Resource Curation – Updated: April 26, 2023
Innovative Schools Databases
Innovative Model Exchange Online library of innovative school models.
The Canopy Project. Collaborative effort among 161 schools to share information on K-12 innovation.
Education Reimagined. Links to many learner-centered schools.
Innovative Schools
New Tech Network. Uses PBL and tech to drive learning.
High Tech High. One of the most well-known innovative high schools. Part of the HTH K-12 system.
Green School Bali. A K-12 school built on sustainability.
Think Global School. Small HS where students live and learn in four countries a year.
NuVu. MS/HS with no courses, classrooms, grades. Uses Studio model, portfolios.
Innovative Schools Network. Uses Facing History content and skills.
Schools For The Future. Designed specifically to serve struggling learners.
Building 21. Philly HS where students design a pathway to graduation.
Pioneer Schools. Scroll down for schools by Education Reimagined.
Breakthrough Schools. Large curated list.
Anastasis Academy. Colorado micro-school.
Evangelical School Berlin Centre. No grades, no timetable. German private school.
Escolas Luminar. Brazilian-based futures schools (nursery through age 14).
The Studio School. Small NYC K-8 school featuring cross-age groups, interdisciplinary curriculum.
Khan Lab School. Connected to Khan Academy.
Mid-Pacific Elementary School. Touted by Tony Wagner as 21C model school.
Ross School. Interdisciplinary curriculum with a global perspective.
6 Mastery-Based High School Profiles. Profiled by springpoint consortium.
Roosevelt Innovation Academy. “School within a school” concept. International IB school in Peru.
Escuela Nueva. Primary school program started in Colombia. Focuses on active learning, self-pacing.
Pioneer Ridge Middle School. Personalized learning, integrated units, flex schedule, mastery learning.
Norris Academy. Grade 6-12 micro-school, multidimensional competency framework, personal learning plans.
School21. London PK-12 school developing pedagogies/approaches for head, heart, hand learning.
Ten Schools For The 21st Century.
Design 39 Campus. San Diego design thinking driven school.
100+ Middle & High Schools Worth Visiting.
Four Keys To Success In The Most Innovative Schools In The World. School list embedded in the article.
Margaret Hendry School. Aussie K-5 school. Mixed-age cohorts, student-centered learning.
Apollo School. Art, English, Social Studies in a project, process, skills-focused environment.
Mastery School of Hawken. HS “school within a school”. Mastery, mentorships, real-world problem-solving.
Verso International School. Innovative design, curriculum, pedagogies. Opened 2020 in Bangkok.
League Of Innovative Schools. National public school network sharing learning on innovation.
Agora. Dutch school for 12-18-year-olds with no age cohorts, no classes, no classrooms, no curriculum.
Albemarle County: Center 1. HS without learning time limitations, curricular divisions, or traditional grading.
Learnlife Barcelona. A lifelong learning community. Learners (age 10+) seeking innovative, personalized learning.
Learner-Centered Schools. List of 9 schools.
Real School Budapest. Educates for sustainability, primarily through real-life, entrepreneurial learning.
Innovation & Thought Leaders
Amy Zalman. Author, futurist
Thomas Frey. Senior futurist at DaVinci Institute.
Donella Meadows. Systems scholar focusing on the environment.
Mark Bonchek. Works with leaders on shifting mindsets & exponential thinking.
Jane McGonigal. Alternative reality game designer, TEDx speaker, author, future forecaster.
Benjamin Freud. Constructionist ed leader supporting move to bio-centric world.
Will Richardson. Educator, parent, leading voice for change in education.
Barbara Bray. Author, speaker, podcaster focusing on learner-centered environments.
Graham Brown-Martin. Founder of Learning Without Frontiers. Transforming global education.
Brian Alexander. Educator focusing on university learning, futurist, speaker, writer.
AJ Juliani. School education and technology innovation specialist.
Heather McGowan. Linking the future of work and learning.
Terry Heick. Thought leader on how and why people learn.
