Partner with JOPRO
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JOPRO works with universities, nonprofits, independent labs, and mission-aligned organizations on projects at the intersection of futures studies, research methodology, and interdisciplinary orientation.
Our collaborations are project-based, intellectually substantive, and oriented toward producing shared public outputs: papers, events, datasets, and resources. If you're thinking about working with us, here's what that can look like.
Ways to work together
Co-host an event or convening
The most common starting point. Partner organizations co-host a salon, workshop, reading group session, or panel through one of JOPRO's existing programs: Futures Center salons, DigiNEST reading groups, Society Ethics Tech workshops, or standalone events. Co-hosting means shared planning, shared audience, and shared credit. We handle logistics and promotion through our platforms; you bring expertise and community.
Joint research
Co-author a paper, contribute to an open dataset, or run a collaborative research sprint. Current research projects include the FrontierMap methodology series, the Landscape of Futurists cartography, and work through the Cognition Futures program. If your organization is producing relevant work or has data, expertise, or perspectives that would strengthen an ongoing project, we're interested in talking.
Network membership
Join JOPRO's network directory as a mission-aligned organization. This is lighter than a project partnership but still meaningful: your organization becomes visible to our audience and is included in Community News roundups that reach our subscriber base. Network membership is appropriate for organizations whose work overlaps with JOPRO's areas of focus, even if a specific joint project isn't on the table yet.
Program partnerships
Host a Field Stewards cohort member at your organization, provide mentorship for a research intern, or co-design a module for Data x Direction or another structured program. This requires more institutional commitment than a single event, but it's how our programming connects to real-world contexts and how participants get access to working environments beyond JOPRO itself.
Institutional and funding support
For universities, foundations, and organizations interested in supporting JOPRO's programming more broadly. This includes grant partnerships, fiscal sponsorship arrangements, and sustained support for specific programs or research lines. We are happy to discuss what structures make sense for your organization.
What JOPRO brings
Research methodology expertise
JOPRO's core work is developing tools and frameworks for navigating complex, interdisciplinary knowledge landscapes. FrontierMap, the Landscape of Futurists project, and our other research lines all grow from this foundation.
An interdisciplinary network
Our community spans futures studies, cognitive science, AI governance, science and technology studies, and adjacent fields. Collaborators gain access to this network through events, publications, and introductions.
Public-facing platforms
Two Substack publications, an active Discord community, presence on the Open Science Framework, and a 2026 conference in development. Collaborative work gets visibility through these channels.
Structured programming
Field Stewards cohorts, Data x Direction, DigiNEST, and Futures Center salons provide frameworks for hosting collaborative work, not just producing it.
What we're looking for
- Domain expertise in areas our current projects touch: futures studies, AI governance, science and technology studies, research methodology, cognitive science, institutional analysis, and adjacent fields.
- Co-hosting capacity. Organizations that can bring an audience, a venue (physical or virtual), or a community to a joint event or series.
- Access to students and early-career researchers for programs like Field Stewards, internships, and structured onboarding experiences.
- Funding and institutional support for research, programming, and organizational development. We are a nonprofit and operate on grants, partnerships, and community support.
Who we've worked with
JOPRO's collaborative work builds on a history of partnerships and projects, including work with the Orthogonal Research and Education Laboratory (OREL), the University at Albany (2022 internship cohort), Cambridge Digital Humanities and the Hyperdigital Designs workshop series, and members of the Cognition Futures Research Group.
Our network also includes connections to organizations across the futurist and research methodology landscape documented in the Landscape of Futurists project.
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