When you talk about problems, frame them as a problem with the system, and not the behavior(s) the system produces. People in the system that are acting in ways that you don't appreciate are symptoms of this problem, not the problem itself. "Our teachers are stuck and don't want to change" can become "Our system rewards those that conserve what has worked in the past at the expense of what might be possible."

The idea of emergent design

This is a resource on conversations. It contains a number of good questions that communities might dig into as they design new systems of education.

In the new organization, subordinates must challenge in order to follow-while superiors must listen in order to lead.

KnowledgeWorks latest future of education forecast - March 2022

In the United States, as many as half of today's 5-year-olds can expect to live to the age of 100, and this once unattainable milestone may become the norm for newborns by 2050. Yet, the social institutions, norms and policies that await these future centenarians evolved when lives were only half as long and need updating.

There simply isn't enough evidence that you can have a learner-centered education system (having your cake) while perpetuating the current system that hasn't substantively changed since its 1894 inception.

George Saunders reveals the pitfalls of bad storytelling and explains the openness and generosity required to breathe life into great characters.

Too many of our systems have placed humanity in the background. We can be objectors and act to transform these human-created dehumanizing system.

How might we rethink systems of power and hierarchy?

In this video, Todd Rose, founder of Populace and author of a number of books including Collective Illusion, Dark Horse and The End of Average, discusses the connections between education and collective illusion

By Donella Meadows. This article provides a model for thinking about systems change using a continuum around effective interventions. At the far end (challenging but increasingly effective solutions) are mindsets and paradigm shifts.

Committed to ensuring that deeply invested and effective teachers are able to sustain their work, Doris embarked on a 10-year study to understand educators' moral concerns. This book offers concrete strategies that can be employed by practitioners, school leaders and policy makers to retain experienced teachers and make a difference in the lives of students.