You’ve probably experienced flow at some point––the state of mind where you are completely immersed in an activity, losing sight of anything outside of your work. Learning intensely. In The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance, author Steven Kotler writes, If you’ve ever lost an afternoon to a great conversation or […]
Archives for February 2021
#7 of 60: Enrollment. A new leadership skill? 🤔🤔🤔
Welcome to Day #7 of the #60DayChallenge! See this post if you need to be brought up to speed! OK…let’s dive in…🌊🌊🌊 —– A week ago the NY Times published an Op-ed from Wharton School organizational psychologist Adam Grant, The Science of Reasoning with Unreasonable People: Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help […]
#6 of 60: Transformation is slow. How does this framework shed light on the leadership work? 🤔🤔🤔
Welcome to Day #6 of the #60DayChallenge! See this post if you need to be brought up to speed! OK…let’s dive in…🌊🌊🌊 —– In a recent talk by futurist Andy Hines, he shared four types of values for the future he’s distilled from the World Values Survey. I haven’t dug into the validity of the […]
#5 of 60: What is success? 🤔🤔🤔
Welcome to Day #5 of the #60DayChallenge! See this post if you need to be brought up to speed! OK…let’s dive in…🌊🌊🌊 —– I found this quote recently on Simon Sinek’s Instagram account. It resonated with me… Success is when reality catches up to our imagination. Let’s put education and schooling as a backdrop to […]
#4 of 60: What is at the intersection of longevity and education transformation? 🤔🤔🤔
Welcome to Day #4 of the #60DayChallenge! See this post if you need to be brought up to speed! OK…let’s dive in…🌊🌊🌊 —– One of the benefits of living in a world of abundance is that technology fuels medical achievements we previously thought impossible. Case in point: the COVID-19 vaccine. What previously took almost a […]
#3 of 60: What will the world be like in 2033? 🤔🤔🤔
Welcome to Day #3 of the #60DayChallenge! See this post if you need to be brought up to speed! OK…let’s dive in…🌊🌊🌊 —– I’ve always been curious about the future. I think it’s because I actually like change, and the future is really all about change. I’m certainly not an expert in futures thinking…but very […]
#2 of 60: Shouldn’t we create the conditions for agency among the adults in the organization as well?🤔🤔🤔
Welcome to Day #2 of the #60DayChallenge! See this post if you need to be brought up to speed! Thanks and welcome to everyone who is accepting the challenge to engage in this group and the conversation. I loved engaging with everyone on post #1! OK…let’s dive in…🌊🌊🌊 —- Two different scenarios…notice the two levels […]
#1 of 60: Are schools human-centered…? 🤔🤔
Welcome to Day #1 of the #60DayChallenge! See this post if you need to be brought up to speed! First….a few housekeeping items before we dive in…🏚 Feel free to invite others to the group! Please share this link with them! Leave comments below, AND also post relevant content to the group at any time! […]