Fight for Your Future
The decisions you make change the game for everyone

Bring Your Future to the Table

IMPACT: Learning Edition is a board game that uses futures thinking to help you imagine and think critically about changes that could impact the future of learning. Players take on diverse characters – each with their own role, values and unique set of preferred future conditions – and compete to create a world where their future role is relevant and secure.

Perfect for three to five players, IMPACT: Learning Edition helps players to recognize the roles they play in shaping the future they want – even after the game is over.

This price covers production and distribution costs. KnowledgeWorks does not profit from the sale of IMPACT: Learning Edition.

IMPACT: Learning Edition
invites players to bring their own lived experiences and hopes for the future to the table.

Learn as You Play

Deepen your
understanding of
cause-and-effect
relationships

Engage in
conversations
about the future
of learning

Grapple with
change through
systems thinking

Deepen your
understanding of
cause-and-effect
relationships

Engage in
conversations
about the future
of learning

Grapple with
change through
systems thinking

IMPACT: Learning Edition offers endless re-playability with interactions among future impacts, disruptions and your own perspectives.

Diverse Character Personas

ALEX WEBER
Community Intelligence Specialist

Alignment, accountability and algorithms are Alex’s areas of expertise. He curates data about learning and helps his learning community make sense of it all. He helps educators use technology for evidence-based, formative assessment and feedback and ensures alignment with state accountability systems, keeping an eye on privacy and security.

AYREN BATISTE
“Most Likely to Become President” Learner

Ayren is a high-school junior who aspires to a STEM career. Always thinking about their next move and what it takes to succeed, they are constantly looking at how learning experiences, extracurricular activities and work experiences build toward college and career. Ayren thrives in learning environments where the connection to goals is clear.

CRUZ GÓMEZ
“Most Likely to Become an Influencer” Learner

Cruz is an easygoing high school sophomore who is eager to be done with school; he would rather create digital content than study. Proud of his Mexican heritage and bilingual, he teaches elders in the community to recycle and compost. He will join activities, including rallying others to support climate actions, if his friends also participate.

JAYDEN HARRIS
Youth Justice Advocate

Jayden’s calling is to activate youth to make change. A tireless champion of Black youth, Jayden supports them in developing critical consciousness and in advocating for themselves and broader social change. He is a young adult who supports youth-led initiatives and works with schools to elevate issues affecting youths’ ability to thrive.

KARISSA WILLIAMS
Governor

Karissa was always a leader, so it came as no surprise when she was elected Governor. In her role, she seeks to foster productive civic discourse and bolster the state’s standing and economy. She also works to ensure the state has the resources needed to support its citizens, particularly those who, like her, need assistive devices to walk.

PAT LI
Learning Journey Mentor

Pat dreamed of being a navigator. They live their dream, guiding learners in designing learning pathways. As an educators’ union member, Pat knows that strong learning outcomes rely on healthy bodies, minds and relationships. Pat connects learners with supportive people and activities and ensures learners are recognized when they master competencies.

SEQUOIA YAZZIE
Well-Being Coordinator

Sequoia takes great pride in helping learners and colleagues with the two big “W’s:” well-being and wayfinding. She guides learners in organizing environmental justice actions. She also assists them with developing the social-emotional skills, racial literacy and cultural competency needed to participate fully in society.

SURI DEVI
Chief Experience Officer

The CXO for an ed tech company and mom of two elementary learners, Suri seeks to gamify learning for student engagement and mastery. She constantly campaigns for learning communities to use (and purchase) her company’s tools, advocating for permissive polices that align educational games with state standards and broaden device access.

VANIA PÉREZ
Early Childcare Facilitator

Vania wants all young children to flourish. At her home-based childcare center, she emphasizes play and community through culturally relevant early learning, balancing the work of childcare with the work of running a business. A first-generation immigrant parent, she wants her middle school children to do well in school and find good jobs.

YING CHO
Director, Community and Environmental Initiatives

Ying seeks to do good while doing well. He leads the integration of the three “P’s,” people, planet and profit, into the everyday operations of a big corporation. Ying advocates for renewable energy policy. He encourages collective action on issues affecting employment policies that support employees’ well-being in his workplace and beyond.

Diverse Character Personas

ALEX WEBER
Community Intelligence Specialist

AYREN BATISTE
“Most Likely to Become President” Learner