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Beyond bans: Schools’ role in a hard reset on the ‘phone-based childhood’

Christensen Institute

But until we reckon with an acute lack of incentives and policies to build positive social connection, banning phones is likely the safest route. Because if the past twenty years of social media have taught us one thing, it’s that we have a startling dearth of business models and policies to support tech that promotes prosocial behavior.

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Using Lean Innovation to Transform the Way the City of Hayward Solves Problems

Moves the Needle

Before and After Lean Innovation: Overview The City of Hayward, California wanted to break away from inefficient and ineffective processes for researching and launching programs, and remove organizational bottlenecks that stood in the way of serving citizens. Download this case study to show to your colleagues, board of directors, or boss.

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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. Innovations making career-connected learning more student- (versus employer-) centric. But individuals need more than just skills.

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6 trends to watch in K-12 schools in 2024

Christensen Institute

For-profit and nonprofit companies are also continuing to grow to fuel the microschool movement—from Wildflower School’s Montessori microschools to Acton Academy and Kaipod Learning. Education savings accounts Related to the parent-power trend is the growth of education savings accounts (ESAs)—with 13 states now having such policies.

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Applying lessons from pandemic prepared schools

Christensen Institute

The last two years have been tough for K–12 schools and educators, but these challenging times have not been without their bright spots—and there’s much to learn from them. Factor 1: Forward-leaning orientation. That groundwork is an essential precursor to having a forward-leaning orientation in a time of crisis.

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It’s Time To Upgrade Your Innovation Management System

Innov8rs

This (economic) reality has highlighted the limitations of existing innovation systems, underscoring the necessity for a more efficient and effective approach to innovation management, as Frank Mattes and Dennis Boeckler suggested during a recent Innov8rs Learning Lab session. Most of these systems trace back to the Lean Startup.

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The Root Word of Contemporary Is Temporary

CorporateIntel

Sometimes I wonder if the advancing of age and a leaning toward old-fashioned values are a hindrance to relevancy in our contemporary workplace. It was bosses and colleagues advancing in age and leaning toward old-fashioned values. We all can learn from each other if we choose to listen. His name was J.D.

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