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SILO THINKING HAS GOT TO GO

IT'S TIME TO RETHINK WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION THE FUTURE OF LEARNING

Who We Are

WebStudy Foundation is a nonprofit solution shop that designs and facilitates multi-stakeholder convenings for groups seeking systemic change to create the future of learning.

What We Do

WebStudy Foundation matches diverse groups seeking large-scale change with facilitators who’ve conducted proven methods in collaboration in other sectors for 25 years.

THE CHALLENGE

Time to Rethink The Future of Learning

Numerous challenges must be addressed as the lines between education, workforce development, and the traditional model of higher education converges. The rising cost of education, mounting student loan debt, and low enrollments are some of the key challenges that need to be tackled.

Public opinion is declining and many feel that the traditional model of higher education is becoming obsolete
Mounting student loan debt & low enrollments are exacerbated by the global pandemic
State support for public higher education is declining while net tuition growth is questionable
Students are paying more for their education, while the value of higher education is being called into question

The Challenge

Collaboration between educational providers, businesses, and people is crucial to meet the demands of the modern job market.

To ensure that future learners, workers, and the country as a whole are positioned for success, a sea-change of innovation through collaboration is needed.

THE CHANGE

Create Organic Lasting Change

To address the challenges facing education and workforce development, a long-term, sustainable approach is required. Creating that requires collective action achieved in:

Community Engagement
Participatory Decision-making Based on Data
Continuous Improvement
Collaboration and Partnerships between Stakeholders

By doing so, we can create a more competent and prepared workforce, and ensure that individuals and businesses are positioned for success in the future.

WebStudy Foundation will empower stakeholders to ask the hard questions about how our systems, processes, and assumptions must change to ensure future success, and to give them a framework to innovate decisions to make lasting change that all parties are in alignment on executing.

We don’t provide consulting services to institutional leadership then ‘pray’ for buy-in from the front-line worker. That kind of approach rarely leads to meaningful change anyway.

What works for one institution and community may not work for another. Similarly, what one struggles with, another may excel at.

You might go so far as to say we are solution agnostic.

The Challenge

The Change

We need cross-sector collaboration to support upward mobility, build a competent workforce, and foster innovation and growth.

THE SOLUTION

Convening Power To Catalyze And Maintain Collective Action

In today’s disruptive environment, the value and necessity of a new kind of collective conversation is not in question. Lenny Lind and Karl Danskin describe twenty years of thousands of convenings on how to catalyze and maintain collective action in Virtuous Meetings: Technology + Design for High Engagement in Large Groups.

The donor-funded All Brains Collaborating on Deck (ABCD) convenings that WebStudy Foundation facilitate are designed to harness the collective intelligence of stakeholders in the ecosystem to source solutions organically to ensure buy-in and alignment. By using technology-enabled methods, we break down divisions and create solutions that everyone can get behind, faster, including:

Revamping programs and curriculums to meet future learner needs
Addressing alarming state and regional trends on job openings, labor force participation, and quit rates
Creating cooperative agreements for upskilling and reskilling to reduce the labor shortage

The Solution

A systems-thinking process and multi-stakeholder decision-making is crucial for preparing for success in the future.

We Design

a virtual convening designed for collaboration, not redundancy. We select which web-based tools will facilitate dialogue and engagement. The process is structured and focused on agreed actions to produce a specific outcome.

We Facilitate

an approach to enable diverse groups to reimagine the way their institutions and communities will serve tomorrow’s learners. Non-biased facilitation harnesses the collective intelligence of all, creating a system that meets the needs of learners and employers alike.

We Accelerate

innovation. With this proven process, organizations can leave behind the semesters-long decision-making cycles of old.

THE SOLUTION

A Proven Process To Create Radical Alignment

WebStudy Foundation serves regions, states and any combination of organizations seeking systemic change through collaborative action. WebStudy Foundation contracts with top organizational development experts to design virtual convenings that facilitate meaningful change. Traditional business-as-usual meetings often prioritize the opinions of a few key stakeholders, leaving others feeling marginalized or disengaged. This can be particularly problematic when it comes to making systemic change, as it requires the active engagement and participation of all stakeholders.

Facilitating multiple conversations quickly can be a highly effective way to engage diverse stakeholders and build momentum for change. To promote collective action across diverse groups, web-based tools are used to manage conversations between those with a broad overview of the challenge and those with specific knowledge of day-to-day tasks, regardless of their location.

Design is a key element of this process, as it helps to ensure that all stakeholders are involved in the pursuit of the solution. By engaging with learners, educators, employers, policymakers, and other stakeholders, you can gain a deeper understanding of their needs and perspectives, and develop solutions that are truly responsive to those needs.

Facilitating radical alignment is another important element of this process. By bringing stakeholders together to identify common goals and values, you create a shared vision for the future of education and workforce development. This can be a powerful motivator for change, and builds momentum around innovative solutions.

Office Address

213 Lake Vista Dr
Mandeville, LA 70471

Phone Number

(888) 326-4058
(610) 585-2343

Email Address

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IT'S TIME TO RETHINK WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION THE FUTURE OF LEARNING

Who We Are

What We Do

Time to Rethink The Future of Learning

The Challenge

The Challenge

To ensure that future learners, workers, and the country as a whole are positioned for success, a sea-change of innovation through collaboration is needed.

Create Organic Lasting Change

The Challenge

The Change

THE SOLUTION

Convening Power To Catalyze And Maintain Collective Action

The Solution

We Design

We Facilitate

We Accelerate

A Proven Process To Create Radical Alignment

Office Address

Phone Number

Email Address

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