Three innovators offer a road-tested framework for career development that helps anyone make real progress on their path when they switch jobs. Each year, an estimated 1 billion people switch jobs worldwide. A lucky few stumble into the role of their dreams, but hundreds of millions are disappointed. What if, when looking for a job, we could make more informed choices to better select the opportunity we seize? What if the power to move along our career paths lies with each of us, as opposed to hiring managers or the market? According to the "Jobs to Be Done" theory of product design--customers don't simply buy products; they recruit them to do specific jobs that solve a problem. Job Moves adopts this model to view jobs as positions we "hire" to help us make progress in our lives and careers. Based on research conducted with over a thousand professionals at all stages of their careers, Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn, and Bob Moesta find that this notion bears out no matter your age, stage, or trajectory. Key to this new, universal approach is understanding our priorities at the specific moment when we make each move. This team has created a process to help individuals identify the current circumstances driving them to look for new opportunities, the experiences they hope to gain in a new job, what tradeoffs they'll gladly make in return, and how to learn-before-switching if a new job will deliver. The result encourages job seekers to look beyond a title or company for a more holistic view and ask not what you can do in a job, but what a potential job can do for you. Full of useful activities and tools, Job Moves offers the timeless framework of our generation to help anyone create a career that will be happier and more fulfilling.

Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career

Business & Money

Horn, Michael B.

Moesta, Bob

Bernstein, Ethan

Business Culture

Harper Business

Selected as one of the "Best Books on Innovation, 2008" by BusinessWeek magazine 
Named the "Best Human-Capital Book of 2008" by Strategy + Business magazine A crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution… "Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system needs--a well thought-through proposal for using technology to better serve students and bring our schools into the 21st Century. Unlike so many education 'reforms,' this is not small-bore stuff. For that reason alone, it's likely to be resisted by defenders of the status quo, even though it's necessary and right for our kids. We owe it to them to make sure this book isn't merely a terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation." --Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education “A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education.” --Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great 
According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need “disruptive innovation.” Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time-education-and apply Christensen's now-famous theories of “disruptive” change using a wide range of real-life examples. Whether you're a school administrator, government official, business leader, parent, teacher, or entrepreneur, you'll discover surprising new ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories. You'll learn how <ul>
<li>Customized learning will help many more students succeed in school </li>
<li>Student-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technology </li>
<li>Computers must be disruptively deployed to every student </li>
<li>Disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reform </li>
<li>We can compete in the global classroom-and get ahead in the global market </li>
</ul>
Filled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and unprecedented insights on how innovation must be managed, Disrupting Class will open your eyes to new possibilities, unlock hidden potential, and get you to think differently. Professor Christensen and his coauthors provide a bold new lesson in innovation that will help you make the grade for years to come. The future is now. Class is in session.

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Christensen, Clayton

Johnson, Curtis W.

Reference

McGraw=Hill

Disrupting Class, Expanded Edition: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Clay Christensen's groundbreaking bestselling work in education now updated and expanded, including a new chapter on Christensen's seminal "Jobs to Be Done" theory applied to education. 
"Provocatively titled, Disrupting Class is just what America's K-12 education system needs--a well thought-through proposal for using technology to better serve students and bring our schools into the 21st Century. Unlike so many education 'reforms,' this is not small-bore stuff. For that reason alone, it's likely to be resisted by defenders of the status quo, even though it's necessary and right for our kids. We owe it to them to make sure this book isn't merely a terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation." ―Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education "A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education." ―Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great 
“Just as iTunes revolutionized the music industry, technology has the potential to transform education in America so that every one of the nation’s 50 million students receives a high quality education. Disrupting Class is a must-read, as it shows us how we can blaze that trail toward transformation.” ―Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need "disruptive innovation." Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time-education-and apply Christensen's now-famous theories of "disruptive" change using a wide range of real-life examples. Whether you're a school administrator, government official, business leader, parent, teacher, or entrepreneur, you'll discover surprising new ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories. You'll learn how:
<ul>
<li>Customized learning will help many more students succeed in school </li>
<li>Student-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technology </li>
<li>Computers must be disruptively deployed to every student </li>
<li>Disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at school reform </li>
<li>We can compete in the global classroom-and get ahead in the global market</li>
</ul>
Filled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and unprecedented insights on how innovation must be managed, Disrupting Class will open your eyes to new possibilities, unlock hidden potential, and get you to think differently. Professor Christensen and his coauthors provide a bold new lesson in innovation that will help you make the grade for years to come. 
The future is now. Class is in session.

