Visionary Circle

Venture Overview

The Visionary Circle is a venture to build a renewable and continuing source of funding for I-O research and development.

How We Do It

Rapid advancement in I-O psychology and the organizational sciences now is surely needed. The mania about artificial intelligence systems and big data is at flood tide, with no shortage of need for critical and clear thinking about creating smarter workplaces. We face great challenges in the workplace from adapting to the changing nature of work to creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environments. These issues stretch beyond companies and cultures and demand the best thinking, collaboration, and collective attention. 

I-O psychologists have long supported each other’s work. The Visionary Circle is one means by which that can happen. Its purpose is to serve as a dependable and renewable source of grant funding for I-O research and development. The Visionaries are donors who want to improve the world of work dramatically by collectively supporting significant I-O psychology research and practice, projects that will have lasting impact in the workplace.

The process involves the following:

• Collect venture philanthropic capital by recruiting Visionary Donors
• Call for Visionary Grant proposals
• Visionary Donors Select Visionary Grant Awardee(s)
• Implement findings
• Repeat every other year