Beyond 250
Futures Workshop · Aug 31 – Sep 2, 2026 · Lake Nona, FL
Beyond 250
FACILITATED FUTURES WORKSHOP · LAKE NONA, FL
Beyond 250 convenes veteran-led businesses, the people and institutions around them, to rehearse the future of their local economies and decide what to do about it. We're starting in Central Florida, with a model built to scale nationally.
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Aug 31 – Sep 2 2026The moment
In 2026 the United States marks its 250th year, a moment when a nation looks back and forward at once. Beyond 250 turns that civic energy toward a foundational, unglamorous question: What happens to the businesses that hold our communities together, and who is choosing their future?
The method
The structure is proven, adapted from a repeatable futures-workshop playbook. We're scoping it as an in-person, three-day series, one phase per day, and we'll adjust as feedback comes in. Each phase has a job, and we don't let them bleed together.
Establish the goal, build shared context, form the deliberately mixed teams, and surface the real questions worth working on.
Open the problem space wide. Map what people quietly know, generate together, then develop the strongest ideas in detail.
Push past the appealing surface into how an idea would actually work. Prioritize, then present to a real audience.
Who's in the room
Veteran-led businesses anchor the room. Around them we bring the people and institutions who shape a local economy, plus capable participants who'll read the future differently. The pilot is open beyond veterans; veterans set its direction.
Partners & affiliations (prospective)
Who takes a seat
This is a working list. Part of the work ahead is confirming who belongs in the room.
Why it matters
When a veteran-led business gets sharper about what's coming, the families, workers, and neighbors connected to it feel it too.
The civic frame
Convening for the future of your community is a form of service. We treat it that way.
The exchange
Sponsors bring
We bring
Apply to take part
The Lake Nona workshop runs August 31 – September 2, 2026 at GuideWell Innovation. Seats are limited and selected by application. Tell us about your business or organization and we'll be in touch about next steps.