The Medici Effect:  What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation, 2017

The Medici Effect: What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation, 2017

The author shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory. Referred to as the Intersection, innovation is said to occur when ideas cross disciplinary lines.  The challenge lies in breaking down the barriers between fields.  One way to begin to do so is for PK-12 to intentionally focus on interdisciplinary projects with the goal of transferring knowledge and skills across disciplinary lines.

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In Teachers we Trust:  The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools, 2021
In Teachers we Trust: The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools, 2021

Authors:  Pasi Sahlberg (author of Finnish Lessons) and Timothy D. Walker (author of Teach Like Finland)

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Think Again:  The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, 2021
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, 2021

Author:  Adam Grant

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