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Oct 30, 2023

Faith Leaders Share Micro and Major Success Stories at ImagineHub Conference

IEI’s Faith & Community team was humbled to be in the audience at the third annual ImagineHub Summit at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville, NC, on October 5. 

Sep 28, 2023

Director’s Log | September 2023

To say I was born without a green thumb would be an understatement. Like many across the nation, I enthusiastically started a garden during the pandemic only to end up… 

Jan 21, 2022

Past Programs

Civic Conversations The ReCONNECT NC Civic Conversations initiative was part of the national #ListenFirst movement to mend the frayed fabric of America by bridging divides with conversation. We invited people… 

Nov 6, 2018

IEI First in Future 100th EPISODE: Anita Brown-Graham

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts about the future… 

Nov 6, 2018

First in Future: Director of ncIMPACT UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government Anita Brown-Graham

Summary:  For our 100th First in Future episode we chose a guest who represents IEI’s history, Anita Brown-Graham, director of the Institute for 10 years. She has shown a long… 

Jun 21, 2017

The Director’s Log: June 2017

On Fireworks, BHAG’s, and Your Big Ideas Thanks so much to those of you who wrote in response to last month’s “Director’s Log” on “Rediscovering North Carolinianism” (yes, in answer… 

Jun 13, 2017

First in Future: City of Wilson Chief Planning and Development Officer Rodger Lentz, with IEI Policy Manager Sarah Langer Hall

Summary:  At the Emerging Issues Forum on Innovation a couple of years ago, one of the clear findings was that outside of the Triangle and Charlotte, there wasn’t a really… 

May 30, 2017

The Director’s Log: May 2017

Rediscovering North Carolinianism: Each Memorial Day, we honor the people who gave their lives serving in our armed forces. It’s an important time for all of us to reflect on… 

Apr 27, 2017

The Director’s Log: April 2017

When looking to the future of work, it becomes clear that teachers, professors, and mentors need to be preparing more and more people–of all ages, from every background–to think their way around problems. But what do we need to do to solve the next generation of challenges?