Dr. Adrian Bejanof Duke, author of Design in Nature, has been kind enough to help clarify our understanding of how the constructal law will drive the design of future K-12 learning systems. The constructal law requires that systems that carry some flow tend towards a tree-shape design (see earlier posts for clarification). I queried him [...]
One of the sponsors of my fall EdJourney, Whipple Hill, asked for a trip summary and look ahead. You can go to their blog update page for the full text, but here is a bit of what is in store as I work through the mounds of notes and video I collected: I have been [...]
I have been investigating, and you have been commenting on, the future structure of K-12 education. In my morning paper there is an article about National School Choice Week, particularly important here in San Diego, which has one of the strongest school choice programs in the nation. Families can apply for their students to attend any [...]
My reflections on the work by Dr. Adrian Bejan on constructal law and its implications for K-12 school and learning continues to draw comments, both from educators and theorists. Here are two thoughtful comments to mull over as we think about how a global learning system, the cognitosphere, will evolve in the years and decades [...]
I wish I were in Philadelphia this weekend, bouncing ideas madly with some of the best educators in America who are attending EduCon in person. But I am forced to watch from afar, view the live-streams and follow the fire hose of Twitter feeds, a window seat voyeur sifting the flow of ideas and vision [...]
I was honored to receive the following comment from Dr. Adrian Bejan at Duke about my post on his book yesterday. Since many of you may not follow the comments, I will re-post here. I am also asking Dr. Bejan to perhaps weigh in one more time with a clarification that can help us understand or [...]
I have just ground through a fascinating book; “read” would imply I digested every word and that would be a lie. Design in Nature by Adrian Bejan is a deep and rich read, and there were sections with math better left untested by my simple mind. But don’t be scared by the next couple of [...]
I was asked last week to put together some ideas for working with a school’s leadership team based on the findings of my visits with more than 60 schools this fall. At a high level, the goal would be to help that team develop the skills to become institutionally comfortable with change. Those of you [...]
I had a dream last night. I was in a high school chemistry class and the teacher handed us all a textbook, not something new, fresh, or innovative, just old textbooks. In my dream, and just after when I woke up, I experienced a warm feeling of comfort and confidence. I knew all I needed [...]
This short post from Seth Godin caught my eye. He names two people you might need to help you in your professional life: an agonist to cause things to happen, and a procrastinatrix whose job it is to hold you accountable for getting things done. I think many senior leaders have a procrastinatrix, or should; [...]