Formation for the Future

Equipping individuals and institutions to cultivate generativity, awaken imagination and create enduring impact.

 Research 

We use phenomenological inquiry to explore the generative human experience and its impact across age groups and industries.

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  Services  

We offer coaching and consulting to individuals and institutions who feel called to make an enduring contribution to the world through their life and work.

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We share articles to spark inspiration, conversation, and action around essential features of the generative human experience.

 Reflections 

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Shawna Bertlin, Ph.D.

Founder

Shawna Bertlin is a visionary leader in higher education with over a decade of experience empowering students, advisors, and educators to lead lives of purpose and make an enduring impact on the world. She holds a Ph.D. in Education, where her research centers on the psychosocial construct of generativity—our sacred call to invest in future generations—as a transformative framework for addressing burnout, advancing educational outcomes, and cultivating a more generative society distinctly marked by hope, creativity, and meaning.