596. Transforming Education Through Cross-Sector Collaborations + The Mission of Digital Promise - Jean-Claude Brizard
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Overview
Meet Jean-Claude. He’s the President and CEO of Digital Promise, a nonprofit focused on shaping the future of learning through cross-sector collaboration🤝. He outlines his playbook for driving systemic change - emphasizing the importance of building trust, finding community "protagonists", and aligning diverse stakeholders around a shared vision. This episode offers valuable insights for education leaders, nonprofit professionals, and anyone interested in leveraging cross-sector partnerships to create equitable, systemic change. You don’t want to miss it 🎧
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An overview of Digital Promise + their mission
How to build cross-sector collaborations to drive systemic change
How to identify community "protagonists" to anchor and align collaborative efforts
How to leverage data and storytelling to inspire stakeholders and build shared vision
Today’s Guest
Jean-Claude Brizard, President and CEO of Digital Promise
“Yes, we have things we need to worry about, but let’s get excited about the potential for transforming teaching and learning.”
Episode Transcript
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Episode Highlights
Digital Promise's Mission and Unique Approach (5:00)
Leveraging Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning (7:00)
The Importance of Cross-Sector Collaboration for Systemic Change (10:00)
Strategies for Building Effective Community Coalitions (16:00)
A Powerful Moment of Philanthropy in Jean-Claude’s Life (19:00)
Jean-Claude’s One Good Thing: Never negotiate your core values. (23:00)
Powerful Quotes
"You can only move at the speed of trust.” -Jean-Claude
“We’re obsessed with the idea of re-defining success.” -Jean-Claude
“The greater end, frankly, is lifelong success - economic mobility, well-being, personal agency." Jean-Claude
“People have to trust and trust each other, to want to collaborate in a way that actually makes sense." -Jean-Claude
“Every community has an organization or someone. My push to you is that if you can find those individuals, push them to create a kind of coalition." -Jean-Claude
"The data never convinces anyone to do anything. Well, it does ultimately, but you got to get to the heart of people first.” -Jean-Claude
“Capture someone through storytelling, then you bring on the data to actually convince them all the way.” -Jean-Claude
"Never negotiate your core values. No job is worth that. Nothing is worth that. This is who you are, and don't negotiate that for anything, for anyone, otherwise you lose your way." -Jean-Claude
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