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Guest lecture on algorithmic justice, examining what it means for young people to develop identity, agency, and ethics while emerging alongside rapidly advancing technology.

Panel co-designed with ReImagine Story Lab as part of the day-long Stories that Move program — a conversation on why hope matters in climate storytelling with Anatola Araba (ReImagine Story Lab), MaryAnn Talavera (NYU Tisch Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center), Diamond Spratling (Girl + Environment), and Tory Stephens (Grist's Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction), followed by a collective writing and open-mic session moving the room from imagination toward shared visioning.

Returning for a second year to facilitate the fellowship's Week 4 session for youth innovators ages 14–23 — helping participants define success beyond their MVPs, connect individual projects to a shared collective vision, and ground speculative futures, protopia over utopia, in lived reality.

Co-presenting with Spence Limbocker on intergenerational perspectives for navigating crisis and sustaining community-led change efforts.

Designed and led an experiential 60-minute session on operationalizing imagination for 40+ high school fellows at a week-long civic leadership academy hosted at the University of Pennsylvania. Session centered on constrained creativity as a tool for navigating AI-driven uncertainty in education and the future of work.

Designed and facilitated an interactive, intergenerational workshop engaging global youth and adult participants in experiential futures practices, ethical AI dialogue, and collaborative worldbuilding exercises to strengthen futures literacy and regenerative imagination.

Activated an interactive AI + Imagination Curriculum experience at Harvard's i-lab, engaging undergraduate and graduate innovators in hands-on futures literacy, ethical AI exploration, and worldbuilding practices that strengthen imagination as a real-world skill.

Facilitated a cross-sector roundtable convening policymakers, technologists, and civic leaders to explore ethical AI, youth wellbeing, and the future of digital public infrastructure — guiding dialogue that bridged youth voice, policy design, and human-centered innovation.

Facilitated storytelling for social change workshop and catalyzing imagination sessions with youth innovators from diverse Midwest communities.

Led participatory dialogues on AI, technology, and intergenerational connection in partnership with Joint Family, bridging youth and elder perspectives.

Panelist on The Power of Connection: Fostering Social Support for Youth Wellbeing, highlighting youth-driven mental health advocacy and relational civic ecosystems.

Panelist exploring Gen-Z media literacy, health futures, and digital participation.

Delivered a guest lecture translating research on storytelling, intergenerational dialogue, and participatory design into actionable guidance for students exploring freelance futures, relational leadership, and cross-generational collaboration in a rapidly evolving work landscape.

Co-facilitated workshop guiding participants through narrative and ecological resilience exercises rooted in solastalgia, belonging, and transition design.

Facilitated conversations on ecological belonging and intergenerational healing with global social-change leaders, integrating art, systems thinking, and dialogue practice.

Guest lecture on trauma-informed approaches to systems change, narrative strategy, and intergenerational wellbeing.