Christensen, Clayton M.

Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools

Navigate the transition to blended learning with this practical field guide Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis Johnson, this hands-on guide expands upon the blended learning ideas presented in that book to provide practical implementation guidance for educators seeking to incorporate online learning with traditional classroom time. Readers will find a step-by-step framework upon which to build a more student-centered system, along with essential advice that provides the expertise necessary to build the next generation of K-12 learning environments. Leaders, teachers, and other stakeholders will gain valuable insight into the process of using online learning to the greatest benefit of students, while avoiding missteps and potential pitfalls. If online learning has not already rocked your local school, it will soon. Blended learning is one of the hottest trends in education right now, and educators are clamoring for "how-to" guidance. Blended answers the call by providing detailed information about the strategy, design, and implementation of a successful blended learning program. <ul>
<li>Discover a useful framework for implementing blended learning</li> <li>Unlock the benefits and mitigate the risks of online learning</li> <li>Find answers to the most commonly asked questions surrounding blended learning</li> <li>Create a more student-centered system that functions as a positive force across grade levels</li> </ul>
Educators who loved the ideas presented in Disrupting Class now have a field guide to making it work in a real-world school, with expert advice for making the transition smoother for students, parents, and teachers alike. For educational leaders seeking more student-centered schools, Blended provides the definitive roadmap.

Education & Teaching

Staker, Heather

Schools & Teaching

Jossey-Bass

Praise for Blended
"There is a lot of hope and misunderstanding around onlinelearning and its relation to in-person learning. Blendedclearly shows that it isn't an either-or proposition, but ratherthat the most likely future is one in which online experiencesenrich the physical ones and vice versa. Even more, the book givesconcrete examples of how educators, parents, and learners can moveus all to a world where technology makes the classroom more human,not less." —SALMAN KHAN, founder, Khan Academy; author, The OneWorld Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined
"Blended is the essential guide to move beyond therhetoric about personalized learning and toward a practicalstrategy. It provides a powerful framework that challengesconventional wisdom about how schools should respond to the digitalage." —JEB BUSH, chairman, Foundation for Excellence inEducation; former governor, Florida
"The authors' real genius is in using research and theory totake the guesswork out of moving our schools forward into thetwenty-first century." —JIM HUNT, foundation chair, The Hunt Institute; formergovernor, North Carolina
"Teachers will play a critical role in the transition to blendedlearning. This book gives a roadmap for including educators in thedesign of blended learning and for thinking through ways to empowergreat teachers." —VICKI PHILLIPS, director of education, Bill &amp;Melinda Gates Foundation
"Several years ago Michael Horn told us in DisruptingClass how online learning would rapidly affect modern teachingand learning. In Blended, Horn and Staker move fromprediction to practice, detailing through solid research,observation, and case studies how blended learning is transformingtraditional schools into 24-7 learning centers." —BOB WISE, president, Alliance for Excellent Education;former governor, West Virginia

Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools (Custom EditionÂEducation Element)

Kim, Anthony

Successfully implement a blended learning program with this step-by-step guide! The Blended Workbook: Learning to Design the Schools of Our Future is the practical companion to Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. Through real-world implementation exercises it will help you get the most out of the text. From understanding the basics of blended learning to fine-tuning your current program, this workbook gives you hands-on practice that will expand your knowledge base and help you develop a plan for your own classroom or school to create a student-centered education design that personalizes for all students. 
Key points drawn from over 50 case studies illustrate what works, what doesn't, and how to build a successful blended-learning program. This workbook's organizational structure allows you to jump in at any point to access field-tested exercises that will deepen your understanding of the design process. 
Blended learning is inspiring K–12 educators with an improved student experience that includes the best of face-to-face and online learning formats to personalize learning and deepen engagement. This workbook provides hands-on training exercises that help you design and implement an effective program with practical guidance from the experts. 
You will: 
<ul>
<li>Examine case studies that illustrate blended learning</li> <li>Solidify your understanding of effective blended-learning design</li> <li>Complete illustrative exercises to further your implementation expertise</li> <li>Evaluate the many paths blended learning can take, and implement what works best for your students</li> </ul>
Blended learning is a proven, highly rewarding learning strategy. However, the success of your program relies on proper design and implementation. As a companion to Blended this hands-on workbook helps you reap the benefits and strengthen your expertise.

