My vision champions a future where organizations and individuals master futures capacity, enabling them to not merely react to change but actively sculpt their destinies. This involves fostering proactive foresight across institutions, a journey I've personally led through initiatives like spearheading the Strategic Foresight Team at Purdue Global. Imagine your enterprise equipped to identify emerging trends years in advance, much like my comprehensive research efforts in developing future-ready curricula, allowing for pioneering innovation rather than mere reaction. My consulting work, evidenced by designing and delivering tailored engagement programs to cultivate futures literacy and strategic foresight for higher education institutions, directly translates this vision into actionable strategies for navigating potential future scenarios with confidence and clarity.

Within this dynamic landscape, I am deeply dedicated to mentoring the next generation of leaders, empowering them to drive scalable transformation and champion a more resilient future. For over two decades, I've led multidisciplinary teams to achieve ambitious goals, such as directing Purdue Global's AI Task Force to establish guidelines and provide practical training in AI skills. In addition to internal roles, I have the privilege of facilitating workshops for the Online Learning Consortium, where I specifically focus on cultivating leadership resilience and driving scalable innovation. This hands-on experience ensures that the leaders I collaborate with are not just managing, but profoundly transforming their organizations to prioritize human flourishing. This leadership is crucial for supporting education that remains profoundly human-centered, ensuring learning experiences are not just technologically advanced but also deeply responsive to individual needs and societal well-being. Furthermore, my collaboration with industry to develop flexible, short-form content for adult learners, tailored to meet specific employer needs, exemplifies how education can be dynamically aligned with human-driven outcomes, creating pathways to success for diverse populations.

In this era of unprecedented evolution, the imperative to cultivate futures capacity, nurture visionary leadership, and foster human-centered education has never been more profound. I invite you to connect with me to explore how we can collaborate, empower your teams to develop essential futures capacity, and strategically support your institution in building a more agile, resilient, and human-driven future. Let's work together to transform challenges into enduring opportunities and establish a legacy of sustainable innovation.

Maricel Lawrence, EdD