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What do we mean by
"reinvented learning?"
Radical Departures answers that question.

Originally published in 2021 and updated in 2023, Radical Departures is the Reinvention Lab's iterative attempt to define innovative learning by exploring why, how, where, what, and from whom young people learn.

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We are not even close to the first to consider the ideas laid out in this document. We follow in the footsteps of, and are inspired by, so many folks, including Transcend’s 10 Great Leaps ↗, Education Reimagined’s vision ↗,
Deeper Learning Competencies ↗, HQPBL ↗, Big Picture Learning’s 10 distinguishers ↗, HipHopEd ↗,
Remake Learning ↗, the Christensen Institute ↗, CZI’s Whole Child Framework ↗, Future10X ↗,
Student Voice’s Student Bill of Rights ↗, What School Could Be’s Innovation Playlist ↗, Gloria Ladson Billings’ work on culturally responsive education including The Dreamkeepers, Paolo Friere’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 180 Studio + Echenhoff Saunders’ Seed+Spark, John Dewey, and so many more.

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from the Reinvention Lab

Dreaming Into Learning Futures

What do trends in Power Flows, Markets and Jobs, Digital Decentralization, and Layers of Safety have to do with the future of learning?

Rest as a Liberatory Practice

Our Reinvention Lab Team intentionally shut down for a two-week period of collective rest in September. The experience taught us about identity, place, and wholeness. We have pulled some of those learnings together into Rest as a Liberatory Practice.

Co-Creation Framework

Youth-Adult Co-Creation is necessary for the future of education. This framework includes commitments and specific examples to help you co-create with intention.

Radical Departures

How the Reinvention Lab (currently) defines innovative learning.

Learning Horizons

Learning Horizons, published October 2020, speaks to the signals of the future of learning we saw from Enduring Ideas Awardees.

Case for Reinvention

Learn why the Reinvention Lab thinks learning reinvention is critical, through the lens of Teach For America's 10-Year Goal
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Dreaming Into Learning Futures

What do trends in Power Flows, Markets and Jobs, Digital Decentralization, and Layers of Safety have to do with the future of learning?

Reimagination Lab's Public Portfolio

TFA's CCV region utilized Reinvention Lab Design Coaching services to document their pilot project: The Reimagination Lab.

Shifting Philanthropic Power: Enduring Ideas featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

Learn more about the participatory decision-making process Enduring Ideas.

Rest as a Liberatory Practice

Our Reinvention Lab Team intentionally shut down for a two-week period of collective rest in September. The experience taught us about identity, place, and wholeness. We have pulled some of those learnings together into Rest as a Liberatory Practice.

Caitlin and Re/Scripted: Idea Hub Talk

When learning is reinvented, WHAT young people learn and HOW they learn it radically changes. Check out Caitlin's vision for the future of learning, and how's she executing it, in this series that features future-of-learning founders that were part of the inaugural GRAVITY accelerator cohort.

Austin and Rhymes with Reason: Idea Hub Talk

When learning is reinvented, WHAT young people learn and HOW they learn it radically changes. Check out Austin's vision for the future of learning, and how's he is executing it, in this series that features future-of-learning founders that were part of the inaugural GRAVITY accelerator cohort.

Julius and St. Louis Black Authors of Children's Literature: Idea Hub Talk

When learning is reinvented, WHAT is being learned and HOW it's learned radically changes. Check out Julius's vision for the future of learning, and how's he is executing it, in this series that features future-of-learning founders that were part of the inaugural GRAVITY accelerator cohort.

Tania and Convivir Colorado: Idea Hub Talk

When learning is reinvented, WHO is centered in learning design radically changes. Check out Tania's vision for the future of learning, and how's she executing it, in this series that features future-of-learning founders that were part of the inaugural GRAVITY accelerator cohort.

Sneakers :: The Life School

The LIFE School, an innovative high school in Atlanta, designed a sneaker inspired by a pair of Air Jordans, Adaptive Learning software, passion projects, and the intersection of human interaction with technology. The design made it to the final four in the #FutureofLearningChallenge.

Sneakers :: Post Your Power

Inspired by a drive to create a highly personalized future of learning, the Rock by Rock team created a customizable sneaker named #PostYourPower that was voted as one of the top four designs in the #FutureofLearningChallenge. Check out this video to learn more about #PostYourPower.

