective wealth-building and wellbeing and to discuss pathways to higher education, climate change, and the changing workforce. The Latiné Futures Initiative aims to make Futures thinking and Foresight accessible to the community by balancing a focus on the here and now (real challenges in our everyday lives) with a long-term view of the future. These efforts elevate Latiné stories, voices, and lived experiences.
Our goal is to build a plan for a just and sustainable recovery by drawing on the deep wisdom and excellent work happening in many areas across the community and to seek ways to support and amplify these efforts. The Latiné Future Initiative leans on our thriving and engaged leaders and community members coming together to support a just campus climate, one where we intentionally serve Latiné students and their communities. We know that when they succeed, we all succeed.