Bevin SchragMay 212 minRadical IdeasI was a freshman at Dayton High School when the Innovate Dayton initiative began to take flight in the school district. During the progra...
Thompson MorrisonApr 212 minJoy FeltLast week, while Jami's teachers were rolling out the DIG framework to all of their students in Willamina, I was leading a group of schoo...
Thompson MorrisonApr 102 minThink Big, Start SmallThese are unusual times, for sure. Much of the order we have known in a school day is gone. The building as a gathering place, the struct...
Thompson MorrisonApr 33 minLeaning into WonderWe gathered a week before spring break. Schools had just closed and we had to meet on a Zoom call because we could no longer be together ...
Thompson MorrisonMar 271 minComfortable Being UncomfortableIn this video chat, Jami and Thompson explore an important concept explored in their book: Comfortable Being Uncomfortable. Innovation re...
Thompson MorrisonMar 242 minLearning at the Sharp EndJust weeks ago we gathered in Portland at the Innovate20 conference. We talked about the desire to reimagine education. We talked about t...
Jami FlukeMar 241 minMaking Time to ConnectAs humans, we seek connection with one another. At the very core of our existence, we need it. We are all experiencing this time of grea...
Thompson MorrisonMar 221 minSpin-up FastA group of educators and industry professionals have been meeting monthly in McMinnville for over a year as an Innovate meet-up. These me...
Thompson MorrisonFeb 242 minUnlocking Collective WisdomLast week Wired published an article well worth exploring: Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet. I am sitting and pondering i...
Jami FlukeFeb 162 minOpen to DiscoveryIsn’t it strange how the best ideas come when we are most relaxed and open to discovery? I recently attended a workshop from the Billions...
Ward CunninghamFeb 113 minEpisodes RevisitedSome authors have recently returned to my 1994 pattern language dubbed EPISODES. This pattern language has been recognized as a founding w...
Thompson MorrisonFeb 102 minInto the Forest Here, in the Pacific Northwest, we are tree people. Either by birth or by choice. We retreat to the woods, finding solace along forest tr...
Ward CunninghamFeb 31 minStart By Making a List It was two years ago that I first met Thompson Morrison after an introduction by Skip Newberry from the Technology Association of Oregon ...
Thompson MorrisonJan 311 minFinding the EdgeIn the New York Times, Lindsay Crouse recently wrote an opinion piece on becoming a marathon runner. This quest forced her beyond who she...
Thompson MorrisonJan 271 minBeyond EducationThe other day, someone asked Jami if our book was only for educators. She told them it wasn't – that this story is much bigger than just ...
Thompson MorrisonJan 251 minGo Big or Go HomeLast night I bumped into Mark Lawler and Don Domes at a TAO event. Both played pivotal roles in my journey into education. While I wrote ...
Thompson MorrisonJan 241 minImpacting the WorldFive years ago we had a dream. Sitting around a table with adults and students one day we began to talk about what it could be. Our aspir...
Thompson MorrisonJan 231 minFast out of the GateWow, that was a surprise. Mention the book to a few folks and watch what happens. We just published the book and are waiting to get our f...
Thompson MorrisonJan 211 minIt Takes a VillageThe book is about to be released. As one of our last steps before publication, we had to put together our acknowledgment page. It turned ...