Anya Kamenetz. Digital ed NPR correspondent. Author, The Test.
David Culberhouse. Education, leadership with an emphasis on the future.
Grant Lichtman. Thought leader supporting transformative K-12 change.
David Price. Global thought leader, learning futurist; specializing in how organizations learn, innovate.
Ted Dintersmith. Change agent. Most Likely To Succeed film & book. What School Could Be book.
Jordan Shapiro. Thought leader on global policy & education, digital technology, and child development.
Ruha Benjamin Author, professor focusing on change through technology, culture, race.
Cameron Fox. Founding Head of Verso International School.
Julie M. Wilson. Helping change leaders transform education.
Jennifer Davis Poon. State education policy wonk, innovation leader with Center For Innovation In Education
Deborah Frieze. Author, entrepreneur, social activist with emphasis on building resilient communities.
Bettina Love. Author, her work meets at the intersection of race, education, abolition, and Black joy.
Stephen Sterling. Author, professor seeking sustainable, transformative change in education.
Margaret J Wheatley. Systems and leadership. Thinker, author, consultant, educator.
Akil Bello. Test prep expert, supporting college inclusivity, thorn-in-side of systemic admission issues.
Jon Boeckenstedt. Enrollment manager for Oregon State U. Critic of flaws within college admissions.
Liz Kleinrock. Teacher, author focusing on antiracism, antibias education.
Manish Jain. De-educationist challenging the dominant model of education.
Deborah Ancona. Author, professor. Sensemaking in leadership.
Kevin Simpson. Amplifying the work of international educators and leaders of color.
Jonathan Haidt. Social psychologist, author on improving complex social systems.
Andrea Downie. Educator, researcher focusing on systems leadership and well-being science.
Ray Kurzweil. Google Director of Engineering.
Peter Diamandis. Futurist. Co-founder of Singularity.
Gerd Leonhard. Futurist.
Nicholas Negroponte. Co-founder MIT Media Lab.
Organizations
Big Picture Learning Aussie consortium developing micro-credentials to show learning
Silver Lining For Learning Live conversations, blog, video
Change School Online coaching and community experience for educational leaders
Mastery Transcript Consortium. Independent school collab creating HS transcript w/out traditional grades
Transform Curated resources and forums hosted by Curriculum 21
Human Restoration Project radically human-centered, through grassroots, teacher-organized change
Great Reset Multi-systemic, global change process led by WEF
New Metrics For Success Aussie consortium for assessment and other school changes
New Pedagogies, Deep Learning Comprehensive learning & human flourishing, Michael Fullan
Institute For The Future Futurist organization offering training to navigate complex change
Truthout News org reports on a diverse range of social justice issues
OECD Future of Education & Skills 2030 Multi-faceted support in changing all aspects of education
Global Schools Program Helps schools integrate the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Pioneering Schools Intern’l school consortium makes innovative learning/leadership, visible/accessible
School of Thought Build and amplify connections to change education
What School Could Be Check out Innovation Playlist for doable strategies
AIELOC International group of educators and leaders of color. Focus on advocacy and research.
Constructive Dialogue Institute Strategies for improving mutual understanding, inclusive environments
Innovative Models Exchange Searchable innovative schools database
Nesta UK innovation agency for social good. Our Futures game to collaboratively imagine the future
Articles
Where’s The Silver Lining For Education? Post-Covid19 needed changes
What Are The Problems We’re Trying To Solve? 7 common themes emerge
Dawning of America’s ‘Post-Pandemic Age Overview of coming societal changes
This Is The Time Issues to address
This Is Our Moment! Make school more humane, creative, learner-centered
Beyond Academics Re-examining the purpose of school
Beyond Does It Work Meaningful questions to ask about online learning
Beware of Science Envy Evidence-based research just went poof
What The Pandemic Is Teaching Us Will leaders embrace cooperation, empathy, innovation?
