Summary - SOCIAL INNOVATION SUMMIT LEARNING JOURNEY: CHICAGO

Learning Journeys are an immersive, day-and-a-half experience to explore a specific social impact issue through the lens of a city for an invitation-only delegation of 40-50 leaders from across the country.

We partner with city/program hosts to design a journey that is comprised of about 10 stops throughout the city, which typically include a combination of meet-and-greets with city mayors and local leaders, company and field site visits, social events, and local experiences.

Most of the delegation joins from out-of-town, and among the many objectives we hope that delegates will learn lessons along the journey that they can bring back to their communities.

Rooted in our nation’s declaration of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the right to health must be treated as a right for all – not a privilege for the few. In order for communities to thrive and advance health equity, we can’t simply focus on issues around access or care; We must also ensure strong systems and structures that address the social determinants of health that buttress the promise of community and individual health.

On August 10-11, you are invited to join us in Chicago as we bring together leading executives, investors, and thought leaders for a two-day Learning Journey. You and your fellow delegation will explore the foundations of health equity, particularly how we can learn from community-based initiatives and scale those best practices across other regions and nationally.

On this guided tour of Chicago's burgeoning North Lawndale & South Lawndale neighborhoods, our delegation will explore how a city invests in its communities and considers issues impacting economic development. After an opening tour of South Lawndale (also known as Little Village), we'll head over to the renewed business corridor in North Lawndale and hear from public and private stakeholders about the work happening to invest in Chicago's South and West Sides. We will also have a special guest visit from the Mayor of Chicago, who will welcome our delegation as we embark on the Learning Journey.

Malcolm X College is a next-generation training ground for future clinical workers, housing a state-of-the-art, 20,000-square-foot virtual hospital environment that includes labs, classroom space, and healthcare environments representing inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Using simulation, students have the opportunity to practice and experience critical scenarios safely and without the risk of harm to patients – representing advanced methods of education in the medical field. After a tour, we'll sit down for lunch and engage in moderated small-group discussions to tease out solutions, best practices, and new partnerships that will power the future of work.

At the world-famous United Center, we’ll explore how local institutions like the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation are taking a leadership role in helping to impact the West Side community, and setting an example for companies and organizations on how local leaders can have a bigger role beyond their own walls. We’ll kick things off with a tour of the United Arena, before meeting with leaders from the Chicago Blackhawks and A Better Chicago to share more about their partnership, One West Side, focused on equipping local leaders and fueling programs and services that enable Chicago's youth to thrive at all stages of life. Following the tour and discussions, delegates will then debrief on the two-day experience with a final capstone discussion to reflect on the learnings and key experiences.