When the outcome isn’t ideal, it’s okay to be upset. Just make sure you direct that energy back into improving the process for next time. This sounds intuitive, but so often when the outcome …
Mindsets and postures that got us here
Default to "Yes" From the very first interaction I had with this concept of "Dual School," the people in charge defaulted to "yes." We welcomed possibility and the raw creativity that comes from …
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Why projects don’t launch
The two main reasons we see projects not launch in Dual School, and in other youth entrepreneurship arenas are lack of belief and over ambition. Lack of belief stems from not thinking you could …
The most core of all competencies
How is it normal that most young people, and people in general don’t know how to break down a big idea into manageable actions? If you wanted to solve a gnarly problem like climate change, …
Voice
Once you know your voice matters, can you un-know it? …
Symptoms and Root Causes
How often are we solving for symptoms of a problem rather than the root cause? Now that I've developed the language and habit of mind to analyze how people solve problems, I'm shocked by how many …