4 Ways COVID-19 Could Change Education Disruption and rethinking education
America’s Misplaced Education Values Ideas and strategies for change
The Pandemic Is Changing Education Post-virus economy will demand ed changes
Will The Pandemic Revolutionize Education? Provides several options but no revolution
But What Could You Learn Instead? Learning demands change- Seth Godin
The Future Of The SAT Online version will exacerbate the same problems
COVID-19 Diaries: Give Them All A’s Makes comparison to giving stimulus funds
Rethink Education After Covid-19? Solutions mean taking risks
Educating The Covid Generation 3 disruptions to reset education
Is Learning “Lost” When Kids Are Out Of School? Alfie Kohn disputes “loss” with research
What Is The New Curriculum? Offers 4 examples + UN SDGs are starting point
Fixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform Education
The Miseducation of America’s Elites Affluent parents terrified of woke school culture
Too Much Focus on ‘Learning Loss’ Will Be a Historic Mistake Why remediation won’t work
Reimagining Our Futures Together UNESCO report on a new education social contract
Higher Ed
Coronavirus Pushes Higher Education To The Brink Some colleges to fold
Committing To Ungrading Duke University goes pass/fail
Shaping Postsecondary Education’s Future Knowledgeworks shares trends in university education
Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness Peaking Boston University study
The Campus As Factory Corporatist progressivism and the crisis of American higher education
Fiske Suspends Reporting on SAT/ACT Doesn’t want to publish inaccurate and misleading data
The Next Wave Of Higher Ed Unbundling of programs, funding complexities
Historical/Societal Context
The Revolution Is Underway Already Comparisons of French Revolution to today
Why The Wealthy Fear Pandemics Will the pandemic shift balance between rich/poor?
America Will Struggle After The Coronavirus Depressing stats for the bottom 90%
Here’s How America Rises Again Friedman’s economic view
What We’ve Learned From Previous Pandemics Better preparation needed for next one
Fourth Industrial Revolution: What it means, how to respond. WEF
Strategic Foresight For Emerging Futures Foresight loosens old mental models
Futurist Forecasts
How The Coronavirus Has Altered The Course Of Human History Futurist Thomas Frey
What Do Futurists Imagine For Post-Coronavirus World? Multiple viewpoints
Coronavirus Will Change The World Permanently 34 big thinkers on what’s to come
What Should We Call The Next Phase? Ross Dawson has multiple suggestions
Forecast 5.0 – Future of Learning Comprehensive, highlighting 5 drivers of change
Watch/Listen
The Great Transformations How Covid-19 will change the world April 2020
Agora: A Vision Of What Is Possible School where students drive their own learning July 2020
Learning Loss Illusion Tom Schimmer’s view in 5 minutes Feb 2021
After the Pandemic: The Deeper Disease Scenarios Institute For The Future depicts 4 scenarios. Oct 2020
Beyond Tomorrow Graham Brown-Martin on learning in the future. Dec 2020
Campus Tour Is Cancelled Podcast on the test-optional impact on university admissions. March 2021
School Success vs Life Success Brilliant at school. Not so good at life. Why?
Right Drivers For Whole System Success Podcast interview of Michael Fullan March 2021
College Admissions = Hunger Games Smerconish interviews Scott Galloway April 2021
Reimagining Education Manish Jain on challenging traditional education. March 2019
Henry Giroux Presentation Thoughts on education and democracy July 2019
Liz Kleinrock TED Talk How to talk to kids about taboo topics. January 2019
Creating a New Education Story: How to Transform Education Systems. December 2021
Twice Upon A Time Two scenarios for 2030. November 2022
PRE-COVID-19
Resource Curation – Updated: February 5, 2022
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Why Change?
Does Education Really Need To Change? AJ Juliani. 2015
Understanding Why Education Must Change? Johns Hopkins School of Ed. 1997
Why We Need To Change Education. Liam Aierstock (Age 15). 2015
The Best Possible Guarantee Of Learning. Will Richardson. 2015
How Much Longer Will ‘School’ Be Relevant?. Great conversation starter. 2016
Exponential Thinking & Why It Will Change The World. 2015
Humans, Tech, & The Future. Slideshare by Gerd Leonhard.
