The Bodega Blueprint Higher Education’s Cornerstone of Success | Jeff Dess | TEDxJersey City

The bodega, in its unassuming brilliance, offers a powerful blueprint for the future of higher education. It’s a model of consistency, radical accessibility, agile adaptation, and deeply human community. Imagine a higher education system that operates with the same dedication to service, the same understanding of its patrons, and the same vital role in its community. By learning these lessons from the corner store, we can build a higher education system that is truly responsive, truly equitable, and truly prepares all students for the complexities of the modern world. Jeff Dess is an award winning educator, best selling author and notable public speaker who specializes in the areas of Learning and Development and culturally responsive education.

He is the Co-Founder of Trill or Not Trill – the disruptive educational firm and leadership institute renowned for its culturally responsive tactics and strategies in connecting with today’s youth and training leaders of the modern workforce. As a public speaker and facilitator Jeff has reached over 100,000 learners ranging from colleges, universities, companies and governmental spaces.

Jeff is an author of seven books.Written with his Trill or Not Trill Co-Founder, Lenny A Williams, the text We Wear Kicks to Works is an Amazon best seller. He currently serves as an Assistant Vice President at New Jersey City University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx