Think2Perform Research Institute
Research and program focused on better leadership and better living.
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
think2perform RESEARCH INSTITUTE advances moral, purposeful, and emotionally-intelligent leadership through research, publication, and skill-development.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Research Fellowships
Each calendar year, think2perform Research Institute offers Research Fellowships, ranging from $3,000 USD to $10,000 USD, focused on moral and purposeful leadership and emotional intelligence.
Future Leaders Academy
The Future Leaders Academy prepares high-achieving high school juniors and seniors, as well as college freshmen and sophomores, to become exceptional, emotionally intelligent, values-driven leaders in their homes, communities, schools and workplaces.
The 18-month Future Leaders Academy, comprising a monthly series of 5 virtual leadership capacity building modules followed by a 12-month 1:1 mentorship, enrolls a new cohort of Future Leaders each January.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
think2perform Research Institute is guided by the values of humanistic and organizational psychology. We believe that when people are treated well, they perform more productively and experience greater satisfaction.
First, we invest in thought-leading leadership research. Once this research has been completed, we share these results with others through our publications. The practical applications of this research are formulated into skill-development seminars for current and emerging leaders.
Through deeper, data-based explorations of human and organizational development, we seek to enhance and expand the influence and effectiveness of individuals and organizations.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
think2perform RESEARCH INSTITUTE funds Research Fellowships to unlock innovations in leadership by leveraging scientific research to inform and improve real life situations.
think2perform RESEARCH INSTITUTE designed the 18-month Future Leaders Academy to support emerging leaders among youth, especially youth from low-income and underrepresented communities.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Think2Perform Research Institute
Board of directorsas of 07/07/2023
Ryan Goulart
think2perform
Term: 2022 -
Doug Lennick
think2perform
Kris Petersen
think2perform
Mary Jones
Goodwill-Easter Seals
Buffy Smith
University of St Thomas (St Paul, MN)
Patrick Riley
RADICL
Jacqueline Johnson
University of Minnesota
Don MacPherson
12 Geniuses
David Magy
Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates
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