BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE FOR K-12 SCHOOLS & DISTRICTS
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE FOR K-12 SCHOOLS & DISTRICTS
WITH DR. MANNY SCOTT
How do we reach young people in the world they’re actually living in, and prepare them to flourish in the world that’s coming?
How do we reach young people in the world they’re actually living in, and prepare them to flourish in the world that’s coming?
Original Freedom Writer | Bestselling Author | 2,500+ Keynotes | 49 States | 6 Continents
Original Freedom Writer | Bestselling Author | 2,500+ Keynotes | 49 States | 6 Continents
THE CHALLENGE
THE CHALLENGE
The world we’re preparing students for is changing beneath our feet.
The world we’re preparing students for is changing beneath our feet.
The world we’re preparing students for is changing beneath our feet.
The question isn’t whether the world will change.
The question isn’t whether the world will change.
It already has.
It already has.
It already has.
Hope is not enough.
Hope is not enough.
Hope is not enough.
Hope gives us a reason to move forward. But when the world around us changes, we also need a way to move forward.
Hope gives us a reason to move forward. But when the world around us changes, we also need a way to move forward.
A RESEARCH-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR ADAPTATION
A RESEARCH-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR ADAPTATION
When the world changes, how do we change with it without losing who we are?
When the world changes, how do we change with it without losing who we are?
When the world changes, how do we change with it without losing who we are?
Dr. Manny Scott’s doctoral research examined how highly regarded cross-cultural communicators developed the cultural self-awareness and intercultural competence needed to become more effective and appropriate across cultural differences. From that research, he developed BRIDGE, a framework for understanding the process of disruption, awareness, learning, adaptation, and contextualization.
Dr. Manny Scott’s doctoral research examined how highly regarded cross-cultural communicators developed the cultural self-awareness and intercultural competence needed to become more effective and appropriate across cultural differences. From that research, he developed BRIDGE, a framework for understanding the process of disruption, awareness, learning, adaptation, and contextualization.
B
B
BREAKING
Something disrupts our normal.
What worked before no longer works the same way. Assumptions are challenged. Disequilibrium creates the opportunity for growth.
What worked before no longer works the same way. Assumptions are challenged. Disequilibrium creates the opportunity for growth.
R
R
REALIZATION
We become aware.
My normal isn’t everyone’s normal. And what was normal yesterday may no longer be sufficient for the world emerging today.
My normal isn’t everyone’s normal. And what was normal yesterday may no longer be sufficient for the world emerging today.
I
I
INCARNATIONAL HUMILITY
We become teachable.
We recognize the limits of what we know, enter the worlds of others with humility, and become willing to learn.
We recognize the limits of what we know, enter the worlds of others with humility, and become willing to learn.
D
D
DESIRE
We decide growth is worth it.
Awareness alone doesn’t produce change. We need motivation to learn, adapt, and become more effective.
Awareness alone doesn’t produce change. We need motivation to learn, adapt, and become more effective.
G
G
GROWTH
We learn what this new world requires.
This is where the Seven Literacies enter.
This is where the Seven Literacies enter.
E
E
ENGAGEMENT
We contextualize what we’ve learned.
We apply new understanding in our actual classrooms, schools, relationships, decisions, communication, leadership, and work.
We apply new understanding in our actual classrooms, schools, relationships, decisions, communication, leadership, and work.
The destination isn’t information. It’s competence.
The destination isn’t information. It’s competence.
The destination isn’t information. It’s competence.
To become more effective and appropriate in a changing world, educators need more than awareness. They need opportunities to learn, apply, reflect, adapt, and grow.
To become more effective and appropriate in a changing world, educators need more than awareness. They need opportunities to learn, apply, reflect, adapt, and grow.
What does an educator need to understand to flourish in the world that’s coming?
What does an educator need to understand to flourish in the world that’s coming?
What does an educator need to understand to flourish in the world that’s coming?
Dr. Scott identifies seven essential literacies for educators navigating an AI-shaped future. These are not seven technologies to master. They are seven areas of understanding that help educators make better decisions, remain relevant, and prepare students for what’s ahead.
