Overview

A short video about the fellowship process.

What’s it like to be a part of the fellowship community?

 
“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I would use the first 55 minutes to formulate the right question. Once I’ve identified the right question I can solve the problem in 5 minutes.”
— Albert Einstein

The Fellowship

Each year the Mira Fellowship accepts a small cohort from across the globe with visions of our cultural future. Over the course of six months we help them frame, research, test, and formulate this vision into a clear story and an actionable plan. Our future is built from the set of specific actionable ideas available at any one time. The Mira Fellowship exists to make sure there are compassionate actionable visions that include all humans.

Click here for more of what a Mira Fellow looks like.

Deliverables

At the end of the six months, each Fellow will present their reframed social vision and layout the specific tested steps necessary to implement.

  • The simple story of their future.

  • The actions it will take to get there.

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Commitment & Support

The fellowship will require significant commitment from each Fellow. Many cohort participants will choose to stay at their full-time job as we do not provide salary level compensation. The components of the fellowship include: 

  • Coaching: Each Fellow will receive remote coaching support weekly or every other week depending on Fellow needs and the timing within the fellowship.

  • Cohort Meeting: Fellows will meet online monthly or bimonthly for check-ins, support, and brainstorms throughout the Fellowship.

  • Cohort Collaboration: Each Fellow will be paired with another fellow to provide ongoing thought partnership and accountability.

  • Summits: Fellows will gather for 3 virtual summits (November, February, and April), and an optional in person community summit (usually in September).

  • Micro-Grants: Fellows will have access to micro-grants be used to develop alternative perspectives and immerse in their work.

  • Testing: Fellows must live test their action plan and gather result data.

Timeline for Year

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November-December: Fellow Preparation

Introduction to the Mira Community and Alternative Perspectives/Framing.

Community Launch Event (Virtual): Forever Fellows share their work progress with the larger Mira Community and the new fellows have the opportunity to generate excitement around their work as they officially begin their fellowship.

Kickoff Summit: Alternative Perspectives & Framing: New Fellows gather virtually and begin planning their alternative perspectives research.

Cohort calls, buddies, independent work: Mira Team support/coaching as needed.

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January-April: Fellowship Intensive

Engage with the full set of Mira Fellowship tools.

The Tool Box: Fellows will be exposed to the full set of tools that the Mira Fellowship has built including, Framing, Prototyping, and Storytelling.

Weekly cohort calls or coaching, 2 virtual summits

Presentation of findings and plan for moving the project forward. Graduate from "Basecamp" to Forever Fellow Community.

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May-November: Forever Fellow 

Fellows will have access to support from the Mira Team, other Forever Fellows, and the larger Mira Community to continue moving their project forward. We recognize that most Mira Projects take years to be fully realized. After completing the Tool Box phase Fellows join our Forever Fellow Community and can utilize the support of past fellows and our larger community.

  • Cross Cohort Community Summit

    • In person weekend with all Mira Forever Fellows.

      • Exchange ideas

      • Build partnerships.

  • November Closing Summit (Virtual)

  • November Community Launch Event (Virtual)

    • Present work progress to the larger Mira Fellowship community.