We are gearing up for our 2017 Summit on Improvement in Education by reading an article by keynote speakers Joe McCannon and Becky Kanis Margiotta from The Billions Institute. They say: “While reflective planning and thoughtful strategy are important, the rare movements that really thrive also demonstrate a set of daily work habits that are strikingly distinct from those that stall. They relentlessly root out the trappings of ‘business as usual’ — long meetings, painstaking consensus-building processes, endless email chains, to name a few — and create a ‘command center,’ an operating culture that orients them toward rapid movement, boundless energy, and efficient execution.” We are intrigued by this article, “Inside the Command Center: How Successful Large-scale Change Efforts Make Relentless Day-to-day Progress,” and can’t wait to learn more at the Summit.