A platform that leverages storytelling and AI to build a new and diverse workforce
Providence, RI
Joined January 2014
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#ToolsCompetition winner @Wing_spans transforms career pathways by utilizing storytelling and an AI-powered experience translator for adult learners. Learn more: tools-competition.org/winner…
Join the next #ToolsCompetition cycle, launching Sept. 2024.
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Congratulations to the 2024 #MilkenPennGSE Education Business Plan Competition semifinalists! These impressive ventures are addressing critical challenges in global literacy, student mental health, AI-driven tutoring, and so much more: educationcompetition.org/fin…
We are so grateful for this opportunity! Check out our profile here:
You’ve been following @usedgov’s #FutureFinder Challenge — now get to know the finalists.
Explore five profiles to learn how teams are using the $1 million challenge to reimagine digital #careernavigation tools for #adultlearners:
futurefinderchallenge.com/me…
#edtech #adulted
Our team has been working so hard to model what is possible through storytelling for students and adult learners over the past few years. Thank you to the @Globe_RI for featuring us and recognizing how far we've come. #futurefinder
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“…Harvard Business School and Accenture recently analyzed “middle-skill” jobs (which require some education or training beyond high school but not a four-year degree), they found no boosts in productivity when those jobs were done by college graduates.” hbr.org/2023/03/the-new-coll…
We’re thrilled to announce we are a #ToolsCompetition finalist! Our team is one of 16 finalists for the DARPA AI Tools for Adult Learning opportunity! @ToolsCompete will award $4+ million to innovative learning technologies.
Check out the finalists: lnkd.in/gKzSSUTC
(2/2) Adrienne King, Director of External Manufacturing Operations at Merck, knows the importance of the three magic words, "I don't know."
She says, "The goal is to learn how to utilize my team and not feel like I always have to have the answer."
wingspans.com/story/adrienne…
(1/2) Growing up, Adrienne King, Director of External Manufacturing Operations at Merck, had a dream to be the first person in her family to be a corporate salaried employee at Merck.
...which is exactly what she did.
To see her full story, go here: wingspans.com/story/adrienne…
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#RIBusinessCompetition
Our #Finalist Wingspans and it's Founder Lindsay Kuhn have created an immersive career platform that puts the next generation of #workers in control of their futures.
Sign up to attend our award ceremony here:
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By May 1st, colleges are awaiting $ and commitments from accepted students. If you have lots of choices, here's a fantastic @hechingerreport tool that helps narrow it down: #HigherEd
Tuition Tracker is an interactive tool that shows the relationship between published tuition and the actual costs of attending a college, @sarahbutro explains.
tuitiontracker.org/
So honored to be featured in Rhode Island Inno's 2023 Female Founders to watch (go Wingspans!).
We love building @Wing_spans in Rhode Island, where we are using storytelling and AI to unlock economic opportunity.
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Grow-your-own community college programs in rural communities reach nursing students who might struggle with a commute to campus. bit.ly/3ZVSpWb
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By 2027, 70% of jobs will require education or training beyond high school.
That’s why ED, @CommerceGov & @USDOL are partnering to reimagine how our nation’s high schools prepare all students to thrive in future careers: ed.gov/pathways-to-success
ALT Graphic that reads: "Raise the Bar - Unlocking Career Success"
We are thrilled to be one of five finalists in the U.S. Department of Education initiative to reimagine career navigation for #adultlearners
Announcing our five finalists in ED’s Future Finder Challenge, a $1 million challenge to reimagine career navigation for adult learners! ed.gov/news/press-releases/u…
Learn more about the finalists & the challenge at FutureFinderChallenge.com.
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Congrats to Lindsay Kuhn Ph.D. '19, founder of @Wing_spans, a storytelling platform to build a new and diverse workforce. Wingspans is 1/5 finalists in the inaugural U.S. Dept of Ed's Future Finder Challenge, a $1M challenge to reimagine career navigation for adult learners.
The University of Rhode Island is #UnderOurWing! We can't wait to work with you to model what is possible through storytelling
#careerexploration #careerdevelopment #university #storytelling
That's what Addie McFadden, a video game designer for Schell Games, does. She says, "I definitely find myself referencing different games and movies and books."
To see her full story, go to: wingspans.com/story/addie-mc…
#Videogame #careeradvice #careerinspiration #inspiration
Interested in the inner workings of video game design? Hear from Addie McFadden, a video game designer at Schell Games, who talks about how she comes up with concepts for games
wingspans.com/story/addie-mc…
Usman Khan, Career Design Counselor at Pepperdine University, and a lifelong learner has advice for his younger self and others.
He says, "It’s okay not to be perfect because perfect is an illusion."
To see Usman's full story, go to: lnkd.in/etv5XxEg