Human Decision-Making: 6 Triggers For Change. 2016
Stranded In The Future. Questions to ask. Will you be ready? 2017
Less Than Five Years To Change. Learning, earning, caring. 2017
What Does AI Mean For Education? Background on AI, links, short videos.
Surviving & Thriving In A VUCA World. Education in the exponential age.
Context
The Cognitive Science of Education. 14 part series.
Designing The Ecosystem Of The Future. Urges leaders toward creativity, innovation.
Moore’s Law. Processing power of computers will double every two years.
The Third Industrial Revolution. Jeremy Rifkin’s view of the new economic paradigm.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution. World Economic Forum. A different perspective.
Difference Between Linear & Exponential Thinking. Peter Diamandis explains.
Think Exponential. Another quick explanation.
In The Exponential Age. Good advice on transitioning.
Exploring An Exponential Mindset. Helps understand why exponential so important.
Artificial Intelligence. 10 things you need to understand.
Learning in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Shows a sequential path to skillsets needed for the future.
What To Learn
A Diploma Worth Having. Grant Wiggins’ 2011 article
What’s Worth Learning In School. David Perkins – Harvard School of Education
What’s Worth Learning In School. Interview with David Perkins
How To Create A Culture For Valuable Learning. Sir Ken Robinson
What Do Young People Need To Succeed? Summary of U of Chicago report.
It’s Time To Redesign Your Curriculum. Interview with Charles Fadel, Center For Curriculum Redesign
To Advance Education, We Must First Reimagine Society.
Unexpected Tools That Are Influencing The Future of Education.
HS Schedule Changes. One school’s strategy.
Changing What We Teach. Asks important questions for consideration.
How Finland Is Educating For The Future. Interview with Finland Ambassador to the USA
Proficiency-Based Diploma. Explores alternative graduation requirements.
Education-2025. Wiki offers future school components. Many additional links.
What are the 21st Century Skills That Every Student Needs? World Economic Forum view.
21st Century Education Checklist. List of 21C competencies.
Building Innovation Ecosystems To Reinvent School. Emerging concepts in school design & innovation ecosystems.
We Need To Re-Think How We Educate Kids. Promotes collaboration & communication. Useful links.
Standards We Should Be Focusing On. No traditional subject areas included.
An Alternative Model of Learning. Alternative competency framework, learning coaches, personal learning plans.
Coding Isn’t Everything. Coding may not equal job security in the future.
Forget Coding – This Skill Is More Important. Networking is a job skill.
Proposal For Innovation Diploma. Graduation requirements: 20 projects + 20 micro-credentials.
10 Vital Skills For The Future Of Work. No surprise that Creativity & EQ lead the list.
Watch
Prepare Our Kids For Life, Not Standardized Tests. TEDx talk.
The Future of Learning. Robert Bjork, psychologist & researcher
The Global One-Room Schoolhouse. John Seely Brown animated keynote.
The Future Show: Knowledge and Learning. Gerd Leonhard talks about future education.
What 60 Schools Can Tell Us About Teaching 21st Century Skills. Grant Lichtman TEDx Talk. 2013
Schools That Work For Kids. Eric Sheninger TEDx Talk. 2014
The Surprising Truth About Learning In Schools. Will Richardson TEDx Talk. 2015
Transformational Vision For Learning. Network of education pioneers shares beliefs. 2015
School Of The Future. PBS Nova shares how the science of learning improves schools. 2016
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Educational Systems. TEDx Talk. 2016
The Fourth Industrial Revolution. Dramatic change is all around us. It’s happening at exponential speed. 2016
Creating Joyful Schools For The Future. Tim Carr TEDx Talk. 2017
Reimagining The Future. Slide deck from past revolutions to future thinking. 2017
What Will The Future Look Like in 2030? 7 tech tipping points. World Economic Forum survey. 2017
Alike. Must see CGI animated short film on education, families, life. 2017
Graham Brown-Martin Collection. 33 videos about the purpose of school & global education.
