In this episode of the Innovating Education Podcast, Dr. Riley Williams talks with Eleni Soler—founder of Eleni’s Edge, educator, systems strategist, and certified coach—about how entrepreneurial thinking can inform the design of K–12 learning in a volatile, uncertain world. The conversation examines how inquiry-based learning, AI-powered ideation, and coaching practices can increase student agency while supporting educators and leaders to redesign their roles without burnout.​​

Key takeaways:

• An explanation of what an entrepreneurial mindset looks like in K–12 settings and why it matters for all students, not only future business founders.​
• Specific approaches for fostering curiosity, risk-taking, and psychological safety in classrooms, including using story to teach math, silence as a thinking tool, and ...