The Boxes we’ve Built

When we don’t think about the systems inwhich individuals live we organize without thoughtful, continuous review. We build boxes, we put them in neat rows and towers. But when one box falls, so do the rest. Covid either dented, tore, or broke all of our boxes in education. So now what?

“Reorganization to me is shuffling boxes, moving boxes around. Transformation means that you’re really fundamentally changing the way the organization thinks, the way it responds, the way it leads. It’s a lot more than just playing with boxes.” Louis Gerstner, Jr.

As things in education and elsewhere have been taking a serious hit we have been watching carefully at the interconnectedness of “all the things” impacted by Covid.

The best analogy for everything we are seeing in this moment is the box and its absolute inability to hold us captive much longer.

• We have typically seen mid-upper management relocate continuously to areas where there are good schools. With more telecommute roles locking in great leadership, will destination of relocation matter? Or will we see families move where they want (instead of where their job takes them)? If they do relocate based on desire not opportunity will they opt for homeschool/fun-school/pod school options to circumvent access to highly rated public schools?
• Now more than ever middle…