Emerging Ideas & Innovation

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Emerging Ideas

The Frontier Starts Here

Emerging Ideas is BDN’s insight and innovation lab—a publication and collaboration space for forecasts, experiments, pilot concepts, and big questions that shape tomorrow’s possibilities. It brings together scholars, practitioners, and partners who test what is next across education, technology, business, health, public policy, and community development.

You’ll find:

Short-form white papers and applied research briefs
Future-of-work, AI, climate, and technology horizon scanning
Experimental frameworks and innovation concepts
Policy and program implications in criminal justice reform, youth education, workforce development, and economic mobility
Reimagining of legacy systems in education, health, media, and governance
These are not just new ideas. They are evidence-based insights that inform decision-makers, strengthen communities, and address the challenges of academic underachievement, employability, and equitable opportunity across the nation.

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BDN builds pathways of growth through an intergenerational network of mentorship and collaboration. From professors to graduate and undergraduate students, we create a living pipeline of excellence that prepares emerging leaders to thrive in academia, industry, and civic life. Our members transform personal passion into collective progress, leveraging their expertise and experience to support one another through guidance, research, and professional opportunity. Within BDN, mentorship is more than a connection—it is the foundation of a community that learns, leads, and grows together.

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Emerging Ideas

The Frontier Starts Here

Let’s talk about your future

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