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Research. Arguments. Frameworks we are testing in real communities. Some of this is settled. Some of it is still forming. All of it is fuel for what we build next.
The entry-level document for understanding SEED's mission, three-domain model, and approach to systemic change in Oklahoma. Start here.
2025
Download PDFThe philosophical foundation undergirding SEED's work: a research paper on human dignity, mediating institutions, and the conditions that make generational flourishing possible.
2024
Read PaperHow education systems can be restructured to form capable and responsible adults. The case for integrating character formation, vocational training, and family engagement.
2024
Read PaperThe operational playbook for SEED's three-domain alignment model. How convening, idea-shaping, and institution-building work in practice across communities.
2024
Read PaperThe comprehensive summary of SEED's three-initiative workforce development framework (Ready to Launch, Ready for the Future, Ready for Innovation) with engagement pathways for industry, community, and philanthropic partners.
2024
Read on LINCHPINThe research foundation for career-connected learning in Oklahoma: evidence base, policy analysis, and the intellectual framework connecting Opportunity Pluralism to workforce outcomes.
2025
Download PDFThe LINCHPIN-branded overview of Tekton Academies: four pillars, target populations, the 10 Virtues of a Tekton, and Pilot Cohort 2026 timeline.
2025
Read on LINCHPINThe original September 2024 Tekton brief: the founding case for restoring dignity and economic mobility through craftsmanship, classical learning, and character formation.
2024
Download PDFThe 10 Virtues of a Tekton and the oath that binds them: diligence, craftsmanship, integrity, responsibility, resilience, service, stewardship, temperance, gratitude, and fidelity.
2025
Download PDFA paper on the structural reforms needed to connect Oklahoma's education system to workforce reality: apprenticeship expansion, alternative credentials, and employer-aligned curriculum.
2025
Read on LINCHPINThe case for a statewide reading infrastructure modeled on Mississippi's successful literacy reforms, the foundation for every other educational outcome SEED pursues.
2025
Read on LINCHPINBruno Manno's foundational argument from National Affairs: one-size-fits-all education fails students and communities. Multiple pathways to family-sustaining income produce stronger outcomes than credentialist monoculture.
2024
Download PDFEmpowerment beyond dependency. A cross-partisan policy framework synthesizing Brookings, AEI, Heritage, and center-left innovations, from the Success Sequence to ReMerge, from CDFIs to Baby Bonds, into a coherent anti-poverty agenda for Oklahoma.
2026
Read PaperSEED's falsifiable claim: pilot communities that align mediating institutions around family flourishing will outpace comparable Oklahoma communities within a generation. The evidence base, measurement framework, and theory of change.
2026
Read PaperThe practitioner's guide to implementing SEED's three-domain alignment model. Designed for community leaders, school administrators, and workforce development professionals.
2026
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