Start with Questions

During this episode of Start with Questions the Ventures team celebrates the launch of a new toolkit, Little Learners with Big Ideas: A Field Guide for Design Thinking. Listen as Ann Marsh Rutledge, Ventures’ Head of Learning and Innovation, interviews Molly Hudson, Director of Lower School, and Kevin Day, Impact Design Lab Coordinator, about why Design Thinking, especially with young learners, ho...

Ventures welcomes Bradley James Davies to the pod to discuss his latest book. Bradley is a celebrated school leader and after a two-decade career in education that included teaching, coaching, and leading across all grade levels, he founded Falkor, a leadership and life consultancy dedicated to helping clients lead better and live better.   In 2022 he fulfilled his long-held dream of writing a boo...

We’re excited to kick-off Season 2 of the Start with Questions podcast with the celebration of Ventures’ launch of Activate Agency: Empower Your Students to Own Their Learning, a curriculum guide that takes a deep-dive into Mount Vernon’s Innovation Diploma, our school-within-a-school model. Listen as Ventures’ Executive Director, Kalen Curtis, interviews Brad Droke, Upper School Dean of Student L...

Are you AI ready? In this episode Jared Colley, Upper Campus Learning & Innovation, and Dr. Brett Jacobsen, CEO, at Mount Vernon sit down to discuss the recent acceleration of artificial intelligence and the profound implications for an organization’s people, protection, and programs. As leaders, how might we take inventory of the myriad implications we should anticipate in order to steward an...

Ventures is honored to welcome Will Richardson to the Start with Questions Podcast. Will is a former public school educator of 22 years. He has spent the last 15 years developing an international reputation as a leading thinker and writer about the intersection of social online learning networks, education, and systemic change. Most recently, Will is a co-founder of The Big Questions Institute whi...

Ventures is honored to welcome Michael Horn to today’s podcast, discussing his latest book, From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child . In addition, Michael has authored Disrupting Class, Choosing College , and even a children’s story, Goodnight Box . Michael is the co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute. He co-hosts his own podcast, Class...

Any conversation about measuring learning usually starts with assessment. We’re all familiar with taking tests as students and most of us are also familiar with administering and grading tests as teachers. We have personal histories, emotions, and opinions all tied to these testing experiences. But what is the purpose of assessment? And is assessment synonymous with grading? Join Ann Marsh Rutledg...

Workplace well-being has become a buzz-phrase but, at its core, it is a deeply personal and unique set of conditions, needs, preferences and values that differ for each individual. Kalen Curtis and Matt Neylon weigh-in on Episode 3!

What is your innovation intention? Is it to optimize, transform, or disrupt? Your answer likely depends upon your organization’s unique story. As such, leading change invites different approaches in a myriad of settings. And, innovation is accessible to you regardless of size or financial portfolio. Join CEO Brett Jacobsen and the Mount Vernon Ventures team to explore more.

On today’s episode, we will answer the questions, what is Mount Vernon Ventures and why does it exist? We will also introduce you to our incredible team and hear a little bit of their inspirational stories.