Co-Creating Systems Change at the Speed of Youth

Something extraordinary is brewing at Dream Tank… and it starts this winter.

In January 2025, a dynamic team of Brown University students will join forces with Dream Tank for an immersive, two-week Systems Change Lab. This isn’t just an internship. It’s not a bootcamp. It’s a winternship—where the mission is to co-create bold new blueprints for a more equitable, sustainable future.

We call it the Systems Change Lab—because we’re not tweaking the edges. We’re redesigning the whole thing.

What Is the Systems Change Lab?

The Systems Change Lab will be a collaborative space where Brown students and Dream Tank’s youth visionaries will prototype new models for tackling global challenges—from youth wellness to climate resilience, education transformation, and digital innovation.

But this is Dream Tank… so expect imagination, art, play, and purpose to collide in ways that traditional systems could never dream of.

Why This Matters Now

The world doesn’t need more top-down solutions. It needs youth-led ecosystems built from the ground up—rooted in wellness, creativity, and regenerative design. This Lab will be a microcosm of what’s possible when academic rigor meets youth imagination and systems thinking becomes joyful, actionable, and fun.

What We’re Building

Throughout the Winternship program, Dream Tank and Brown students will explore:

How to prototype a regenerative, youth-led accelerator from the soil up.

How to design infrastructure for global collaboration between dreamers, mentors, and makers.

How to embed systems change in every Dream Tank program, from local labs to global pitch stages.

This is just the beginning of a new chapter in how we do impact.

🚀 Join the Momentum

This January, we’re setting the foundation for something much bigger: a replicable Systems Change Lab model that can expand globally. Whether you’re a student, mentor, funder, educator, or Dream Tank fan—this is your moment to lean in.

We’re opening the doors for collaborators, mentors, artists, systems thinkers, funders, and youth leaders to plug into the magic of the Dream Tank x Brown Systems Change Lab.

If you’re ready to dream boldly and build bravely, fill out this form to join the movement. Let’s reimagine what’s possible—together.

Because this winter, we don’t just warm hearts—we ignite systems.