Visionary Organizing is an approach to solving social, individual, community, and organizational problems that equally emphasizes our material needs for survival and our nonmaterial needs for thriving. It solves problems by applying six components to a problem and facilitates change by nurturing interdependence, transforming relationships, and creating new systems that can replace what already exists.

College students are faced with a serious set of problems. They have to navigate an unpredictable economy, an ever-evolving relationship with technology, a changing climate, and weakening social ties. Solving these problems requires skills that empower them to become leaders who can make their material needs for survival and their nonmaterial needs for well-being equally important.

To support student leadership development, Visionary Organizing Lab and Student Life Sustainability at the University of Michigan are partnering to host the Great Lakes Regional Training in Visionary Organizing—a 4.5-day immersive experience in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This training is open to undergraduate students from midwestern universities who are curious about social change or already engaged in addressing social and community challenges.

Our vision is to support a generation of students who can leave campus and practice Visionary Organizing in communities and organizations with others.

Dinner will be served