Dr. Scott identifies seven essential literacies for educators navigating an AI-shaped future. These are not seven technologies to master. They are seven areas of understanding that help educators make better decisions, remain relevant, and prepare students for what’s ahead.
CULTURE
CULTURE
CULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
CHANGE
CHANGE
CHANGE
HUMANITY
HUMANITY
HUMANITY
VALUE
VALUE
VALUE
LEVERAGE
LEVERAGE
LEVERAGE
IMPACT
IMPACT
IMPACT
Knowing isn’t the same as becoming.
Knowing isn’t the same as becoming.
Knowing isn’t the same as becoming.
You can understand AI without knowing how to use it well.
You can understand AI without knowing how to use it well.
You can understand culture without knowing how to reach the student sitting in front of you.
You can understand culture without knowing how to reach the student sitting in front of you.
You can understand automation without knowing what should never be automated.
You can understand automation without knowing what should never be automated.
You can understand Human Advantage without becoming more human in the way you lead, teach, communicate, and serve.
You can understand Human Advantage without becoming more human in the way you lead, teach, communicate, and serve.
Knowledge matters. But competence requires contextualization.
Knowledge matters. But competence requires contextualization.
Knowledge matters. But competence requires contextualization.
E = ENGAGEMENT
E = ENGAGEMENT
This is where learning enters real life.
This is where learning enters real life.
This is where learning enters real life.
Engagement is where educators apply what they’ve learned in actual classrooms, relationships, communication, leadership, decisions, workflows, and communities.
Engagement is where educators apply what they’ve learned in actual classrooms, relationships, communication, leadership, decisions, workflows, and communities.
The destination isn’t simply knowing more.
It’s becoming more effective and appropriate in the contexts and with the people educators actually serve.
The destination isn’t simply knowing more.
It’s becoming more effective and appropriate in the contexts and with the people educators actually serve.
The goal isn’t to replace educators. It’s to increase their capacity to educate.
The goal isn’t to replace educators. It’s to increase their capacity to educate.
The goal isn’t to replace educators. It’s to increase their capacity to educate.
Use technology to reclaim time, attention, and capacity for the deeply human work that changes lives.
Use technology to reclaim time, attention, and capacity for the deeply human work that changes lives.
REAL RESULTS. REAL SCHOOLS.
Don’t take our word for it.
Don’t take our word for it.
For more than 25 years, Dr. Manny Scott has walked into schools and districts around the world and reminded people why their work matters. Here’s what educators and leaders say happens next.
It’s not one of these things where tomorrow we’re just going to go back to our regular business.
Brendan Cusack
Principal
Huntington High School
Worth every penny.
Dr. Matt Summers
Superintendent
Green Forest Schools
Worth every penny.
Dr. Matt Summers
Superintendent
Green Forest Schools
The best speaker we’ve had in 25 years.
Minnesota School Counselor Association
Counselor
Minnesota School Counselor Association
The best speaker we’ve had in 25 years.
Minnesota School Counselor Association
Counselor
Minnesota School Counselor Association
He over delivered what we expected from him.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
Superintendent
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
He over delivered what we expected from him.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
Superintendent
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
I truly believe that his message, is the clearest message I've ever heard for rural, suburban, urban school districts.
Dr. Keith Ballard
Superintendent
Tulsa Public Schools
Best Speaker in 25 Years
Dr. Keith Patrick
Director of Entrepreneurship
Lubbock-Cooper ISD
It’s not one of these things where tomorrow we’re just going to go back to our regular business.
Brendan Cusack
Principal
Huntington High School
BRING BRIDGE TO YOUR PEOPLE
Prepare your educators for the world that’s coming.
Prepare your educators for the world that’s coming.
The world is changing quickly. Your educators don’t need another presentation about everything that’s changing. They need a way to make sense of it, determine what matters, and move forward without losing the deeply human work at the heart of education.
BRIDGE to the Future gives them that framework.
Through Dr. Scott’s research-based BRIDGE framework and Seven Literacies, your people will leave better equipped to navigate change, use emerging technology wisely, strengthen their Human Advantage, and prepare students to flourish in an AI-shaped world.
The future is coming either way.
Let’s prepare your people for it.
Tell us what you’re planning, and we’ll contact you to talk through your goals, available dates, and next steps.