How do we move from understanding society's challenges to creating meaningful change? Connect, Co-Design, and Pitch is back for 2027, creating space for people from different sectors, disciplines and communities to come together around society's biggest challenges and turn shared concerns into collaborative action. Through a series of facilitated workshops, participants will build new partnerships,...
This autumn, Leeds Institute for Societal Futures will launch a new phase of Shape Tomorrow Together (STT), our framework for addressing complex societal challenges through collaborative research and innovation. The challenges facing society are too complex for any one organisation, discipline or sector to tackle alone. STT brings together researchers, communities, policymakers, industry partners and...
When researchers, communities, businesses, policymakers and practitioners come together, big changes can happen. Sometimes, all that is needed is the opportunity to turn an idea into action. Shape Tomorrow Together is designed to do exactly that. Shape Tomorrow Together is our flagship live co-production programme. Through a series of coaching-led workshops, participants come together to...
Leeds Institute for Societal Futures has welcomed colleagues from Vanderbilt University, USA, to explore new opportunities for international collaboration on some of society's most pressing challenges. By bringing together expertise in public engagement, creativity, science and technology, the partnership aims to develop new research, education and community initiatives that deliver real-world impact. For organisations, policymakers...
Leeds Institute for Societal Futures is launching a new series of collaborative workshops this May and June, bringing together colleagues from across the University of Leeds with partners from industry, civic organisations and community groups. The first sessions, taking place 12th and 14th May, focus on partnership building – using creative, coaching-led approaches to explore...