March 1, 2023・3 min read

Messages of Hope & Opportunity From TomorrowNow’s Team Day

TomorrowNow team convened in Nairobi, Kenya to connect and brainstorm about better ways to link our users with next-generation weather & climate technologies.

Nairobi, Kenya – The TomorrowNow team is a critical driver to the work we do to catalyze transformative change and empower people and planet by building climate resilience among communities that we engage, especially in the African continent.

Our team day marked a pivotal point in our journey. We used the in-person opportunity to celebrate milestones and further develop our strategy to accelerate impact. Key outcomes included:

Bonded as a team – The diversity in our team composition means that we have diverse skills and abilities, in addition to the fact that our team members originate from 6 different countries and 4 different continents. In order to leverage this diversity, we have always been intentional about dedicating time to understanding each other’s unique strengths and motivations so we can leverage what each team member has to offer.

Strengthened and focused the team commitment to our mission, vision and purpose – The TomorrowNow team has a clearer sense of why our work matters, especially from the lens of working with EVERYONE innovatively to deliver timely and relevant solutions.

Reflected on key learnings and refined our medium & long term strategy – we took the time to appreciate the learnings that we have gained by engaging and working with key partners, including Tomorrow.io, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization, Kenya Meteorological Department, CGIAR, One Acre Fund, Mercy Corps AgriFin Sprout, ICPAC, Kenya Space Agency, and Geo-Infinity, just to name a few. TomorrowNow’s convening power has been a key ingredient that has gone towards bridging the gap between next generation solutions and vulnerable communities through innovative partnerships.

Importantly, the team developed an action plan about scaling some of our current activities, such as the Digital Climate Advisory Services for Agriculture (DCAS) as well as Project Osiris that’s focused on providing access to improved weather data for use cases in seed breeding for climate adaptation.

Visit our website to learn more about how you can Get Involved with our work. And if you are also part of a team driving change and innovation, we highly recommend a team day now and again!!

Georgina Campbell Flatter

Georgina is the co-founder and Executive Director of TomorrowNow.org - a global non profit leveraging transformative philanthropy to connect next generation weather and climate technologies with communities in need. Prior to TomorrowNow.org, Georgina spent a decade at MIT where she was a senior lecturer and led global initiatives designed to bridge technology and social impact. Georgina has worked on many innovation initiatives for organisations including: the MIT Legatum Center, MIT REAP, the XPRIZE Foundation, the World Bank, USA Dept of Energy, MIT, Harvard and Oxford University. Georgina is mother of two, passionate about empowering the next generation of STEM leaders, with a focus on women and youth, and is an active member of her local community. She acts as trustee and advisory board member for several charities (The Darwin Centre, Mama Foundation, FOSPs) and is a local Parish Councillor. She read Material Science at Trinity College Oxford and Technology and Policy at MIT.