Julie Jungalwala is a coach and advisor to school leaders, educational institutions, and foundations whose mission is to shape the future of K–12 education. She has over twenty years' experience building effective learning environments that unlock human potential and enable organizational culture to adapt and grow during times of change.

She is the founder and executive director of Institute for the Future of Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping transform the 'one size does not fit all' model of education. The Institute works with a diverse range of clients including public schools, independent schools, public charter schools, and educational philanthropic organizations.

Julie is also an instructor at Harvard Extension School where she teaches authentic leadership, change management and strengths-based development.

She graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a master's degree in Education, specializing in adult development, learning technology and behavioral change. Her book, The Human Side of Changing Education, was published by Corwin Press in 2018.

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Help unlearn the system of education and avoid being a slot in a box.
The leadership task that can't be ignored.
3 truths and 5 decisions.
The DNRs leaders need to let go of?
The Reinvention Mandate, avoid a predictable world.
Be a "hospice worker to the old way and a midwife to the new."
Learned helplessness within the system.
Where is your heart in the work of preparing children for a noble future?
Five questions that unpack and encapsulate what is needed in education.

"Leadership is an extraordinarily lonely endeavor oftentimes. Going through the good times and the bad times you need people that you can call on. It doesn't matter the time of day, they will be there for you and you need to make the call. I would underscore what I've learned so far from those reinvention mandate interviews, nobody should do this work alone. The square squad. Write the name down and call them."

-Julie Jungalwala

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