Increasingly affluent, connected and academically ambitious: That’s the modern world in a nutshell

Improving outcomes, increasing access and affordability

PREPARE FOR BRIGHTER FUTURE

The current state of the world calls for a major transformation in the education sector to create a more prosperous society with equal opportunity and employment outcomes for all. From the pandemic to the climate crisis – to the digital revolution and mass movements of populations around the world, it is vitally important to improve access to learning opportunities for all ages, and vocational skills to allow anyone to realize their full potential and live with dignity.

We serve education institutions and systems, governments, philanthropists, investors, service providers, and vocational training providers, complementing our hands-on work with original research to allow us to better understand the sector’s toughest challenges, and build new capabilities to help solve them.

PROSPEROUS & SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES

With the right strategic focus, coupled with powerful human and digital capabilities and a willingness to innovate, educational institutions can transform their cultures and educational models to enable 21st century learning. Partnering with public and private entities, we create strategies that drive measurable impact informed by the unique needs of each institution. Our collaborative approach maximizes the odds of success, increases the pace of execution, and builds internal capabilities and ownership that promote workplace readiness and success.

EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES

We have deep expertise in supporting transformative education initiatives at the local, national, and global levels. The heart of our education consulting practice serves traditional educational institutions, for learners from early-childhood education all the way through to lifelong learning. Beyond traditional education, we also help governments and businesses provide opportunities for lifelong learning so that people can gain the skills and capabilities that future workforces will require.

Clients engage us to:

  • Identify and characterize opportunities with sustainable growth and profitability – by providing an aggregated overview of both regional and global education markets, local market demand, and the competitive landscape, and revealing qualified commercial opportunities and relationships to establish and strengthen regional and global presence
  • Host conventions on early-childhood education and preschool – to bring together key providers, funders, and experts
  • Reimagine the future of learning by designing and implementing strategies that improve student outcomes, enable more and better research, enhance operational and administrative performance, and ensure financial sustainability
  • Transform HR Development by designing, improving, and applying innovative support services and digital tools, coaching and learning opportunities that are aligned with the needed skills to excel and become substantially more impactful workforce
  • Evaluate key areas for potential growth in preparation for expansion into adjacent education subsectors – such as edtech, and helping assess industry size and magnitude and assist in creating business plans
  • Assess potential investments as a way to scale – by identifying attractive companies to performing commercial due diligence, and increasing portfolio company value growth and providing exit support

It has never been more crucial to reimagine the way we learn, what we learn and how we learn. It’s time to transform education to:

  • Improve the learning and development of students
  • Improve the attendance and completion of students
  • Redefine the purpose of school for students and society
  • Re-skill the global workforce where an estimated 1.3 billion have competencies misaligned with the work they perform
  • Create reporting systems that enable real-time decision making and accountability
  • Provide adequate funding and robust physical and technological infrastructure for schools
  • Establish programs to upgrade the quality of K–12 education leadership in school districts and schools
  • Develop policies to hold states, districts, schools, and teachers accountable for student outcomes
  • Set rigorous K–12 education standards and requirements – such as Common Core
  • Create a sense of urgency for bold actions, and develop an aspirational, shared vision