Rich Rosen is the Founder of Indigo Systems, an organization founded to mobilize practicing engineers to use systems analysis and design skills to address education problems in their local community.

At the heart of Rich’s work is the idea of “engineers helping educators,” and today we discuss the role of both engineers and organizational partnerships in our efforts to reimagine, rethink, and redesign the educational system.

We unbox:

• How Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future catalyzed Rich’s shift from healthcare to education
• Creating partnerships between education and businesses – and why it’s necessary
• “A good idea doesn’t spread just because it’s a good idea.”
• The built-in systems of constraints endemic to our schools
• Changing the landscape of education through a focus on STEM
• Finding the best and highest use of an organization, beyond money
• Bringing the concept of R&D to education
• Best practices for business-education partnerships that allow for creativity and create opportunity

Resources:

• Learn more at http://indigo-strategies.org/
• Connect with Rich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-rosen-07825151/
• Read a summary: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5

Learning Unboxed is produced in part by Crate Media

Recorded by Eric French at WOSU Studios in Columbus, Ohio