To create lasting impact, Forge a Vibrant Future, and provide an opportunity to immediately apply concepts from the 2025 Human Services Summit,
Leadership for a Networked World and Change and Innovation Agency are launching the inaugural Leaders Activation Lab.
Selected human services executives will join Action Teams to design and test innovative solutions to address the sector’s most pressing
challenges and opportunities, focusing on:

The vision, creativity, and ideas that drive resilience and renewal are often fueled by uncertain and tumultuous times. Human services are no exception, and within today’s profound disruption and volatility lies an extraordinary opportunity to forge a vibrant future.

Amid a complex and volatile world, forward-thinking leaders in Human Services are embracing reinvention, turning challenges into opportunities, and building the capacity for change. These visionary leaders are not only shifting their perspective – they are redefining the future of social and economic mobility for generations to come.

Emerging into a vibrant new era of human services, the opportunities and challenges in advancing social and economic mobility have become more evident and dynamic. The impact of persistent health inequities, deep economic disparities, and rising environmental justice issues have shown that human services require broader vision and mindset, innovative services and solutions, and transformation in organizational capacity. Achieving this future state demands courageous leadership.