The Blended Workbook: Learning to Design the Schools of our Future

Higher & Continuing Education

Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

Cut through the noise and make better college and career choices This book is about addressing the college-choosing problem. The rankings, metrics, analytics, college visits, and advice that we use today to help us make these decisions are out of step with the progress individual students are trying to make. They don't give students and families the information and context they need to make such a high-stakes decision about whether and where to get an education. Choosing College strips away the noise to help you understand why you’re going to school. What's driving you? What are you trying to accomplish? Once you know why, the book will help you make better choices. The research in this book illustrates that choosing a school is complicated. By constructing more than 200 mini-documentaries of how students chose different postsecondary educational experiences, the authors explore the motivations for how and why people make the decisions that they do at a much deeper, causal level. By the end, you’ll know why you’re going and what you’re really chasing. The book: <ul>
<li>Identifies the five different Jobs for which students hire postsecondary education</li> <li>Allows you to see your true options for what’s next</li> <li>Offers guidance for how to successfully choose your pathway</li> <li>Illuminates how colleges and entrepreneurs can build better experiences for each Job</li> </ul>
The authors help readers understand not what job students want out of college, but what "Job" students are hiring college to do for them.

Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life

Job Hunting & Careers

A practical blueprint to rebuilding an education system that is no longer working for its students In From Reopen to Reinvent, distinguished education strategist Michael B. Horn delivers a provocative and eye-opening call to action for the overthrow of an education system that is not working well for any of its students. Grounded in what educators should build in its place to address the challenges that stem from widespread unmet learning needs, the book walks readers through the design of a better path forward. Using time-tested leadership and innovation frameworks like Jobs to Be Done, "Begin with the End," tools of cooperation, threat-rigidity, and discovery-driven planning, From Reopen to Reinvent offers a prescriptive and holistic approach to the purpose of schooling, the importance of focusing on mastery for each student, and the ideal use of technology. It also provides readers with: <ul> <li>A set of processes and ideals that schools should implement to deal with the challenges they presently face</li> <li>A way to transform threats into opportunities using threat-rigidity research</li> <li>A discussion of how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that schools are not as flexible and equitable as we need them to be</li> </ul> Perfect for K-12 educators and parents and school board members involved in the school community, From Reopen to Reinvent is also an essential resource for professionals working in education-related non-profits and state education agencies.

From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child

THE BOOK THAT’S CHANGING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION
“A brilliant teacher, Christensen brings clarity to a muddled and chaotic world of education.” ―Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great
“A terrific read; it must become a blueprint for educational transformation.” ―Joel Klein, former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
Studies in neuroscience reveal that the way we learn doesn’t always match up with the way we are taught. To stay competitive―academically, economically, and technologically―we need to apply the proven principles of disruptive innovation to our educational system. Disrupting Class will show you how to:
• Help more students succeed through customized learning • Meet the demand for new technology, especially computers, in student-centric classrooms • Use disruptive innovation to circumvent roadblocks that have stood in the way of reform • Compete in the global classroom―and help students get ahead in the global market
Filled with fresh and surprising ideas, outside-the-box strategies, and straight-A success stories, Disrupting Class will make you rethink your understanding of intelligence, reevaluate your current school program, and reinvigorate your commitment to learning. The future is now. Class is in session.

Management & Leadership

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Books by Horn, Michael B.

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Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Disrupting Class, Expanded Edition: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools

Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools (Custom EditionÂEducation Element)

The Blended Workbook: Learning to Design the Schools of our Future

Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools

Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life

From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child

Disrupting Class, Expanded Edition: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns