Farewell to Fremont (Part 1)

Farewell Fremont!   Today marks the end of my 2.5 year FUSE Corps Fellowship.   I’m writing to reflect on…

How to do a listening tour

Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with first-year FUSE Fellow Amanda Soskin and it reminded me of what…

Will this make a better planet for me?

For the last several months, I’ve been giving talks on climate change through Al Gore’s Climate Reality Corps.  After the…

To the parents of Fremont….

To the parents of Fremont,  As my fellowship draws to an end, I wanted to share with you, the parents…

FUSE – Update #1 for the Tribe

For all of you who met with me, thank you. For the rest of you, I am Fremont’s first FUSE Fellow…

FUSE – Update #2 for the Tribe

Originally published December 4, 2017 For those of you who have met with me, thank you. For those of you…

FUSE Update #3 – What does it mean to be ready for advanced manufacturing?

The title of my fellowship is “Create a HR Pipeline for Advanced Manufacturing”.  That would seem straightforward, right? All we need to…

FUSE Update #4 – Call for Little Bets

The Short Version: Ever wanted to help students learn just what they need to succeed in your industry? Ever wanted to…

What’s the difference between design thinking and making?

Uh, oh. That was the first question I received after a recent presentation I gave on design thinking in schools.…

Creating a culture of safety in creative spaces

Picture the scene: a third-grader, her eyebrows furrowed in concentration, working on her first carpentry project using a Japanese wood…