Build trust early through quick wins and visible responsiveness to feedback, using a tiered rollout to grow champions¶

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Description¶

For solution providers, the report recommends delivering "on quick wins that visibly change the tool to demonstrate responsiveness and foster buy-in." The case shows that when Innovare demonstrated responsiveness to feedback, buy-in accelerated; teachers experienced fast feedback and visible improvements, building confidence and sustaining adoption. The report also advises starting with a small group of users engaged in continued co-design, since "A tiered rollout process can create an ever-expanding group of champions."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires an existing or developing trusting relationship between district and provider, and mechanisms for schools to see real changes from submitted feature requests.

Constraints¶

• The report notes co-design requires time and trust, and rushed timelines undermine authentic collaboration and reduce the quality of outputs.

Target Learners¶

• School staff and district leaders adopting co-designed edtech tools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Accelerated buy-in and sustained adoption of student success platforms

Related Strategies¶

• Begin reform with quick hits on highly visible problems to build collective agency, then sustain a long-term focus on the instructional core
• Recruit volunteer implementers first to generate small wins, models, and critical mass for change
• Embed product rollout into existing routines with structured cadences, teacher champions, and stipends to accelerate adoption
• Ensure communication and co-development with school leaders throughout edtech process rollout
• Strengthen implementation scaffolding for new edtech rollouts with routines, guided practice, and change management grounded in observed workflows
• Volunteer-first faculty recruitment with modeling of good practice rather than top-down mandates
• Build authentic stakeholder buy-in through relational strategies: show don't tell, slow down to speed up, engage resistors, and asset framing

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Cocuzza, B., Noakes, S., Aso, C., Vollavanh, A., Goldschmidt, L., and Bennett, K. (2026, August). From Data Silos to Student Success: The CICS and Innovare Co-Design Approach to AI-Driven Intervention. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/304