“Innovation is a team sport”
December 11, 2008
“None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Japanese proverb
There’s brainpower in numbers. But you don’t get there by brainstorming.
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- Where Do We Go From Here?Dear Diane, A powerful statement which ought to be sent to everyone in a position to influence policy and legislation! Thanks. I just read a letter from Steve Jubb, an Oakland-based colleague of mine: "For my part, I agree with Kenneth Bernstein's blog post some days ago. We have inherited a form of education that is sedimentary in nature. It has a […]
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- BLOGPOST: "Platooning" Touches a NerveReaction to my story on efforts to departmentalize elementary education around the country has come fast and furious since it was published in this month’s Harvard Education Letter (see “Platooning Instruction”). In particular, a flurry of emails and calls have come from Palm Beach County, one of the districts implementing departmentalizati […]
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