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Achieving Balance With Company Culture, Benefit Design, and Employee Well-Being

Business and Tech

Employees’ sense of security can be strengthened by comprehensive programs that include financial education, and well-being and leave of absence benefit offerings to meet employee needs. The right balance Remote and hybrid employees report being more satisfied and more productive, according to recent IBI research.

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3 education innovations to watch in 2024 (hint: it’s not just about skills and AI)

Christensen Institute

Despite these growing proof points, efforts to improve education lean on mental models, theories of change, and investment strategies that routinely ignore the social side of opportunity. I think that’s because in most conversations about education innovation today, skills are the “what”, and tech-enabled efficiency is the “how.”

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The Future of Design Thinking: Embracing AI Tools for Success

Leapfrogging

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. Design thinking involves five key phases: Empathize : Understanding the human needs involved. It helps teams to observe and develop empathy with the target user.

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Which new developments in K–12 education will prove disruptive?

Christensen Institute

This is an interesting time to be involved in K–12 education. It’s a challenging time, for sure, given the learning loss, mental health crisis, and educator burnout that have come in the aftermath of COVID-19. Or will we be looking back in a decade or two astounded by how much K–12 education has been completely transformed?

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3 must-read blogs on education innovation this year

Christensen Institute

But when it comes from researchers who’ve spent years in the K-12 field researching everything from traditional instructional design to cutting-edge, technology-enabled modalities in schools, districts, and programs across the country, those opinions may be worth a listen. Do you have a favorite blog or report from this year?

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Building students’ networks is imperative. Here’s how to make it a routine part of education.

Christensen Institute

In the report, we describe successes and challenges in bringing social capital–building strategies to a variety of educational settings. These individuals often found efficient and creative ways to secure buy-in, provide training to staff, mobilize resources, and design engaging student experiences.

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Connection over content: A new era for education technology

Christensen Institute

The pandemic cast education technology (edtech) into a starring — and some might argue above-its-paygrade — role in education. Although by no means perfect, before the pandemic, technologies in education had been steadily improving for decades. Learning skills and acquiring knowledge are cornerstones of education.