The Wicked Problems Institute to be held on October 1, 2024 from 11am to 4:30 pm EST (virtually) offers a container by which a group of multi-sector, cross-system partners can develop practical steps and solutions that address complex social, systems, and family issues. This year’s Wicked Problems Institute is focused on partnering with children, youth, and families at every stage to build equitable pathways to child and family well-being.
Join learners and doers to explore practical strategies for genuine collaboration with individuals who have lived with adversity and who generously share their experiences to fuel changes that matter.
We invite you to dedicate a day to developing concrete, practical ways to intentionally partner with lived experts in all aspects of the work. Join us for this cross-sector exchange, dialogue with lived experts, and an opportunity to create your own action plan.
Expectations and Accountability
This is a working meeting and all participants are expected to:
- Arrive prepared for the event by reviewing any information emailed before the convening;
- Be an accountable, present and active participant during small and full group discussions and presentations;
- Commit to centering equity, lived experience, science and data.
- Share ideas for how to continue the shared learning after the convening concludes.
Click here to access the agenda.
The link will be shared with those who have registered. We have also posted it below as a convenience for attendees. Remember this is an invitation-only event.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91059121574 Meeting ID: 910 5912 1574
Phone: +1646.931.3860
If joining by phone is necessary, we request that phone use be limited and for only short periods of time, if possible. Because of the meeting format, your experience will be better if you are in the Zoom Room. We request that your camera is on for as much of the meeting as possible.
Preconvening materials are optional for review and not required in advance.
Click here to watch a short video that describes the 2023 Institute.
Experts By Experience publication from Project Evident
https://projectevident.org/news/experts-by-experience/
Building Equity Driven Parent Collaboration
https://nurtureconnection.org/family-partnership/
TED Talk: A Foster Care System Where Every Child has a Loving Home; Sixto Cancel,
https://www.thinkofus.org/audacious
Click here to access the Participant Workbook.
Click here to access the Participant Worksheet.
Click here to access Anthony Barrow’s presentation slides.
Click here to access Sixto Cancel’s presentation slides.
Click here to access Bryn Fortune’s presentation slides.
Sixto Cancel and Think of Us
Think of Us is a national nonprofit driving child welfare reform through a tech-focused, data-driven approach. Led by people with lived experience, they partner with youth, families, and government leaders to center lived experience in decision-making, reduce unnecessary system entries, preserve families, and support youth transitioning out of care. Sixto Cancel, the Founder and CEO, is a nationally recognized leader in child welfare, leveraging technology, research, and policy to improve outcomes for youth and families.
Bryn Fortune, Fortune Consulting & Nurture Connection Family Network Collaborative
Fortune Consulting is a professional services firm that provides strategic consulting and advisory services to help organizations achieve their goals. Bryn Fortune is the Coordinator for the Nurture Connection Family Network Collaborative, focusing on empowering authentic parent voices and advancing early relational health.
Anthony Barrows and Project Evident
Anthony Barrows is a versatile professional with a background in behavioral design, child welfare, public policy, and fine arts. Drawing from his personal experiences in foster care, public housing, and juvenile justice, he brings lived expertise to his systems change work. He spent nearly 9 years at ideas42, leading the economic-justice portfolio, and over 10 years in child welfare. Currently, he is a Managing Partner at Project Evident, where he continues to drive social change. Anthony holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and a BA from U Mass Boston.
This event is co-hosted by the Children’s Home Society of America and the Jordan Institute for Families at the University of North Carolina’s School of Social Work.
We would like to thank the following partners and sponsors for this year’s Institute: Think of Us, Project Evident, SaySo, Fortune Consulting & Nurture Connection Family Network Collaborative, CARF International, Annie E. Casey, Overloaded: Understanding Neglect Podcast: Institute for Child and Family Well-being
Click here to access the graphic image from the event.
