One word. That is all it takes to shift an entire leadership mindset. Education has operated within a culture of feedback for decades. Feedback looks back. It analyzes what happened. It often carries judgment, even when unintended. It can feel evaluative, final, and, at times, limiting. Consider a single shift in language and thinking: feed forward. Feed forward does not erase reflection. It reframes purpose. It asks not, “What went wrong?” but “What is possible next?” That o