20 TED Talks On The Future Of Education.
How Teachers Inspire Their Students. Student story on teacher inspiration. 2017
How To Do School Better. Doris Korda TEDx Talk on entrepreneurship. 2017
Life Is The Most Difficult Exam. Another Jay Shetty video on what is important in life. 2018
The Digital Future Of Work. What skills will be needed? Scroll down for video. 2018
Connecting Brain To The Internet. 60 Minutes clip on MIT Media Lab. 2018
What Is The Fourth Industrial Revolution? A concise summary of all revolutions. 2019
How I Became A Localist. Deborah Frieze TEDx talk on how systemic change will happen by localized action. 2015.
Forecasts
Will Robots Teach Our Kids? Tech impact on education based on McKinsey report
Education and Learning By Year 2030. 2007 predictions by 200+ experts.
Forecast 4.0. KnowledgeWorks 2015 edition of the future of learning.
Trends and Shifts in Learning. Blog posts by TeachThought.
Schools Of The Future. Essential components for successful future schools.
12 Things That Will Disappear in Classrooms In Next 12 Years. TeachThought.
Future Predictions Beyond 2020. Creative Innovation Global YouTube video. 2m43sec.
Mind Boggling Predictions by 2040. Futurist Ray Kurzweil predictions.
Getting Personal: The Uberification of Learning. A middle school principal’s view.
Tech Predictions for 2016. AI, Google Glass, VR, Facebook e-commerce.
21 Things That Will Be Obsolete in Education by 2020.
What Learning Will Look Like in 2035. 40 predictions from Getting Smart.
Envisioning Future Education: 6 Exciting Predictions.
Skills Needed For Future Work. 40 futurists make predictions.
Emerging Technologies Impact On Society & Work in 2030. Need skills & traits on p. 18.
7 Design Changes for Education Future. IDEO Sandy Speicher predicts.
What Teaching in 2047 Might Look Like. Practitioners Q & A with Larry Ferlazzo.
10 Disruptions That Will Revolutionize Education. Balance of tech & relationships.
6 Characteristics of Future Education. Radical restructuring of how we learn in schools, universities, life.
Thoughts On The Future Of Education. Competency-based learning, transferable skills, tech, deeper learning.
106 Experts On The Future of K-12 Education.
The Future of Education: How To Get Ready. Insightful analysis & common sense strategies for coming changes.
How Blockchain Will Transform Credentialing and Education. Another alternative credentialing system.
Skills Kids Need For The Future. Human to human collaboration shifts needed skills from cognitive to social.
8 Things Every School Must Do To Prepare For 4th Industrial Revolution. Fundamental changes are inevitable.
Forecast 5.0 – The Future of Learning. Knowledgeworks 2018 K-12 predictions.
20 Predictions For 2020. From Global Online Academy
Research/Reports
Horizon Reports. New Media Consortium research/predictions on education. Updated annually.
Workplace Automation. McKinsey report. 2015
WEFUSA Report: New Vision For Education. Focus on 21C skills. 2015
Transformational Vision For Education Learner agency, personalized, competency-based 2015
Young Adult Success. Developmental Framework by U of Chicago. 2015
Realizing Human Potential in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. WEF white paper. 2017
10 Principles For Schools Of Modern Living. Will Richardson & Bruce Dixon white paper. 2017
Preparing Young People For The Future Of Work. Australian policy report. 2017
Jobs & Skills Of The Future. Australian report, includes info on education. 2017
Education Innovations To Rapidly Accelerate Progress. Brookings report. 2855 innovations. 2017
Future Of Work & Learning. Work has changed, need for new/hybrid learning models. 2018
AI Forces Shaping Work & Learning in 2030. KG students graduate in 2030. What’s different? 2018
Future Of Jobs. WEF report including data on individual nations. 2018
Educating Children For Jobs Of The Future. Emphasize general life-skills. UK report. 2018
Educating For The Future Index. Global ed experts assess effectiveness of education systems. 2018
WEF Schools Of The Future Report. 8 characteristics of schools for the 4th Revolution. 2019
Online Resources/Organizations
Future of Learning. KnowledgeWorks article series with a student focus.
