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Innovation, a word that was in favor for many years, now seems to have gone out of favor. I hear many people in education recoiling when they hear the word, as though it is asking something of them that they are unwilling to give. On the other hand, creativity is a word that does not…
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In their On Being podcast, The Mystery We Are, Marilynne Robinson and Marcelo Gleiser have a facilitated conversation with Krista Tippett about the interplay of different world views, that of science and that of myth. As a novelist and essayist who explores mythical ideas and the relationship between science and religion, Marilynne Robinson expressed this…
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Poetry often eloquently speaks to us about the work we have to do. John O’Donohue wrote a lovely poem, For a Leader, a blessing or prayer that offers a way of being for leaders. I found it on the Institute for Mindful Leadership’s website. When I read his poem, I see it as a challenge to…
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Today was our first challenge workshop with Fulton County Schools in Atlanta. At AK12DC we help schools learn and apply design thinking to address school-wide challenges that align with their strategic needs. We are working with the following five Fulton County Schools: Mountain Park Elementary Woodland Elementary Ocee Elementary Riverwood High School Hembre Springs…
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In his daily meditation on the Center for Action and Contemplation, Father Richard Rohr spent the week curating posts about the Shadow. This link takes you to a summary of the week’s posts on the topic of the shadow-side of human existence. Our shadow self is any part of ourselves or our institutions that we try…
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