On November 7, 2025, Mount Vernon School hosted its Council on Innovation (COI), a dynamic convergence of thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and students collaborating to design what’s next. Guided by Chief Innovation Officer Jared Colley, the day invited participants to look beyond the horizon through signal scanning and scenario design, exploring a series of plausible futures…
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Leaders from business, healthcare, sustainability, education, and more joined Mount Vernon students for this year’s Council on Innovation, collaborating to imagine what’s next.
Through futures thinking and scenario design, participants co-created visionary possibilities—each one shaped by student voices grounded in empathy, creativity, and purpose. Their curiosity challenged assumptions and sparked new ideas that expand what’s possible in education and beyond.
By connecting students with visionary leaders, Mount Vernon continues to empower learners not just to navigate the future, but to design it.
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