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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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Why some families choose microschools, and what that means for the future of education

Christensen Institute

During COVID, there was a major uptick in families sending their kids to microschools, homeschool co-ops, and learning pods. If you like insights on the future of education, check out our report , and follow for more. Why did families pick these options…and why are they continuing post-pandemic?

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2021 Crowdsourced Innovation Report

IdeaScale

Overview: Ideascale’s 2021 Innovation Report finds that 2020 made innovation strategy essential. We’ve all heard that necessity is the mother of invention, and the past year was an abrupt education in the truth of that statement. There’s much more to learn from our white paper on 2021.

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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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We hear you: 3 insights learned from our inaugural education readership survey, and how we’re responding

Christensen Institute

These are the critical questions the Christensen Institute’s education team aimed to answer in its inaugural readership survey, conducted February 1-15, and which received 92 responses. Below, we delve into the three key takeaways from your input, and how the education team is responding. What we learned. You need help. .

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3 must-read blogs on education innovation this year

Christensen Institute

Applying innovation theory lenses to the trends, patterns, news bites, and field data gathered over the course of 2022, here are our education researchers’ favorite blogs that either they or their colleagues have written this year, and the reasoning behind their picks. Do you have a favorite blog or report from this year?

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BCG 2020 Report: Three Steps to Organizational Learning

InnovationTraining.org

We’ve discussed how important employee training and educational development is for an organization’s success. In BCG’s recent report , they outlined three critical steps for leadership to take to improve organizational learning. 5 domains: A refined strategy – the “why” for learning.

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