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January 2026

The Green Bay Packers have announced Tony Pichler

as the team’s 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker

This annual award given to local leaders who are making a difference in their community across the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative’s four pillars of education, economic advancement, police-community relations, or criminal justice reform.

An influential member of the Northeast Wisconsin community for more than 40 years, Pichler has worked tirelessly to provide essential services and support to those experiencing homelessness.

Photo credit Madison Morris, Green Bay Packers

He co-founded St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter; the Micah Center, a daytime resource center for adults experiencing homelessness; and Whatsoever You Do, Inc., a nonprofit that provides outreach to seniors, disabled person and those in poverty. He currently serves as executive director for Envision Greater Green Bay, engaging businesses, government, education and nonprofits to lead change and guide the community’s future.

Pichler is the recipient of the 2024 Ambassador of Peace Award from St. Norbert College, the 2018 St. Norbert College Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the 2013 Volunteer Center of Brown County Adult Volunteer Award, the 2007 Abbot Pennings Council Knights of Columbus Knight of the Year Award and the 2002 Green Bay Drug Alliance Volunteer of the Year Award.

Pichler was recognized for his work at the Packers’ Inspire Change game on Saturday, Dec. 27, against the Baltimore Ravens. As the award recipient, Picher received a $10,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to the nonprofit organization of his choice, which he is splitting between Whatsoever You Do, Inc. and Envision Greater Green Bay.

Each NFL club annually recognizes a community leader for the Changemaker award.

"These 32 Changemakers represent the very best of what Inspire Change stands for – leaders who are transforming their communities through dedicated action,” said Anna Isaacson, NFL Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility. "They're proof that real transformation begins at the community level, led by people who show up, stay committed and do the work. The NFL and our clubs are proud to honor these individuals who inspire us all by showing us what meaningful progress looks like." Congratulations Tony!

The Janus Strategy: Finding Our Way Forward by Remembering Where We’ve Been

By Katie McAllister

Life in 2026 feels a bit like standing in a strong wind. Everything’s moving fast—AI doing our thinking, machines doing our work, screens doing our talking. And yet, for all that forward motion, a lot of us keep glancing over our shoulder. Funny thing is, that’s not a problem. It might be the smartest move we’ve got.

When the world feels noisy and unpredictable, people naturally reach for what feels solid and familiar. Looking back isn’t about getting stuck—it’s about getting your bearings. Sometimes the best way to figure out where you’re headed is to remember what’s mattered before.

Memory Is How We Imagine What’s Next

Turns out, our brains work that way on purpose. Scientists tell us the same parts of the brain light up when we remember the past and when we picture the future. We don’t dream up tomorrow out of thin air—we cobble it together from things we’ve already lived.

That’s why nostalgia packs such a punch. When people talk about wanting walkable neighborhoods, handwritten notes, or tech that doesn’t shout at them all day, they’re not just being sentimental. They’re naming values—connection, calm, care—that they want to carry forward. Continue reading here

From Switch to Klask: What’s a Grandparent To Do?

By Tony Pichler

Papa, do you want to play Mario Cart on my Switch 2?”

Those words from our six-year-old grandson Jack were spoken more than once in the days I spent with family in Minneapolis. Fresh from the holidays, this season has given me a lot to ponder as I engage fully in the present while keeping one eye on the future.

Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, my family did not own electronic games—unless you count the electronic football game that featured tiny players vibrating on a metal field while the ball carrier toted a folded paper football toward the end zone. It was charming in its own way, but hardly immersive. My friend Greg, however, had the new Atari Pong system. While I don’t remember playing it much (we were far too busy playing ball at the school playground down the street), we were fascinated by the simple blip bouncing back and forth as we moved our paddles to keep it in play. At the time, it felt like the height of technological progress.

Fast forward more than fifty years to the holiday season of 2025. Continue reading here

Save The Date

World Futures Day 2026

Friday, February 27, 8 a.m. - Noon

Oneida Hotel Conference Center

Garry Golden is a professionally trained futurist who writes, speaks and consults about the driving forces that will shape society and business in the 21st century. His uncanny sense of what will hit-and what won't-can be seen in FutureThink's research and heard in his international keynotes and corporate change leadership seminars.

Garry attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his Futures Studies degree from the University of Houston and serves as Adjunct Lecturer on the Future of Energy and Environment for the University of Houston. He has served as the principal trainer for Envision's Foresight Workshops for nearly ten years.

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