by Brad Smith | Dec 24, 2025
During the Convening 2025, we asked Innovation World founder Julie Shively to share what she’s seeing in the global innovation community. Her stories highlighted the power of cross-cultural connection, collaboration, and the way young innovators learn to think beyond...
by Darrel Plant | May 24, 2024
Stories of Impact < Back to in Action / Adyant Bhavsar, Student Adyant Bhavsar Seventh grader, Challenger School – Strawberry Park, San Jose, CA California has hundreds of cameras and sensors that monitor wildfires and other disasters. “This got me thinking,”...
by Darrel Plant | May 11, 2023
Stories of Impact < Back to in Action / Natalie Mondesir, Educator Audrey Cristelli and Lisa Rogers Teacher, Liberty Elementary School, Midway, Georgia Natalie Mondesir has taught math, science, social studies, and language arts to hundreds of fourth-graders in...
by Darrel Plant | Mar 2, 2023
Stories of Impact < Back to in Action / Mark Westlake, Educator Mark Westlake Director of the Saint Thomas Academy Innovation Center Mark Westlake is the Director of the Saint Thomas Academy Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also serves as Moderator of...
by Darrel Plant | Mar 2, 2023
Stories of Impact < Back to in Action / Dr. Kristin Moon Dr. Kristin Moon Teacher Professional Learning Director, Portland Public Schools, Oregon Dr. Kristin Moon has taught STEAM at the middle-grade level for more than 20 years. She first encountered invention...
