Jøn Kent is a President at Sacred Spaces. He possess expertise in public speaking, customer service, social networking, social media, event planning and 20 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "The Bruin Development Academy - Design Thinking & School Model professional development experience engaged participants in a collaborative learning experience that allowed them to identify areas of educational innovation. Academy Objectives: 1) Deconstructing the current educational landscape to understand the why behind its present day form 2) Identify the major assumption embedded in the design of this system 3) Recalibrate our position as it relates to education in the 21st century 4) Introduce a major innovation into the current system that would address the need of providing an authentic learning experience for current learners Major Academy Outcomes: 1) Actively engaged in Socratic seminar sessions to provoke thoughtful thinking on complex issues 2) Demonstrated the ability to provide solution-oriented peer-to-peer feedback 3) Engaged in the iterative process to enhance core innovation 4) Showcased their core innovation through a team-oriented culminating project While Jon demonstrated a constant willingness to lead his team as needed, more impressive was his ability to step back so other team members could challenge or contribute to the enhancement of his idea. Such self-awareness will prove beneficial when he enters the professional world as it demonstrates his commitment to identifying the best solution to a problem even if it’s not his solution. This is a core leadership characteristic that any organization would want in a staff member. Couple this leadership trait with Jon’s inclination to give his team credit for contributing to the overall task & you have someone who's a consummate team player. Ultimately, Jon is someone I would've loved to have on my educational team when I taught. I'm confident that Jon will be an asset to any organization fortunate enough to bring him onboard. "