Wednesday, July 6th 8:00AM – 5:30 PM
This session is a continuation of the previous day's program. Please make sure to sign up for both to receive updates and background information.
8:00AM – Noon
Participants will engage a series of experts on the key factors, illnesses and institutional practices that make problem solving so difficult. Learn about:
- Addiction with Brad Finegood, Assistant Division Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, Department of Community and Health Services, King County
- Criminal Justice with Augustine Cita, Director of Career Bridge, a community collaboration led by the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle designed to help formerly incarcerated men and women of color integrate back into their communities with jobs, housing and dignity.
- Shelter with Sola Plumacher, Strategic Advisor, City of Seattle Human Services Department
- Mental Illness with Larry Clum, Counselor, Union Gospel Mission
12:00 – 1:00
In preparation for the afternoon of creative prototyping of bottom-up and inside-out solutions, Joel Farris will lead the group in a debrief and discussion session over the morning’s discussions that participants can activate in their own communities. Lunch will be served.
1:00 – 5:00
For the remainder of the afternoon, Joel Farris will facilitate a series of sessions involving rapid ideation and prototyping of challenges and solutions to answer the following questions:
- What are the major barriers?
- Based on what we learned about the ecosystem in the neighborhood, how do we address these issues?
- What could we do in a year? In 6 months? In 6 weeks? In one week?
The content recommendations from this learning expedition will be synthesized and published for the benefit of the Pioneer Square neighborhood, the City of Seattle, and the global Impact Hub network and our unlikely allies.
**By signing up for “Finding a Way Out”, participants are committing to a learning expedition that extends from Tuesday afternoon and all day Wednesday in various locations across Pioneer Square. Food will be provided. Space is limited and you will be contacted to confirm your spot.**
The learning expediton is a joint production of Impact Hub Seattle, the Alliance for Pioneer Square, and the Mayor’s Office of Policy and Innovation. The lead facilitators are:
- Leslie Smith, Executive Director, Alliance for Pioneer Square
- Lisa Dixon, Chief Operating Officer, Alliance for Pioneer Square
- Joel Farris, Mayor’s Office of Policy and Innovation, City of Seattle
- Steve Johnson, CEO, Impact Hub Seattle
- Sarah Studer, Community Partnership Manager, Impact Hub Seattle
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What are Learning Expeditions?
Learning expeditions are day long journeys into the city of Seattle that allow participants to explore a critical topics facing our cities through the lense of Seattle. These will include onsite visits, tours and P2P learning circles to create knowledge exchange with leading experts and global innovators addressing the role that entrepreneurial and citizen action can play in confronting complex issues facing our cities worldwide.
Please note:
- Registration here in SCHED is required
- UA ticket holders may only register for one expedition (given that they are a full day+ immersion).
