Emerging Leaders Initiative Fellowship
A 90-day fellowship capturing how emerging leaders experience AI, work, and economic futures in real time.
The "Dr. Elizabeth M. Adams" Emerging Leaders Initiative (ELI) Fellowship is a structured experience for individuals under 30 to explore how
artificial intelligence is shaping their lives, work, and future.
Through writing, reflection, and conversation, Fellows document their lived experience before it is translated into policy, strategy, or assumption.
How the Fellowship Works
Defining A Guiding Question
Defining A Guiding Question
Defining A Guiding Question
Fellows will develop a personal guiding question that reflects their experience with AI, work, and their future.
A Four-Part Writing Series
Defining A Guiding Question
Defining A Guiding Question
The Fellowship is structured around four focus areas explored through a series of articles:
- Workforce
- Sustainability
- Economic Success
- Identity
Reflection
Defining A Guiding Question
Sharing A Leadership Perspective
Fellows return to the original guiding question and examine how it has evolved over the
course of the Fellowship to consider:
- Does the question still hold, or has it changed?
- What learning occurred?
- How might the experience impact leadership perspectives moving forward?
Sharing A Leadership Perspective
Sharing A Leadership Perspective
Sharing A Leadership Perspective
Publish each article on the MNRAI website and record a 2-minute video
What Fellows Receive
Sharing A Leadership Perspective
What Fellows Receive
- Stipend to support their experience
- Leadership book and workbooks
- 6-month subscription to an AI tool aligned with the Fellow's interests and goals
- Leadership coaching support
- A dedicated webpage featuring their work
- Commemorative recognition
Who This Is For
Sharing A Leadership Perspective
What Fellows Receive
- Emerging leaders under the age of 30
- Early career or in college
- Thinking about AI and the future of work
- Have a meaningful connection to Minnesota
Fellowship Timeline
Fellowship Timeline
Fellowship Timeline
- Weeks 1–2: Guiding question development
- Weeks 3–10: 4 articles (submission every 2 weeks)
- Weeks 11–12: Final reflection video
Why This Matters
Fellowship Timeline
Fellowship Timeline
Most conversations about AI focus on systems, tools, and strategy.
The ELI Fellowship focuses on people, capturing how emerging leaders experience change as they live through it, not after it has already been defined.
Consider Sponsoring A Fellow
Help shine a light on a future leader.
Sponsorship is a direct investment in an emerging leader’s voice and experience
as they navigate the future of work in the age of AI.
We welcome the opportunity to connect and share more.