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School for the Future of Innovation in Society

An academic unit in the new College of Global Futures, the School for the Future of Innovation in Society is making  innovation the object of systematic study and informed critique. We educate new generations of informed citizens and skilled, productive workers and see our efforts as part of a larger social fabric – local, regional, national and global. Listen to our Future Out Loud podcast and find out more about how you can shape the future; one we will want to inhabit.

Our affiliated centers and institutes include:

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Inform Policy

American Indian Policy Institute
Department of Economics
Kyl Center for Water Policy
Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
Morrison Institute for Public Policy
School of Politics and Global Studies
School of Public Affairs
School of Social Work
School of Transborder Studies
Seidman Research Institute
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Urban Climate Research Center
Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment
Center for Environmental Economics and Sustainability Policy
Center for Health Information and Research
Center for Law, Science and Innovation
Center for Organization Research and Design
Center for Policy Informatics
Center for Race and Democracy
Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies
Center for the Study of Economic Liberty
Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Center for Urban Innovation
Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes
Future Security Initiative
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
McCain Institute
School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership

Solve Human Problems

Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Decision Center for a Desert City
Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Healthy Lifestyles Recharge Center
Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation
National Center of Excellence for SMART Innovations
Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service
Planet Works
Project for Writing and Recording Family History
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
School of Public Affairs
School of Social Work
Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center
Center for Biology and Society
Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience
Center for Race and Democracy
Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Make New Knowledge

Decision Center for a Desert City
Decision Theater Network
Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Institute for Human Origins
Institute for Social Science Research
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
School of Social and Behavioral Studies
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
American Indian Studies
Center for Biology and Society
Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies
Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
Center for Urban Innovation
Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety
College for Integrative Sciences and Arts
Future Security Initiative
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
UREx Sustainability Research Network