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Enrollment Deadline: December 28th, 2025 - Enroll Now!
Live Webinars (3 Sessions)
Each webinar is offered twice - 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM, Eastern Time (UTC-5) - to accommodate multiple time zones. Participants can select their preferred option in the enrollment form.
Community
A community site will be used for program enrollees to exchange ideas and access resources. Participants will be able to:
Share challenges and examples from education, workplace learning, and performance development
Discuss how they are applying Innovation-ish tools in their contexts
Pose questions between sessions and learn from peers globally
Access resources, reflection prompts, and sample exercises
Program Overview
Dr. Tessa Forshaw, cognitive scientist and co-author of Innovation-ish: How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions to Real Problems in the Real World, is launching a professional learning community and webinar series grounded in the concepts of her new book. Webinars will be co-facilitated along with Innovation-ish co-author and design educator Rich Braden.
Innovation-ish shows how individuals across education systems, workplaces, and learning environments can develop the capacity to innovate—not through rigid processes, but through cultivating mindsets, taking small strategic actions, and building metacognitive awareness.
The series will explore how practical, everyday innovation can support learning, performance, leadership development, and problem-solving across a wide range of roles and settings. Participants will engage in real examples drawn from schools, universities, workforce development programs, and organizational learning initiatives.
“Innovation is more than just a skill; it is essential for leadership, citizenship, and navigating the future. At a time when educational systems are navigating deep complexity, Innovation-ish offers a clear, grounded, and inspiring approach.”
- Nonie K. Lesaux, Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Educaiton
Participants will
Attend three, one-hour webinars led by Dr. Tessa Forshaw and Rich Braden. Sessions will be interactive, with brief presentations, discussion prompts, and breakout group dialogue.
Gain access to an online community platform where participants can share experiences, pose questions, and learn from peers across education and workplace learning contexts.
Apply Innovation-ish frameworks to a real challenge in their setting, such as improving a learning program, redesigning a workflow, supporting teacher growth, enhancing organizational performance, or addressing a student or workforce development need.
This community is designed for leaders and practitioners working in:
It is especially relevant for educators and professionals interested in integrating innovation into everyday practice, designing for better learning and performance outcomes, or strengthening their personal creative problem-solving skills.
To enroll, please complete the enrollment form, which will take approximately 5–10 minutes. In addition to basic demographic and professional questions, you will be asked to respond to the following prompts:
This opportunity is free. However, we recommend purchasing Innovation-ish to read as part of the book community and discussions. It is available for purchase via Wiley Press as well as online and in-person bookstores.
Dr. Tessa Forshaw
Co-founder, Next Level Lab, Harvard University
Tessa Forshaw, PhD, is a cognitive scientist specializing in how people work, learn, and innovate. At the Next Level Lab at Harvard University, she studies the cognitive processes that support creative problem solving and how individuals and teams can develop innovative capability through practice. A former designer at IDEO CoLab and Accenture, Tessa brings extensive real-world experience applying design and innovation principles to complex learning and organizational challenges. She has taught design and innovation at Stanford’s d.school, the Harvard Innovation Lab, and Harvard DCE. Her design work has been recognized with Fast Company’s Design Award for General Excellence, multiple Core77 Industrial Design Awards, and the Australian American Chamber of Commerce Innovation Awards. Watch her Ted Talk here.
Rich Braden
Co-author, Innovation-ish
Rich Braden is the founder of People Rocket LLC, a strategic innovation firm based in San Francisco. He has taught design thinking, leadership, and innovation at institutions including Harvard Extension School, Stanford University d.school, and the London Business School. His consulting clients include Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, the United Nations, Microsoft, and the Red Cross. Rich brings a practitioner’s expertise in how innovation can advance learning, leadership, and organizational performance.
The deadline to enroll is December 28, 11:59 PM Eastern Time (UTC-5)