Sneakers :: Pyramids

The Freedom School of Arts and Entrepreneurship (FSAE), an all-boys school in Fort Worth, TX, sneaker named, "Pyramids" was voted as one of the top four designs in the #FutureofLearningChallenge, a shoe design competition hosted by the Reinvention Lab. Check out this video to learn more about Pyramids.

Co-Creation Framework

Youth-Adult Co-Creation is necessary for the future of education. This framework includes commitments and specific examples to help you co-create with intention.

Nominate: GRAVITY

GRAVITY is a short-cycle accelerator specifically designed for educational innovators that are post-idea stage but pre-growth and scale. Nominate yourself or someone you know anytime. Cohorts are formed throughout the year. For: Founders leading the future of learning through their social venture.

Transcend’s Leaps for Equitable, 21st Century Learning:

A tool explaining key ways the student experience must change so that schools can prepare all young people to thrive in and transform the world.

Radical Departures

How the Reinvention Lab (currently) defines innovative learning.

Introducing the Final Four!

Reinvention Lab at Teach For America and Ninety Nine Product challenged educators to storytell through sneakers - and here are the mind blowing results!

Building With, Not For at Onward

How Onward is showing what it means to value culture to create authentic learning that resonates.

The Sneakers that may change Education

Future of learning as the concept and sneakers as our canvas. Learn more about the Reinvention Lab and Ninety Nine Products sneaker challenge, the Future of Learning Challenge.

Co-Creating for Equity

What four cases are teaching us about youth/adult co-creation.

In Re-Imagining Equitable Learning, This Is Not a Time to Hold Back at Strive Prep RISE

The STRIVE Prep program at RISE is giving students the tools to reimagine and create a brighter future in education.

The Future of Democracy, Led by Gen Z

Gen Zers reflecting on American democracy and what the future of learning has to do with the future of democracy (a future they are actively working to shape).

Recognizing and Cultivating Black Genius at Village of Wisdom

Village of Wisdom shows us what it means to embed black liberation in early education, communities, and families.

Three Things We’re Learning About Liberatory Podding from The Black Homeschool Society

Homeschooling pods in black communities are not only feasible but are creating learning experiences students can thrive in.

Learning Horizons

Learning Horizons, published October 2020, speaks to the signals of the future of learning we saw from Enduring Ideas Awardees.

Camelback Ventures News

Stay up to date on the news and resources available to underrepresented founders with our partners at Camelback Ventures.

Echoing Green News

Stay up to date on the news and resources available to a global community of social entrepreneurs with our partners at Echoing Green.

Hispanic Business Center by Hello Alice

Crowdsourced pool of resources for Hispanic-owned business looking for funding, networks, and opportunities.

Black-Owned Business Center by Hello Alice

Crowdsourced pool of resources for black-owned business looking for funding, networks, and opportunities.

Get Your Start Up Started by Google

Assess, Hire, and Fund Your Company. You'll complete the course by developing your own unique pitch deck that you can use to secure investment, and launch your business.

Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials by Acumen

Embrace Entrepreneurial And Strategic Approaches To Fundraise More Effectively

Funding For Social Entrepreneurs

Airtable of current funding opportunities for non-profit and for-profit ventures. Updated monthly.

Case for Reinvention

Learn why the Reinvention Lab thinks learning reinvention is critical, through the lens of Teach For America's 10-Year Goal

Remake Learning Playbook

Learn how to build an ecosystem for innovative learning in your community.

Civics Unplugged Community Wiki

Learn how to plug into Civics Unplugged's growing community—whether as a Gen Z democracy builder or a supporter

Griptape Learner Agency Resources

Practical tools aimed to spur greater commitment to youth-led learning across all contexts.

Black Genius Toolkit by Village of Wisdom

A series of curated tools designed to help caregivers protect Black genius

Overlooked Ventures Funding

Supports founders who operate early-stage technology companies who are historically overlooked and provide them capital, resources, and connections to scale their business

Thank you to the Dash Collective for their brilliant creative direction for this site. Gratitude also goes to all the animators, illustrators, and other designers who contributed to this site. Learn more about them here.

We follow in a long line of people and organizations who have acted their way into the future of learning. We are constantly in awe and in service to you. Thank you for inspiring us and collaborating with us as we all take steps to a radically different future of learning.

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Thank you to the Dash Collective for their brilliant creative direction for this site. Gratitude also goes to all the animators, illustrators, and other designers who contributed to this site. Learn more about them here.

We follow in a long line of people and organizations who have acted their way into the future of learning. We are constantly in awe and in service to you. Thank you for inspiring us and collaborating with us as we all take steps to a radically different future of learning.

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