SOZO VISION
Hacking consciousness and building communities through cultural strategies and equitable organizational systems
Designed by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Rika Iino, HEALING FORWARD™ is a paradigm-shifting allyship training program that engages cultural leaders to design transformative futures.
Sozo believes we can systematically activate how art influences the collective imagination, and we have designed processes whereby highly dynamic inquiry spawns culture both internally within an organization and externally with the community.
OUR SERVICES FOR ARTS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, UNIVERSITIES, CIVIC ENTITIES, MEDIA COMPANIES, CREATIVE ENTERPRISES
Emotional Readiness Workshops
Mission, Vision and Values Workshops
Team Training (Intensives focusing on Social Impact, DEI, The Values Chain, Inspiration Quotient, Theory of Change)
Strategic Community Partner Mediation
Program Strategies & Design
Bespoke Content and Experiences
CLIENTS, PARTNERS & RECENT WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
Patreon
Yale Schwarzman Center
Silkroad
Meany Center at University of Washington
Musco Center at Chapman University
Beth Morrison Projects
Links Hall Chicago
Fortune 100 tech company
Apollo Theater
Visit Oakland
Magnum Foundation
Chicago Dance Makers Forum
Youth Speaks
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
The Depot
Spyhop
California State University Monterey Bay
Albany Symphony
Meet the Team
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RIKA IINO
Co-Creator of HEALING FORWARD
Rika Iino (She/Her) oversees a trio of SOZO companies working at the intersection of arts, social impact and innovation. She is the first woman of color to receive the Patrick Hayes Award from International Society for Performing Arts for transformative leadership in the arts, and holds a Diversity and Inclusion certificate from Cornell University. Connect with Rika on Linked In -
MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH
Co-Creator of HEALING FORWARD
Marc Bamuthi Joseph (He/Him) investigates cultural erasure through performances that range from opera to film. While engaging in a deeply fulfilling and successful artistic career, Bamuthi also proudly serves as Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Visit bamuthi.com.