It turns out that the best way to cause change is for people to actually change someone or something else. We learn what we do, not what we’re told.
All of the final work product is in public. A lot like real life.
deep syllabus of materials (some required, some optional,
Cohort-based, with groups of five to twenty people engaged constantly with each other (we use Slack as a surprisingly powerful peer-to-peer setting for experiential learning)
Every student reviews and then comments on several of the other students’ assignments.
takes the five or ten comments received and turns them into a reflective script, detailing actual change, actual growth.
Everything iterates, again and again.
every admitted student shares the same mindset of seeking true growth. Self-selection plus curated admissions means that the support network is strong. Enrollment—in the outcome and the process—is the secret of effective education.
our students are getting generous and direct feedback for the first time
If you want people to become passionate, engaged in a field, transformed by an experience — you don’t test them, you don’t lecture them and you don’t force them. Instead, you create an environment where willing, caring individuals can find an experience that changes them.