Issued by Future Story Lab™ · Parks Collective, Agency
Future Story Lab™ · Cohort 1
"Authorized for entry into the worlds of leadership, innovation, and career discovery."
Parks Collective, Agency · 31B Innovation Studios
Every great story starts with knowing the main character. Describe yourself in three words — not what you do, but who you are.
Where you come from is part of your power. What is one thing your family, neighborhood, or community taught you that you carry with you every day?
Leaders are observers first. What do you notice about your school, neighborhood, or community that most people walk right past?
If your life were a movie, what genre would it be? Pick one — then give it a title.
Every journey starts with one step. What is one thing you want to learn, explore, or discover during Future Story Lab?
Every business starts with someone noticing a problem. What is one problem in your school, neighborhood, or community that you wish someone would fix?
Now flip it. What product, service, or experience could solve that problem? Describe your idea in 2–3 sentences — like you're pitching it to an investor.
A business needs customers. Who would benefit most from your idea? Describe them — age, where they live, what they care about.
What skill, trait, or knowledge do you already have that makes you the right person to build this? Own it.
Every creator has a voice — a way of seeing the world that no one else has. What topics, stories, or feelings do you naturally create around?
If you could create anything — music, film, photography, writing, design, fashion, gaming — what would you make?
Great creative work is made for someone. Who is your audience? Who needs to hear or see what you want to say?
Finish this sentence in one powerful line: "I create because…"
STEM is about solving real problems. What is a challenge — in health, transportation, environment, tech, or education — that science or engineering could fix?
Imagine you had unlimited resources and 5 years. What would you invent or build to solve that problem?
Which STEM field feels most like you — engineering, medicine, computer science, environmental science, math, architecture? Why?
What is one skill or subject you would need to make your invention real? What's the first step?
If you were elected to lead your city tomorrow, what is the first thing you would change — and why does it matter most to you?
Leaders lead in different ways — some inspire through speaking, some through doing, some through listening. How do you lead?
Every civic leader has a constituency. Who are you fighting for, and what do they need most right now?
Write your campaign slogan — one sentence that captures what you stand for.
Where have you experienced nature, growing things, or the outdoors in your life — even a garden, a park, a community space?
What green spaces, food sources, or environmental improvements does your community deserve but doesn't have yet?
The Leadership Legacy Project is your team's mark on this school. What is your idea for a garden, mural, or green space that would make Hartwell better?
Finish this sentence: "When I leave Hartwell, I want the next student to see…"
After 7 weeks — which pathway feels most like you? Which career world do you want to keep exploring?
Look back at your whole passport. What is the most important thing you discovered about yourself?
Next year a new cohort will sit in this same room. What do you want to say to them before they begin?
On Day 1 you wrote the first line. Now write the full opening paragraph — who you are, where you come from, and where you're going.