Working Assembly and Peer Review for
The Futures Project on Education and Learning for Longer Lives is fashioning a vision for national prosperity in the wake of massive technological and demographic change. 33 thought leaders from the worlds of business, venture capital, philanthropy, organized labor and the public sector have convened since September 2024. Their work will continue through September 2025.
At an interactive assembly on May 1, we provided an overview of our working documents, reserving ample room for critical feedback. To enable candid dialogue, our discussions were governed by a modified Chatham House Rule, and attendance was by invitation.
We will continue to hone the work and welcome further comment. Write us here. Final documents will be shared with the general public in Fall 2025.
The Futures Project is sponsored by the Stanford Center on Longevity. We are grateful to the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation for hosting our assembly in Washington.
AGENDA
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Registration & Coffee Hour |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Welcome & overview of draft vision, Building a Learning Society Discussion among the whole |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Guided table discussions of specific portions of the draft Guests engaged with project team members for targeted feedback. |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Fireside-style dialogue on plans forward |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm | On-site reception/adjourn |
CONVENING DRAFTS
Framing Document (November 2024)
Overview: Building a Learning Society
Chapter 1: Civic Architecture for a Learning Society
Chapter 2: Business in the Civic Architecture of a Learning Society
Chapter 3: Reimagining Schools for the Learning Society
Chapter 4: Advancing Learners and Workers in the Learning Society
Alex Alonso
SHRM
Kelsey Berkowitz
Results for America
Amy Binder
Johns Hopkins University
Jordan Blashek
America’s Frontier Fund
Goldie Blumenstyk
Chronicle of Higher Education
J. Noah Brown
JNB Educational Strategies LLC
Scott Carlson
Chronicle of Higher Education
Bryan Cook
Urban Institute
Colin Danly
Public Private Strategies
Julia Freeland Fisher
Clayton Christensen Institute
Givon Forbes
University of Southern California
Elisha Gilliam
Year Up
Susan Gouijnstook
Jobs for the Future
Alison Griffin
Colorado Mountain College/ Colorado Mesa University/ Self
Olivia Eve Gross
High School Law Review
Mark Grovic
New Markets Venture Partners
Cappy Hill
Ithaka S+R
Harry Holzer
Georgetown University
Camille Hosman
Stanford University Government Affairs
John Katzman
Noodle
Sue Kolloru
Pearson
Anne Kress
Northern Virginia Community College
Martin Kurzweil
Ithaka S+R
James Kvaal
Independent Consultant
Doug Lederman
Lederman Advisory Services
Rob Magliaro
Google
Chauncy Lennon
Lumina Foundation
Gregg Levin
EnGen
Ben Mays
National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
Melissa Mendizabal
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Clare McCann
Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center
Mary Alice McCarthy
New America
Julie Miller
AARP
JoAnne Moore
Corebridge Financial
Chandra Muller
University of Texas
Jordan Nellums
The Century Foundation
Gary A. Officer
CWI Works
Rachel Stephens Parker
Maryland Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Layla O’Kane
Opportunity@Work
Cheryl Oldham
Bipartisan Policy Center
Brent Parton
CareerWise
Amir Pasic
Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Julie Peller
Peller Strategies
Lynette Rawlings
The Policy Academies
Martha Ross
Brookings Institution
Jeff Selingo
Arizona State University
Burck Smith
StraighterLine
Katie Spiker
National Skills Coalition
Emerson Sprick
Bipartisan Policy Center
Tiffany Stanley
Western Governors University
Ken Stern
Longevity Project
Jeff Strohl
Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce
Noah Sudow
Whiteboard Advisors
Nichole Torpey-Saboe
Strada Education Foundation
Cat Ward
Taproot Foundation
Ross Wiener
Independent Consultant
Ben Wildavsky
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Amanda Winters
National Governors Association
Josh Wyner
Aspen Institute College Excellence Program
Christina Yancey
American Institutes for Research
Holly Zanville
Learn & Work Ecosystem Library