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#11 of 60: How is human-centered leadership different from the dominant way schools are led today? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

In an earlier post, the question of first principles of learning was posed: What are the principles of learning on which we can build human-centered systems and organizations? A number of years ago, my colleague Lynn Fuini Hetten and I asked a … [Continue reading]

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#10 of 60: How might we embrace a mindset for foresight? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

In October 2020, the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) delivered a report titled A Stitch in Time? Realising the value of futures and foresight.  Foresight is the capacity to think strategically about the future. In the … [Continue reading]

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#9 of 60: What are the first principles of human-centered learning? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

If we are talking about transforming K12 education to be more human-centered we are talking about a shift of mindsets and organizational structures. As Allan Cohen shared on a podcast, transformation is... “…a kind of change that actually let’s … [Continue reading]

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#8 of 60: Is a flow state a key to an optimal learning environment? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 … [Continue reading]

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#7 of 60: Enrollment. A new leadership skill? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 … [Continue reading]

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#6 of 60: Transformation is slow. How does this framework shed light on the leadership work? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 … [Continue reading]

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#5 of 60: What is success? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 … [Continue reading]

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#4 of 60: What is at the intersection of longevity and education transformation? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 … [Continue reading]

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#3 of 60: What will the world be like in 2033? 🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 … [Continue reading]

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#2 of 60: Shouldn’t we create the conditions for agency among the adults in the organization as well?🤔🤔🤔

By Randy Ziegenfuss

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 … [Continue reading]

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About Working At The Edge:

My name is Randy Ziegenfuss, and I'm a retired public school superintendent and a life-long educator with over 34 years experience developing a passion for teaching, learning, leadership and technology. <read more...>

I first came across the phrase working at the edge while learning about the work of Marzano, et al. School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results. In this work, the researchers define 21 responsibilities of the school leader, one being change agent. A change agent is defined as one who is, "...willing to challenge school practices that have been in place for a long time and promoting the value of working at the edge of one's competence."

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