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The cooperative principle in education reform
The cooperative principle in education reform
Recently our colleagues at KnowledgeWorks published Forecast 5.0: Navigating the Future of Learning. This body of work contains a series…
Joe Waters
Feb 8
Four Challenges Facing Children and Families in 2019
Four Challenges Facing Children and Families in 2019
2019 is beginning with a partial US federal government shutdown, a change in control of the US House of Representatives, ongoing protests…
Joe Waters
Jan 16
2018 good, 2019 better
2018 good, 2019 better
Earlier today I shared my thoughts with Capita’s friends, collaborators, and supporters on what we’ve learned in 2018 and what we look…
Joe Waters
Dec 31, 2018
Turning Experience into Foresight for Young Children and Families
Turning Experience into Foresight for Young Children and Families
by Katie King
Joe Waters
Dec 18, 2018
2018 good, 2019 better.
2018 good, 2019 better.
Capita is a startup ideas lab working at the intersection of research, public policy, social innovation, design, and the arts. We explore…
Joe Waters
Dec 12, 2018
Designing on the edge
Designing on the edge
Photos by Dr. Laura Jana
Joe Waters
Nov 3, 2018
Capita welcomes Lucy Davidson to Board of Directors
Capita welcomes Lucy Davidson to Board of Directors
Last week the Capita Board of Directors elected Lucy Davidson to their number. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Lucy is the CEO of Future…
Joe Waters
Oct 30, 2018
5 questions with Wendell Berry
5 questions with Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry (b. 1934) is a poet, novelist, social critic, and farmer in Port Royal, Kentucky. Among the most respected American…
Joe Waters
Oct 23, 2018
5 questions with Boston’s Kimberly Lucas
5 questions with Boston’s Kimberly Lucas
Kimberly Lucas is the Civic Research Director in the City of Boston’s Office of New Urban Mechanics. Part researcher, part practitioner…
Joe Waters
Oct 11, 2018
A Note on Piety for Innovators and Entrepreneurs
A Note on Piety for Innovators and Entrepreneurs
In our contemporary imagination, piety is often associated with stuffy prudishness and moral scolds. However, piety is not for prudes…
Joe Waters
Sep 27, 2018
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