Civic Imagination
One of AccerelateKY’s key tenets is that of encouraging Civic Imagination–wherein we dream up our communities’ greatest possible potentials and map the path to such a future.
Civic Imagination Incubator
Each year, AccelerateKY and the USC Civic Imagination project host the CI Incubator. This program–which brings together worldbuilding, storytelling, and the civic imagination–empowers creatives through mentorship and collaboration. Over the 8 month incubator, 6 fellows develop media projects that engage participatory practices and tell impactful stories.
The second CI Incubator cohort began March 2024 and will conclude in the Fall.
2023 Civic Imagination Incubator fellow Madison Whittle presents her completed project at the Sky Arts Film Festival.
Civic Imagination & Worldbuilding Conference
Dr. Henry Jenkin, USC Provost Professor, presents at the 2023 Civic Imagination & Worldbuilding Conference.
In 2023, the inaugural Civic Imagination & Worldbuilding Conference was held at the Innovation Campus in Bowling Green, KY. The event featured a number of speakers across industries making waves in KY. We heard talks on what has been, is being, and can be done across the Commonwealth to create positive change in everything from education to work to culture.
Drawing on Kinship
Lead by Digital Promise, in collaboration with two KY Appalachian school districts, the Drawing on Kinship initiative takes a “kinship-based” approach to computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) K-8 education.
Appalachian educators take part in the Drawing on Kinship initiative.