{"687838":{"#nid":"687838","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ideas to Serve Poster Showcase","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Leadership and Social Impact invites you to the Ideas to Serve Poster Showcase, the culmination of the 2026 Social Impact course. Join us to vote for your favorite poster and enjoy a complimentary KoP! Students will present the results of their problem-discovery journey across various societal issues prevalent in Atlanta. The 2026 topics are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIndependent Journalism: Investigating what happens when the news is privatized and AI-driven\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMental Health: Exploring the importance of social connections and third places\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESustainability as Post-growth: Understanding the drivers and outcomes of overconsumption\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou can meet our outstanding community partners, who are working hard to create a better ATL for all of us. This year\u0027s partners include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlpresscollective.com\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Community Press Collective\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.redbikegreenatl.com\/about\u0022\u003ERed, Bike and Green\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thekenekt.com\/\u0022\u003EThe Ke\u2019nekt Cooperative\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.foodwellalliance.org\/\u0022\u003EFoodwell Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.livethrive.org\/\u0022\u003ELive Thrive\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI2S takes a comprehensive approach to social innovation, encouraging students to be compassionate listeners, identify and build on the assets of the community, research the solution landscape to learn from both what works and what has failed, and take a systems approach to identify the root cause versus the symptoms of the issue.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents who aspire to work closely with and learn from a community partner\/civic entrepreneur, and those who are wondering how they can make a real, lasting, and appropriate difference in other people\u2019s lives, are ideal candidates for I2S.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA series of\u0026nbsp;hands-on workshops\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;discussions, complemented by\u0026nbsp;conversations with frontline experts, equips participants with broadly applicable problem-discovery tools and skills they can apply in any field or career. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe are grateful for support from our partners on and off campus:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECenter for Civic Innovation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Cecil B. 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