Future of Learning Planning Workbook. Knowledgeworks K-12 resource.
Singularity Hub. Dynamic site sharing all facets of the future. Many articles.
World Future Society. Since 1966, providing resources for the future.
WISE Initiative. Global perspective with research, polls, articles.
The Futures Agency. Consortium of futurists.
Education ReImagined. Promoting learner-centered education.
The Future Of Education. Interview series & discussion community.
Next Generation Learning Challenges. New Learning & Assessment, Models & Systems.
IDEO. Design thinking toolkit for teachers.
The Super School Project. Reimagining high school.
4.0 Schools. Community-centered micro-school innovation, rooted in equity, without limits.
Connected Learning Alliance. Consortium for participatory, interest-driven learning.
Transcend Education. Nonprofit dedicated to accelerating innovation in the core design of “school.”
Institute For The Future. Non-profit helping organizations make the futures they want.
Puget Sound Consortium. Transforming schools, developing new leadership pathways, innovating PD.
HundrED. Finnish organization sharing innovations in K-12 education.
Reinventing Schools. Learner-centered approach to personalized competency-based education.
Students at the Center Hub. Developing educator competencies for personalized learner-centered schools.
Students at the Center Hub. Extensive guide to building new innovative school models.
Resources on Virtual Reality in Education. A “get started” resource.
Mastery Transcript Consortium. Independent school collab creating HS transcript w/out traditional grades.
Learning Environments Applied Research Network (LEaRN). Good stuff out of Australia.
World Leadership School. Partners with schools to create student-centered learning, global reach.
BIGCHANGE. Richard Branson backed funding org for innovative ideas and projects.
Institute For Personalized Learning. Strategies for schools to implement personalized learning.
Great Schools Partnership. Provides support across all levels of education for change.
Our Dream School. Crowdsourced global project for school based in Barcelona.
The Purpose Project. IDEO HS course & digital platform to design their lives by prototyping purpose.
Human Restoration Project. Promotes passion, creativity, non-standardization. Blog, PD, podcasts, research.
Institute For Future Of Learning. Helping change leaders transform education.
Connected Learning Alliance. Enables users to access interest-driven, connected learning methods.
Big Picture Learning. 65 worldwide school network focused on student-centered learning & equity.
Innovative Schools
41 Most Innovative Schools In America.
New Tech Network. Uses PBL and tech to drive learning.
High Tech High. One of the most well-known innovative high schools. Part of the HTH K-12 system.
Green School Bali. A K-12 school built on sustainability.
Think Global School. Small HS where students live and learn in four countries a year.
NuVu. MS/HS with no courses, classrooms, grades. Uses Studio model, portfolios.
Innovative Schools Network. Uses Facing History content and skills.
Schools For The Future. Designed specifically to serve struggling learners.
Building 21. Philly HS where students design a pathway to graduation.
Pioneer Schools. Scroll down for schools by Education Reimagined.
Breakthrough Schools. Large curated list.
Anastasis Academy. Colorado micro-school.
Evangelical School Berlin Centre. No grades, no timetable. German private school.
Escolas Luminar. Brazilian-based futures schools (nursery through age 14).
The Studio School. Small NYC K-8 school featuring cross-age groups, interdisciplinary curriculum.
Khan Lab School. Connected to Khan Academy.
Mid-Pacific Elementary School. Touted by Tony Wagner as 21C model school.
Ross School. Interdisciplinary curriculum with a global perspective.
6 Mastery-Based High School Profiles. Profiled by springpoint consortium.
Roosevelt Innovation Academy. “School within a school” concept. International IB school in Peru.
