Kodak, Blockbuster, R & D
Adapt or die...
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State: California
City: Petaluma
Zip Code: 94954
Are you currently teaching? : Yes
What grade do you teach?: High School/Secondary
What subject(s) do you teach?: Special Education
Other: Technology (Art flavored)
How many years have you been teaching?: 10
United Kingdom
"at the moment my faves are Estes rocket engines and Raspberry Pi"
Rockets, oil paint, ceramics, architecture, reading, etching, sculpture, Raspberry Pi, laser cutter, coding, Arduino, makerspace, special education, bikes, sailboats, ... and Dr. Who.
Adapt or die...
Taking risks, crossing boundaries, reconsidering our own limitations.
Serendipity is in the design.
I looked into the "Business model innovation factory" book you recommended (thanks!) It got me thinking about schools being in the same competitive marketplace as industry. Our school has been slowly losing enrollment for the past few years. One of the reasons for this is parents are now actively shopping for schools; there are alternatives. So... how do we differentiate? How do we constantly reinvent ourselves in order to stay relevant? What mechanisms do we need to build into our structure to allow invention?
Think you nailed it. I am a secondary teacher, but lucky enough to teach special education. This has given me allowance to cross boundaries into other disciplines - I get to talk to all teachers in order to assist my students, so I have less boundaries than most. However, the physical and administrative walls exist - and they are reinforced concrete!
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