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Finding Ways to Doubt Myself
Over the last few years I have been shifting the way that I read content to do with education and learning. The shift has been a subtle but very important one for me. I deliberately recognise the bias...
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Find a Doorway That Fits Us Both
I grew up reading Stephen King and I recently stumbled on some of his advice and tips for writing. He has authored over 100 books and one piece of wisdom that resonated strongly with me was to write a...
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How do you create the ideal conditions for dialogue, creativity and feedback?
If you are interested in this you should come along to my session at TeachTechPlay on the 13th April in Melbourne. I will be running a workshop style session exploring some of the different things we...
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Are you transfixed by a proxy for learning?
This is an exploration of a few emerging ideas from my work today. During a coaching session I was exploring the idea of the “proxy”. The word proxy means “agency of one who acts instead of another;...
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Blessed by the suns of home
I am not with my son anymore. The last time I was here in Sydney I was with George. It was the final few weeks of his time in Year 6, last year, and I brought him on a work trip. We had some great...
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Problem Framing
When you are participating in a Design Thinking process a crucial phase is the time when your team begins to define the problem you are attempting to solve. This method outlined by Design Kit refers to...
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Closest to the Synapse Wins! – More thoughts on proxies for learning
I had the opportunity to work with a primary school leadership team in Sydney today. The team at St Christopher’s in Panania are a partner school of mine and I support in a critical friend type role....
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6 Protocols To Help You Run Better Meetings
One of the most effective strategies to run better meetings and development sessions is to establish a set of protocols at the start. These working working norms should be discussed and shared before...
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Ask this little question to improve collaboration
Launching straight into the agenda for your sessions or meetings is not always the best way to start. We all need to create some buffer space for participants to establish themselves and shed the skin...
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Prototyping – the quickest way to learn how bad your ideas really are!
Prototyping is all about the process of generating multiple versions of a solution so you can continually improve it. Prototyping is one of the later stages of the design process and is normally...
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You are all innovators
I recently started a keynote talk with the message, “You are all innovators.” This was not some empty platitude to win over the audience, and the message remains sincere for you dear reader. After...
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Time for Creativity in Schools
Shaking off old timetabling structures will to be one of the most significant challenges our schools face in becoming more creative organisations. On the one hand, schools are developing incredible...
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The Spaces You Need to Innovate
Innovation is a process with a range of other ideas nested within it. When you peer inside you see creativity, curiosity, feedback and taking action. All interdependent and collectively they might be...
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Extending The Spaces You Need To Innovate (Further considerations)
In my previous post about the Spaces You Need to Innovate I explored a range of specific domains of thinking and practice that impact on your ability to innovate. Each space contributes to the culture...
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At the Frontier of Redefining School
Over the weekend I have been doing some maintenance on this blog. I looked back on the archive and dug around in the old posts. It reminded me of the commitment to change I had when I became a...
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Lipstick on the gorilla
Adam Wood presents a healthy dose of provocation in his article about the current state of education architecture in Australia. Are we designing and building the right schools for future Australia?...
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Learning Alignment Model
In this post, I want to introduce you to a Learning Alignment Model that I have developed with some of my partner schools over the last few years. It is not a step by step process to design learning,...
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Run a Pre-Mortem to Improve Your Strategic Planning
A Pre-Mortem is a strategic planning activity that imagines a project has failed. This type of thinking helps to identify and mitigate risks early on in the planning phase. Exploring the worst-case...
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It does not matter how good the feedback is
When we are not ready to hear feedback, it does not matter how good the feedback is. This tension is a simple truth that often goes unnoticed during the process. That is why many of my tactics and...
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Reflections on Transition A
On the way home yesterday from Melbourne I realised I had quite a headache. I spent the day in the company of about 100 others at the #transitions19 conference. Transitions 19 is a three-day event...
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