Dr Brett Jacobsen
Atlanta, Georgia, US
CEO of The Mount Vernon School (Atlanta, Georgia), The Mount Vernon School Online (global) and Mount Vernon Ventures (global) portfolio of campuses/organizations; “Most Admired CEO” by Atlanta Business Chronicle (2017)
(5) Big Ideas from the Episode:
- the vital importance of choosing to “fail up” as a community
- one benefit of the pandemic: realizing that learning is no longer tied to time, space, or place
- why leaders must ensure all colleagues are given space and support to have a “revival of meaning and purpose” in their daily practice and career
- advice to other Heads of School: “take the long path” by thinking of yourself as an “ancestor” of future generations from now
- how the school’s faith-based foundation naturally led to Mount Vernon becoming one of the most recognized leaders in the US (and beyond) in human-centred design thinking methodologies, inquiry-based learning practices, and innovation on and off campus