Finding Forward
Join renowned futurist Ulcca Joshi Hansen and President Rob Vischer for a conversation about how schools must transform their teaching priorities in the face of light-speed technological change.
This February, Finding Forward welcomes Dr. Ulcca Joshi Hansen, a cultural futurist and author of The Future of Smart. As AI increasingly handles analytical and computational tasks, Hansen asks: What does this moment invite us to reclaim about being fully human—and how must we evolve to cultivate those capacities? Drawing on neuroscience and wisdom traditions, she explores the shift from "doing" intelligence to "being" intelligence: embodied knowing, relational awareness, and the ability to navigate complexity. Whether you're shaping schools, universities, workplaces, or communities, this conversation offers both challenge and invitation. This Finding Forward is co-sponsored by the St. Thomas School of Education.
President Rob Vischer will join Dr. Hansen in conversation.
We hope you join us —this Finding Forward will stay with you as you consider how the future of smart affects us all.
Thursday, Feb. 5
7-8 p.m., reception to follow
Location
O'Shaughnessy Education Center Auditorium
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus
2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105
Parking
Paid parking is available in the Frey Hall Parking Garage, a short walk from O'Shaughnessy Education Center (OEC). Additional parking options are available.
The cost of visitor parking is $2.10/hour before 4 p.m. and $1.55/hour after 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5
6:50 p.m. Livestream waiting room opens
7-8 p.m. Program
Register for the free livestream to receive the link.