Encouraging Institutional Innovation By Changing How We Educate
John Hagel's Edge Perspectives has an excellent article on challenging mindsets from reverse innovation to innovation blowback. It reinforces our min
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Oblivious To The Things You Do
Sometimes when you are in the heat of doing things you become completely oblivious to how things are being perceived by others. At AgileOpenNorthwes
Entrepreneurship Through Bureaucracy
Jose Diaz had posted on Twitter that NTFE was teaching entrepreneurship to youth and was disappointed that Phoenix didn't have an office. This sound
Maybe Teacher Unions Are Part of the Problem
House Bill 2011 was signed on September 4th and went into effect November 24th. What exactly is bill 2011? Districts can no longer have policies
U of A in Downtown Phoenix.. Does This Smell Funny?
There is a lot of talk about U of A building a new cancer center in downtown Phoenix. There is no denying that this would help fulfill long ago give
Slashing K12 Budget, Getting Real is a Bitch
Many people asked me what I thought about State Legistlator approving a nearly $140 million cut in soft capital budget for K-12 education. I never l
We Have To Stop Laughing At California Now
We can't make fun of the Terminator Govenenor or bad discussion making in California for much longer. As currently we are knocking on their doorstep
The Empire Continues To Grow.. Is It Evil?
There was recently a somewhat glowing review of the ASU downtown campus in the Arizona Republic. However, I think if you look at the numbers, they m
Are Our Schools Positioned To Succeed With Our Help?
One thing I always find odd is that when I tell people that one reason I choose to live in Arizona, beyond it's sheer beauty and affordable cost of li
Break Your Problems Into Pieces and Then Reassemble!
Another "ThinkerToys" exercise, by Michael Michalko. Im not meeting my goal of one per day, but hey one per week is better than none. I have been
