Future Strategist Sprint
From noticing an opportunity to building a strategy for what comes next.
OverviewFuture Strategist Sprint helps young people move from noticing a problem, interest, or opportunity to building a thoughtful strategy around it. Through hands-on challenges, participants consider who it matters to, what it would take to move forward, how money and resources factor into the decision, and how to communicate their idea with confidence.
For middle school, high school, and young adults ages 11–24
Learning Topics
Notice the Opportunity
Identifying an interest, problem, need, or opportunity worth exploring before jumping straight to a solution.
Make the Money Make Sense
Using simple numbers to think through costs, resources, pricing, or budget decisions when they are relevant to the challenge.
Who Does It Matter To?
Thinking about the people affected, what they need, and why an idea or solution would matter to them.
Communicate the Idea
Learning how to explain an idea clearly, respond to questions, and strengthen it through feedback.
Build the Strategy
Breaking an idea into practical decisions around people, resources, time, money, and what would actually need to happen.
Make the Next Move
Turning the work into a realistic next step instead of leaving with only an idea.
Participants Leave With
A Future Strategist Plan that captures the idea or challenge they explored, the decisions they made, and a realistic next move.
Available Formats
Half-Day Strategy Challenge
Up to 3.5 hours
A hands-on challenge where participants work individually or in teams to explore a real-world problem, interest, or opportunity.
Full-Day Strategist Sprint
Up to 5 hours
A deeper challenge-based experience that gives participants time to explore, build, receive feedback, strengthen their thinking, and present a strategy.
Future Strategist Series
Multi-Session
A customized series that gives participants more time to investigate an idea or challenge, make decisions, test and refine their thinking, and build toward a final presentation or showcase.