SLATE l SPARK THINK TANKS
Slate | Spark Think Tanks bring together a wide range of curious, informed, and forward thinking people to explore a single topic in depth. Each Think Tank begins with a core question that needs examination and gathers participants who bring different perspectives, lived experiences, and areas of expertise. We look at the history behind the issue, how the landscape has shifted, where opportunities have been overlooked, and where outdated assumptions are blocking progress. From there, we move into projected outcomes, new possibilities, and recommendations for what should happen next.
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Think Tanks can be large or intimate depending on the topic. They are structured around guided discussion, informed debate, shared research, and collaborative work sessions. Participants receive materials in advance and contribute to a final summary that may become a Pivot Paper, a public recommendation, or a blueprint for strategic change. Each Think Tank is designed to surface the ideas that are ready for this moment and create collective clarity about what the future should look like. This is where meaningful progress begins.
WOMEN'S INSTITUTIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS THINK TANK
Coming Spring 2026
The Women’s Institutions Think Tank will review, assess, and recommend how the major institutions created for women, including Girl Scouts, sororities, Junior Leagues, women’s colleges, and other membership organizations, have performed over the years. We will examine what they were designed to do when they were launched more than a century ago, what has worked, where they have missed enormous potential, and where Blockbuster level blind spots have held them back from evolving. Most importantly, we will explore what these institutions can do moving forward to harness the extraordinary power of women gathered in one place with a mission that is relevant, modern, and capable of driving real change. It is time for a pivot. More in January on this game changing initiative.s relevant, modern, and capable of driving real change. It is time for a pivot.
More in January on this game changing initiative.
FUTURE TOPICS
Language in the New World
Words are carrying meanings they were never built to hold. This Think Tank explores how our vocabulary must evolve to match the way work, collaboration, and influence actually function now. Language shapes reality, and it is time to update the operating system.
The Economics of Attention
Human attention has become the rarest commodity in business. This Think Tank examines how attention is captured, lost, traded, and misused, and what companies must understand now to stay visible and relevant in a world drowning in noise.
How Women Lead Without Using the Word Lead
Women are already shaping change, but the language of leadership does not fit how they work. This Think Tank focuses on influence, collaboration, presence, and impact, and what success looks like when we remove the outdated noun entirely.
The Great Untethering
Shared truth has fractured, politics have become performance, and stability is now an illusion. This Think Tank examines how this destabilization affects planning, communication, and decision making, and what new structures can anchor clarity and direction.
VC Revisited
With only two percent of venture capital funding going to women, it is time to rethink everything from how value is measured to how potential is recognized. This Think Tank challenges the relevance of EBITDA and examines what new frameworks are needed to fund the future instead of repeating the past.
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