{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6662a3996944b00012812269/680476f84c1756d49c86358c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"New Bestseller: Change Starts Here","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6662a3996944b00012812269/1745123007285-8b821a2f-b326-4cee-9986-0be5a17a4222.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this special episode, Shane Leaning discusses his new best-selling book \"Change Starts Here: What if Everything Your School Needed Was Right in Front of You?\", co-authored with Efram Learner. Shane shares why they wrote the book, its core philosophy, and how it can help school leaders drive meaningful change by looking inward to their communities rather than constantly seeking external solutions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Change-Starts-Here-Everything-School/dp/1032979240/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-order \"Change Starts Here\" on Amazon</a></p><p><br></p><h2>Key Points</h2><ul><li><strong>The Confidence Crisis</strong>: Many schools are experiencing a confidence crisis, constantly looking outside for solutions from consultancies and companies, inadvertently outsourcing their thinking</li><li><strong>A Different Approach</strong>: Instead of providing prescriptive solutions, the book offers 40 powerful questions organized into 8 stages to unlock the wisdom that already exists within school communities</li><li><strong>Based on Design Thinking</strong>: The framework adapts the British Design Council's Double Diamond model for educational settings</li><li><strong>Already a Bestseller</strong>: The book has achieved bestseller status within a week of pre-orders being available</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>What Makes This Approach Different</h2><ol><li><strong>Embraces Complexity</strong>: Change involves people, and people are complex - this book doesn't try to oversimplify that reality</li><li><strong>Community-Centered</strong>: Involving multiple perspectives leads to better quality change and develops genuine buy-in</li><li><strong>Engages Head and Heart</strong>: Questions engage with feelings as much as thoughts, helping people follow through even when change becomes challenging</li></ol><h2><br></h2><h2>Who Is This Book For?</h2><ul><li>School leaders (primary audience)</li><li>Teachers developing minds in their classrooms</li><li>Parents supporting their children</li><li>HR managers thinking about recruitment challenges</li><li>CEOs of school groups</li><li>Anyone who believes in community-led change</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><strong>Episode Partner</strong></h3><p><strong>The International Curriculum Association:</strong> <strong> </strong><a href=\"https://internationalcurriculum.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Learn more</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Shane Leaning | School Leadership & Organisational Development Coach"}