INSPIRE
DESIGN
TRANSFORM
You cannot prepare people for what comes next with systems built for what came before.
The challenge is not adding more, but deciding what needs to change, what should stay, and how to move forward with greater clarity and intention.
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
Different challenges require different levels of support.
Whether you need to shift how a room thinks, bring a team together around a specific challenge, or lead deeper change across an institution or organization, my work is designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward.
INSPIRE CHANGE
Signature Keynotes
Provocative, research-informed talks that help audiences make sense of what is changing, question inherited assumptions, and see new possibilities for learning and human development in the age of AI. Keynotes are designed for conferences, leadership gatherings, institutional events, and professional communities looking for more than another presentation about tools and trends.
Possible topics:
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Teaching Humans in the Age of Machines
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Designing Education to Support Our Distinct Human Advantages
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From Disruption to Direction: Rebuilding Learning for What Comes Next
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Beyond the Fear and Hype: Building Real Technical Aptitudes for a Digital World
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Measuring what Matters: Authentic Assessment in the Age of Artificial Output
Best for: Conferences, leadership gatherings, and institutions looking to shift thinking and create momentum.
Closing Keynote: CREATING ROBUST SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION IN A POSTDIGITAL WORLD.
2023 Conference for the Consortium for Schools Networking (CoSN) in Austin, Texas.
Targeted Consultations
Focused advising for leaders and practitioners navigating a specific question, decision, or opportunity. Together, we examine your context, surface assumptions, weigh options, and identify practical next steps. Consultations can address assessment, AI and learning, program design, human capability development, or the direction of a broader initiative.
Possible engagements:
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Advising on AI and learning strategy
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Reviewing assessment approaches
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Providing feedback on curriculum or program renewal
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Clarifying professional learning priorities
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Supporting leadership planning and decisions
Best for: Individuals and teams who need an informed perspective and clearer direction.
DESIGN STRATEGY
HIQ Strategic Design Labs
Highly interactive design experiences that help leaders and practitioners turn a defined challenge into practical changes to learning, assessment, and professional practice. Each Lab uses Harmonized Intelligence® as the design framework and is tailored to your specific context, priorities, and participants.
Choose between concentrated work efforts over two to three days, or a smaller Community of Practice that develops and tests ideas over three to four weeks.
Design Labs can focus on challenges such as:
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Assessment redesign
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AI and learning strategy
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Curriculum or program renewal
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Human capability development
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Workforce learning
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Leadership development
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Institutional alignment
Intensive Design Lab — 2 / 3 Days
Bring small or large groups together to establish a shared direction, work through a specific challenge, and develop an initial design and plan for action. This concentrated format offers dedicated time for collaborative work amongst design groups, with opportunities to compare approaches, provide feedback, align priorities and make decisions.
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A clearly defined design challenge and agreed outcomes
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An initial design, prototype, or revised approach
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Documented priorities and key design decisions
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A 90-day action plan with responsibilities and next steps
Best for: Teams that need to align people and priorities, make progress on a defined initiative, and leave with a practical starting point for implementation.
Community of Practice (CoP) Design Lab — 3 / 4 Weeks
Focus our work on a targeted challenge with a consistent group of practitioners, who are actively applying ideas in their own setting between sessions. Facilitated CoP Labs combine focused learning, collaborative prototyping, peer feedback, personal reflection, and initial testing. Time between meetings allows participants to try changes, gather initial evidence, and bring what they learn back to the group.
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Stronger skills in collaborative design, evaluation, and adaptation
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A refined design, prototype, or resource tailored to your practice
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Initial evidence and observations from practical trials
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Clear criteria for judging and measuring progress moving forward
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An implementation blueprint explaining how the design will work: what needs to change, who is responsible, and what resources, processes, and measures are required.
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A 6–12-month roadmap explains when the work will happen: the sequence of activities, milestones, dependencies, and review points.
Best for: Practitioners who need time to apply, test, and action change with the guidance of a focused peer group.
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TRANSFORM SYSTEMS
HIQ Transformation Partnerships
Ongoing partnerships of 3, 6, 9, or 12 months, for institutions, organizations, foundations and government departments that are ready to move beyond isolated initiatives and build sustained capacity for change. I work alongside leaders and practitioners to develop strategy, support implementation, examine evidence of progress, and refine the work as it unfolds. The aim is not simply to deliver a strategy; it’s to work together to create the conditions needed for change to take last.
Each partnership brings together the following, with scope and emphasis tailored to your priorities:
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Speaking & Professional Learning: Creating shared understanding and inspiring momentum through keynotes, leadership discussions, guest lectures, and targeted learning experiences for educators and practitioners.
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Strategic Advising: Working alongside leaders to clarify priorities, examine options, and guide decisions about learning, AI, assessment, and human capability development.
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HIQ® Intensive Design Labs: Bringing leaders and practitioners together for focused design work on challenges such as assessment redesign, curriculum renewal, workforce learning, or AI and learning strategy.
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HIQ® Communities of Practice Labs: Facilitating ongoing collaborations where practitioners develop approaches, test changes, exchange feedback, and strengthen their practice over time.
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Implementation & Progress Reviews: Supporting priority initiatives through feedback on plans and designs, examination of emerging evidence, and collaborative adjustments as the work unfolds.
The exact expression varies by setting: In higher education, this work may take the form of an Scholar-in-Residence appointment, while in other settings it may take the form of a strategic or executive advisory partnership.
Best for: institutions, organizations, foundations, and government departments that are undertaking deeper change and require more sustained guidance, coordination, and internal capacity building.
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