Translating Trends to Strategy Workshop Series

EAB’s Translating Trends to Strategy workshop series brings school leaders and their teams together to explore three forces that are set to reshape the future of independent schools: the impact of AI on human work and cognition, the expanding reach of choice culture and its impact on competition, and the cascading effects of climate change on schools. Each session combines opportunities to learn new insights and data, engage in peer learning, and participate in scenario-based planning exercises designed to translate insight into action.

In Workshop #1: The Impact of AI on Human Work and Cognition, participants will examine how artificial intelligence is transforming professional work and student learning. Leaders will explore critical questions they should integrate into strategy, and evaluate how their school’s current position may need to shift in response to this evolving trend.

Workshop #2: The Expanding Reach of Choice Culture and Its Impact on Competition tackles the increasingly complex landscape of parental decision-making. With new competitors, pricing experiments, and redefined notions of value, schools must understand what drives family choices in a more transparent, price-sensitive market.

Workshop #3: The Cascading Effects on Climate Change on Schools explores how environmental change is reshaping facilities, finance, and community expectations. Participants will consider both physical resilience and the financial leadership schools can demonstrate in the face of impending climate disruption.

Across all three sessions, heads and leadership teams will:

• Understand the latest data and evidence on these emerging trends
• Pressure test their current strategies through guided exercises
• Participate in peer breakouts and scenario-planning simulations
• Receive practical tools to continue strategic conversations throughout the year

Sessions

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Attendance is best suited for heads of schools and assistant heads of schools.

• Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
• Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
• Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time