{"id":17368,"date":"2026-10-19T21:22:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum.instituteofinnertechnology.com\/featured-members\/frances-lucas\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:22:53","slug":"frances-lucas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forum.instituteofinnertechnology.com\/sv\/featured-members\/frances-lucas\/","title":{"rendered":"Frances Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"iit-editorial-member\" aria-label=\"Frances Lucas featured member profile\">\n <header class=\"iit-mem-hero\"><p class=\"iit-fm-eyebrow\">THE INSTITUTE FORUM \u00b7 FEATURED MEMBERS<\/p><div class=\"iit-mem-hero-grid\">\n <div class=\"iit-mem-headline\"><h1>Frances Lucas<\/h1><p class=\"iit-mem-role\">Strategist \u00b7 Social Innovation \u00b7 Collaboration<\/p><p class=\"iit-mem-lede\">Connecting the question behind a project with the people and decisions that can move it forward.<\/p>\n <div class=\"iit-mem-actions\"><a class=\"iit-fm-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.instituteofinnertechnology.com\/sv\/messages\/?recipient=11\">MESSAGE FRANCES \u2192<\/a><a class=\"iit-fm-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.instituteofinnertechnology.com\/sv\/members\/frances\/\">VIEW MEMBER PROFILE \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><figure class=\"iit-member-portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/franceslucas.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/frances-lucas-abstract-04.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Frances Lucas professional image or selected-work visual\" \/><figcaption>Editorial artwork from Frances Lucas&#8217;s website<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/header>\n <div class=\"iit-mem-body-grid\"><div class=\"iit-mem-storylist\"><section class=\"iit-mem-story\"><h2>Biography<\/h2><p>Frances Lucas is a Stockholm-based strategist working across social innovation, sustainable development, culture and people&#8217;s everyday lives. Her practice moves between analysis, idea development, multi-party collaboration and leadership, particularly when a social question needs a clearer direction and a structure through which people can act.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"iit-mem-story\"><h2>Philosophy &amp; approach<\/h2><p>Her public writing makes an important distinction between beginning with a predetermined format and finding the question that actually matters. A museum exhibition, a meeting place or a programme is not an end in itself. The work starts with whose experiences count, what needs to change and which forms of collaboration might make that change possible.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"iit-mem-story\"><h2>Selected work &amp; current practice<\/h2><p>Lucas founded Milj\u00f6verkstan Flaten, creating settings in which young people explore sustainability through direct experience. Her portfolio includes Pengar at Arbetets museum and Smal, projects engaging younger participants in research and public cultural expression. She brings an independent perspective to public-sector and civil-society assignments where long-term purpose must meet practical decisions.<\/p><\/section><\/div>\n <aside class=\"iit-mem-info\"><p class=\"iit-fm-eyebrow\">AT A GLANCE<\/p><h2>Main expertise<\/h2><p>Social innovation, public participation and sustainable development<\/p><h2>Location<\/h2><p>Stockholm, Sweden<\/p><h2>Skills &amp; experience<\/h2><div class=\"iit-mem-chips\"><span>Social innovation<\/span><span>Strategy development<\/span><span>Participatory processes<\/span><span>Cultural projects<\/span><span>Partnership building<\/span><span>Sustainability<\/span><\/div>\n <h2>Website &amp; channels<\/h2><div class=\"iit-mem-social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/franceslucas.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Main website \u2197<\/a><\/div>\n <\/aside><\/div><section class=\"iit-mem-sources\"><h3>Selected references<\/h3><div><a href=\"https:\/\/franceslucas.se\/om-frances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professional biography \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/franceslucas.se\/projekt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Projects \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/section>\n <footer class=\"iit-mem-footer\"><p class=\"iit-fm-eyebrow\">THE INTERESTING PART BEGINS BETWEEN PEOPLE<\/p><h2>There may be a good conversation here.<\/h2><p>Explore Frances&#8217;s work or connect within the Institute Forum. 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