Escuela Nueva. Primary school program started in Colombia. Focuses on active learning, self-pacing.
Pioneer Ridge Middle School. Personalized learning, integrated units, flex schedule, mastery learning.
Norris Academy. Grade 6-12 micro-school, multidimensional competency framework, personal learning plans.
School21. London PK-12 school developing pedagogies/approaches for head, heart, hand learning.
Ten Schools For The 21st Century.
Design 39 Campus. San Diego design thinking driven school.
100+ Middle & High Schools Worth Visiting.
Four Keys To Success In The Most Innovative Schools In The World. School list embedded in the article.
Margaret Hendry School. Aussie K-5 school. Mixed-age cohorts, student-centered learning.
Apollo School. Art, English, Social Studies in a project, process, skills-focused environment.
Mastery School of Hawken. HS “school within a school”. Mastery, mentorships, real-world problem-solving.
Verso International School. Innovative design, curriculum, pedagogies. Opened 2020 in Bangkok.
League Of Innovative Schools. National public school network sharing learning on innovation.
Agora. Dutch school for 12-18-year-olds with no age cohorts, no classes, no classrooms, no curriculum.
Albemarle County: Center 1. HS without learning time limitations, curricular divisions, or traditional grading.
Learnlife Barcelona. A lifelong learning community. Learners (age 10+) seeking innovative, personalized learning.
Learner-Centered Schools. List of 9 schools.
Real School Budapest. Educates for sustainability, primarily through real-life, entrepreneurial learning.
People To Follow
Ray Kurzweil. Google Director of Engineering.
Peter Diamandis. Futurist. Co-founder of Singularity.
Amy Zalman. Author, futurist
Thomas Frey. Senior futurist at DaVinci Institute.
Gerd Leonhard. Futurist.
Donella Meadows. Systems scholar focusing on the environment.
Nicholas Negroponte. Co-founder MIT Media Lab.
Mark Bonchek. Works with leaders on shifting mindsets & exponential thinking.
Jane McGonigal. Alternative reality game designer, TEDx speaker, author, future forecaster.
Will Richardson. Educator, parent, leading voice for change in education.
Barbara Bray. Author, speaker, podcaster focusing on learner-centered environments.
Graham Brown-Martin. Founder of Learning Without Frontiers. Transforming global education.
Brian Alexander. Educator focusing on university learning, futurist, speaker, writer.
AJ Juliani. School education and technology innovation specialist.
Heather McGowan. Linking the future of work and learning.
Terry Heick. Thought leader on how and why people learn.
Anya Kamenetz. Digital ed NPR correspondent. Author, The Test.
David Culberhouse. Education, leadership with an emphasis on the future.
Grant Lichtman. Thought leader supporting transformative K-12 change.
David Price. Global thought leader, learning futurist; specializing in how organizations learn, innovate.
Ted Dintersmith. Change agent. Most Likely To Succeed film & book. What School Could Be book.
Jordan Shapiro. Thought leader on global policy & education, digital technology, and child development.
Ruha Benjamin Author, professor focusing on change through technology, culture, race.
Cameron Fox. Founding Head of Verso International School.
Julie M. Wilson. Helping change leaders transform education.
Jennifer Davis Poon. State education policy wonk, innovation leader with Center For Innovation In Education
Deborah Frieze. Author, entrepreneur, social activist with emphasis on building resilient communities.
Bettina Love. Author, her work meets at the intersection of race, education, abolition, and Black joy.
Stephen Sterling. Author, professor seeking sustainable, transformative change in education.
Margaret J Wheatley. Systems and leadership. Thinker, author, consultant, educator.
Akil Bello. Test prep expert, supporting college inclusivity, thorn-in-side of systemic admission issues.
Jon Boeckenstedt. Enrollment manager for Oregon State U. Critic of flaws within college admissions.
Liz Kleinrock. Teacher, author focusing on antiracism, antibias education.
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