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Notes and Nuggets from Each Session
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August 8 evening: “Who Are You, Whatcha Think, What’s the New Normal?”
The opening session came on the day U.S. stockmarkets plummeted shockingly. Surely this wasn’t the New Normal! But most people agreed Read More...
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August 9 early morning: “Looking Back, Thinking Forward”
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August 9 late morning “Responding to the New Challenges and Opportunities”
This was a high-powered panel, moderated by Mark Elgart and featuring a Massachusetts city superintendent and D.C. schools chancellor (Alan Ingram and Kaya Henderson), the state schools chief in Massachusetts (Mitchell Chester) and a former principal with keen insights (Julie Williams) Read More...
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August 9 afternoon “Leveraging Critical Assets for Improvement and Innovation”
1) The New Normal places a premium on all types of entities–public, non-profit, foundations, and communities–to define and focus on key priorities Read More...
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August 9 evening “Dialogues over Drinks”
Terrific discussions during these short but deep sessions. Thanks to all the hosts and the “dialoguers” Read More...
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August 10 “Collecting Nuggets, Connecting Dots, Moving Forward”
Very interesting gallery walk and “silent sort” at the beginning of this session. Check out the notes Read More...
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2011 Big Ideas Retreat: Highlights, Reflections & Implications
Check out the terrific chronicle of highlights, reflections and implications of our 2011 Big Ideas Retreat by Mike Bowler and Peggy Siegel. Download it Read More...»