✦ Child Welfare Leadership Training & Systems Change

Events & Programs

Four ways in. One mission. Find yours.

If you want a community—not a course—where real people push your thinking, our programs are for you.

Not sure where you fit?

Not sure where you should start? Book a 30-min exploratory call.

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✦  Accelerator Impact

“Imagination Factory was the best decision we made. They helped us stay true to our mission and make tangible progress on our app idea. They have been invaluable.”

- Ryan O’Donnell, CEO of Sunlight

24

successful accelerator grad pivots

96%

of participants reccomend us

6 sites

implementing new affordable housing projects

Questions? We love those. Let’s dig in.

✦  FAQs
  • A community of creative disruptors reimagining how child welfare and family support systems can work differently.

    We bring together leaders, builders, and visionaries to develop new skills, solve real challenges, and keep families together through bold, human-centered approaches.

  • Most organizations focus on what exists. We focus on what's possible.

    We are who frustrated leaders come to to stop accepting the status quo and to start building better futures. Our Innovation Ecosystem framework is the key. It’s real work, in a real community, using real tools to create impact

  • You're not alone—this is one of the most common reasons leaders come to us.

    Whether you need space to process, a community of like-minded people, or support figuring out your next move, we have programs built exactly for leaders at the crossroads.

  • You start by recognizing that real change starts with us, the leaders working inside the system.

    System reform is not enough. We train and equip people—giving them tools, community, and courage to disrupt the system from within. Real change happens when frustrated leaders stop fighting alone and start building together.

  • Because the system was built with a judgemental, family separation mindset.

    Foster care was designed to rehome kids and separate families, further punishing and oppressing them. The real work now is keeping families together and supporting communities upstream. This work takes brave leaders willing to dream, build, and reimagine everything. That's what we're here for.