When your school’s best efforts feel disjointed, it’s not a lack of will – it’s a lack of clarity.
Synnovate tools help your team see the big picture, align effort, and build a culture that moves together.
Too many schools struggle with fragmentation – good people, good ideas, all working hard, but often from different corners of the picture.
The Learning Deck Synnovate Suite is a family of visual tools that help schools think clearly and lead coherently – connecting learning, leadership, and culture through simple, visual, tactile design.
So schools can move from confusion to coherence, and from good intentions to real impact.
A quest spanning three decades comes into focus… how to bring clarity to the process of learning, the art of teaching and the nuances of leadership.
Schools are full of ideas, energy, and commitment. But they are also full of complexity. Initiatives pile on initiatives. Paperwork grows. PowerPoints multiply. Leaders and teachers are left asking: How do we connect our vision with what actually happens every day?
The Synnovate Suite was created to answer that question.
"Synnovate" = Innovation Through Collaboration
Learning – Lead – Frame – Team – Plans – Praxis – Dynamics – Board
Why Cards?
The Suite is built around concise, tactile, and visual cards.
Concise: Each card distils complex research and practice into its essence. Just enough information, in just the right form, to spark action.
Tactile: Physical cards invite interaction. They can be picked up, laid out, compared, and sorted — turning abstract ideas into visible choices.
Visual: Frameworks and icons support dual coding — pairing words with images to deepen understanding and recall. By making ideas visual, we make them easier to share, discuss, and remember.
This design is intentional. Research shows that humans process information more effectively when it is chunked, encoded visually, and made concrete. The Synnovate cards act as prompts, not scripts — reducing cognitive load so teachers and leaders can focus on meaning, dialogue, and impact.
How the Decks Fit Together
Each deck is modular. It can stand alone, focused on a specific challenge. But together, they form a coherent system that helps schools address their two most powerful — yet often invisible — forces: culture and systems.
Learning Deck – shared principles and profiles for teaching and learning
Praxis Deck – practical strategies that bring pedagogy to life
Lead Deck – leadership profiles and impact
Frame Deck – structure for high-stakes and difficult conversations
Plans Deck – frameworks for strategic, coherent decision-making
Team Deck – prompts and tools to build trust, collaboration, and focus
Dynamics Deck – culture and behavioural patterns made visible
Board Deck – clarity and coherence in governance
Across classrooms, leadership teams, HR, and boards, the Suite creates a shared language — a way to make the invisible visible.
From complexity to coherence, one card at a time.
Shared language builds shared culture
More than Cards
The Synnovate Suite is not about adding more information to an already crowded landscape. It’s about simplifying, clarifying, and connecting what matters most.
It’s a system of tools that helps schools:
Cut through noise and focus on impact
Turn abstract concepts into concrete conversations
Build shared language across roles and levels
Link daily choices to long-term vision
Elegant in design. Practical in use. Transformative in impact.
Learning Deck
The original Learning Deck for bringing clarity to the complexity of classroom learning. A visual road-map from principles, to practices and practical strategies for successful classrooms.
Board Deck
Principles and practices for impactful board. The Board Deck provides a visual road-map for successful boards and scenario-based training.
Leadership Decks
A visual framework of four distinct decks which provides leaders with a clear and connected approach to unpacking the complexity of leadership from principles to practice.
Dynamics Deck
A powerful framework to illuminate culture in the workplace. Designed for leaders and HR professionals, the Dynamics Deck provides nuanced approaches to behaviour and culture.
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