Insights, Ideas and Questions for a Complex, Evolving World

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concern for education. It is already reshaping how work is done across nearly every sector—altering which skills are valued, how decisions are made, and where human judgment still matters most.For K–12 education, this moment presents both opportunity and risk. Not because of the technology itself, but because of what it reveals about how education systems are currently designed.

There’s a blunt truth every leader eventually confronts: Your culture isn’t a mystery—it’s a machine. And that machine is doing exactly what it was built to do. So if you’re frustrated with your outcomes, the question isn’t just, “How do we improve?” The real question is: “What have we normalized that makes these results feel inevitable?”

In today’s complex education landscape—where families can choose from district schools, charter networks, private schools (including...

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are everywhere—in schools, companies, nonprofits, and healthcare systems. At their best, they...

Tariffs add ~$1.7M (8.4%) to a $20M school project, raising costs for steel, lumber, and systems. Budget strain and delays likely.