Imagine 22
What is Imagine 22
Imagine22 is the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation’s Office of Innovation and Futurism, a newly created unit to assist the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF) in implementing its forward-thinking and future-ready agenda across the entire enterprise. JMMF’s primary organizing principle and focus are the Future of Generational Wealth, beginning with individuals and communities. Still in its infancy, IMAGINE22 will be established fully by December 2026. Hosted in the institution’s Planning and Strategy department, IMAGINE22 has eight evolving and projected components.
IMAGINE22 PROJECTED COMPONENTS
Young Futurists Project (YFP)
Young Futurists Project
Quantum Leadership (QP)
Quantum Leadership
Advocacy
Advocacy
Strategic Foresight Plan
Strategic Foresight Plan
State-of-the-Art Meeting Space
State-of-the-Art Meeting Space
ITONICS Digital Solution
ITONICS Digital Solution
EMERGE22 Innovation Lab
EMERGE22 Innovation Lab
Storytelling
Storytelling
Why Futurism is Essential for Jackson, MS
Futurism is vital for Jackson, MS, as the city faces economic disparities, workforce disruptions from automation, and systemic challenges in education and mobility. With nearly 600,000 jobs statewide at risk, Jackson’s vulnerable communities need innovative strategies to navigate these changes and build a sustainable future.
Through initiatives like Imagine22, the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF) is leading efforts to prepare Jackson for the future. By combining equity-driven foresight and collaboration with local and national partners, JMMF empowers the city to address current challenges, embrace innovation, and create opportunities for lasting progress. Futurism ensures Jackson’s future is shaped by resilience, inclusion, and bold solutions.
Using the Prophetic Innovation framework, Imagine22 supports leadership, youth development, strategic planning, and community engagement. By combining vision and actionable plans, Imagine22 helps organizations and communities navigate change, celebrate progress, and shape a thriving, adaptable future.
Prophetic Innovation
Prophetic Innovation is a groundbreaking foresight framework designed to empower individuals, organizations, and communities to shape their preferred futures through equity-driven and culturally informed approaches. At the heart of Prophetic Innovation lies a commitment to blending the traditions of social justice, creative imagination, and collaborative action. This innovative model, developed by David Patrick Bickham, offers a transformative 10-point framework that equips partners to identify emerging trends, harness technology, and align values to reimagine the systems in which they live and work.
In a rapidly changing world marked by societal, technological, and environmental shifts, Prophetic Innovation provides the tools and skills necessary to anticipate and navigate these transformations. It encourages bold thinking, unconventional solutions, and civic togetherness to create futures that are equitable, sustainable, and visionary. By fostering inclusivity and building capacity, this framework ensures that communities can thrive today and in the decades to come, embodying a futurism that is deeply rooted in being and belonging.
The Prophetic Innovation approach moves beyond conventional problem-solving to inspire systemic change, shaping narratives, and fostering collaboration across industries. With a focus on the future of work, economic development, generational wealth, arts and culture, education, health, and more, it offers a holistic pathway to impactful and joy-filled progress. Join us in embracing this powerful futurism and building the future we dream of today.
The Prophetic Innovation Consortium (PIC), spearheaded by Bickham MetaFutures, LLC, in collaboration with the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF) and support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a pioneering initiative designed to advance culturally-driven and equity-focused foresight frameworks. At its core is the “Prophetic Innovation: A Futurism of Being” model, which equips individuals, organizations, and communities to reimagine and actively shape their futures. PIC’s vision emphasizes addressing societal, technological, and environmental challenges with bold imagination, innovative solutions, and collective engagement.
Through activities such as thought leadership, organizational development, narrative reshaping, policy advocacy, and technical assistance, PIC promotes transformational change across various sectors, including health, economic development, arts, and technology. Their ongoing partnership with JMMF has demonstrated this impact through initiatives like the Imagine22: Office of Innovation and Futurism, which enhances leadership, youth development, strategic foresight, and community engagement. By fostering creativity and equity, PIC encourages communities to envision a sustainable and inclusive future.
