Working At The Edge

#51 of 60: How is your vision for the future of schooling developing? 🤔

Back in posts #3 and #23, I introduced KnowledgeWorks Forecast 5.0. Before we hit the end of our #60DayChallenge, I wanted to touch on some of the provocations created by reviewing the Forecast’s accompanying Strategy Guide. Here’s how … [Continue reading]

#50 of 60: What are your crazy ideas about transforming schooling? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

50 days! Over the course of the past month and a half, we’ve bumped up and explored a wide range of ideas connected to learning and leading schools for the future. Let’s collect some “crazy” ideas. ----- ❓ Provocations: Which ideas … [Continue reading]

#49 of 60: Structures and mindsets…which system structures and individual mindsets should we focus on for transformation? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

I have to admit I’ve not been all that drawn to the work of Michael Fullen over the past few decades, but his recent whitepaper, The Right Drivers for Whole System Success, is worth the read and has me intrigued. I connected to his call for a new … [Continue reading]

#48 of 60: What does the research say about the development of social and emotional well-being? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

Today we have a resource recommendation...for educators and parents. The Character Lab is an organization whose mission it is to connect researchers and educators, creating “greater knowledge about the conditions that lead to social, emotional, … [Continue reading]

#47 of 60: What’s the story your learners bring through the door? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

I’ve always been kind of fascinated with the individual stories….life’s journey...that bring people to the current moment. I suppose that’s what is most appealing about podcasting, despite being quite the introvert. So I found this post from … [Continue reading]

#46 of 60: How might we leverage the age of automation in favor of human-centered transformation? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

In Kevin Roose’s recent book Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, he makes what has become a familiar argument as we get deeper into a world where AI is increasingly impacting all aspects of life: Human skills still … [Continue reading]

#45 of 60: What do we mean by transformation? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

“The current education system is designed to produce inequitable life outcomes for young people. Decades of tweaking and patchwork solutions have proven we are dealing with a design feature rather than a design flaw. When such outcomes are embedded … [Continue reading]

#44 of 60: Too much learning in school is disembodied from context. What if we changed that? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

Two days ago the idea of using autonomy, mastery and purpose as lenses to design learning environments. Let’s dig a little deeper into the why and what if… In his book Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman reminds … [Continue reading]

#43 of 60: Are you ready for real organizational transformation? Ask these questions…. 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

How do you know your learning organization is ready to make a transformation…..to alter the DNA of how it thinks about and acts on first principles of learning, schooling and education. In Spiral Dynamics Don Beck and Christopher Cowan offer us … [Continue reading]

#42 of 60: What makes a memorable learning experience? 🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

Think about your most memorable, powerful learning experience. Did it take place in a formal school setting---K12 or college? Did it take place in an informal setting--tinkering with ideas or stuff? What was the role of adults? Peers? Why is the … [Continue reading]