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Cognitive scientist Dr. Tessa Forshaw, and design educator Rich Braden, present a webinar grounded in the concepts of their book Innovation-ish: How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions to Real Problems in the Real World. This webinar will explore how practical, everyday innovation practices can support how we innovate with AI in learning contexts. Participants will engage in real examples drawn from schools, universities, workforce development programs, and organizational learning initiatives.
A 90-minute, interactive webinar on March 25
Learning professionals are being asked to help people learn faster, adapt better, and perform with confidence amid ambiguity. But doing that well requires rethinking how L&D operates, where learning lives, and what role the function plays in the business. This certificate program helps you step back and redesign. You'll examine your operating assumptions, prototype new approaches, and build practical frameworks you can apply immediately to make workplace learning more continuous, adaptive, and connected to performance. Dates Offered: May 13-14, 2026 and July 29-20, 2026
Credential: Certificate in Workplace Learning & Innovation
Application Deadline: April 29 for the May program; July 15 for the July program
This program is designed to equip school board members with the governance, leadership, and collaboration tools they need to address today’s most pressing challenges. Strengthen public education by fostering effective decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and dynamic solutions that put student success at the center.
Coming Spring 2026
How can AI support — not undermine — equity, quality, and transformation in your education system? Join a free, three‑part webinar series and learning community led by Harvard Professor Fernando Reimers. Designed for school directors, principals, system and ministry officials in the Global South, this series is based on the open‑access book Artificial Intelligence and Education in the Global South: A Systems Approach.
This event is in the past
Empower vulnerable children to keep learning, no matter the circumstances. Discover proven methods and innovative strategies to sustain education in the midst of conflict, disaster, and fragility — reshaping challenges into opportunities for resilient, inclusive learning worldwide.
This program is currently not accepting enrollment.
Unlock the power of strategic leadership to drive real organizational change. Learn an actionable framework and several practical tools that advance priorities, cultivate ownership, and promote sustainability — equipping leaders at every level to navigate complexity and achieve shared success.
At HGSE, we believe that the impact of education must extend beyond traditional boundaries. With HGSE Unbound, we are expanding our reach and reimagining what powerful, accessible learning can look like — offering flexible, high-quality opportunities that meet learners where they are. This is about unlocking potential, everywhere.
Nonie K. LesauxDean, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Open to learners everywhere, minimizing barriers related to location or circumstance.
Leverages diverse formats, technologies, and teaching methods to meet and support varied learning needs.
Features pilot programs, modules, and experiences that can be rapidly adapted to address evolving needs.
Extends HGSE’s influence in education and reaches new audiences worldwide.