The future of learning is human.
Hi, I’m Jane Shore, a learning scientist, author, and visualizer. I help schools, organizations, and leaders rethink how people learn, connect, and contribute through talks, facilitated experiences, collaborative design, and visual thinking.
As a learning scientist, I’ve studied how people learn, not just in classrooms, but in kitchens, playgrounds, offices, and communities. What I keep returning to is both simple and consequential:
Some of our most inclusive and lasting learning, the kind that moves us, shifts our thinking, and compels us to act, happens with and through other people.
School of Thought is the home for my work to make People-Based Learning visible, intentional, and more possible wherever we live, work, and gather. I work at the intersection of learning science, storytelling, art, and community, translating research and ideas into forms people can see, feel, and use.
My work focuses on designing the conditions for learning: gathering people around meaningful questions, making complex ideas accessible without flattening them, and creating structures that invite curiosity, reflection, participation, and connection.
If you’re rethinking how people learn, gather, lead, or measure what matters, let’s design what comes next.
The book, the movement
In the past twenty years, we’ve learned more about how people learn than in the previous two hundred - yet our systems haven’t caught up.
People-Based Learning (Routledge, 2026) brings together the art and science of connection to reshape how we teach, lead and live.
How People-Based Learning Works
Our model weaves together three powerful moves:
Connect. Reflect. Affect.
People-Based Learning is an orientation and a framework for designing learning that engages both hearts and minds and turns understanding into action.
Connect
Connection is where learning begins.
We create the conditions for people to feel seen, safe, and genuinely engaged — whether in a classroom, a workshop, or a boardroom. This means building trust, inviting diverse voices, and designing experiences where relationships are not an afterthought, but the foundation. When people feel connected, they are more curious, more open, and more willing to stretch into new ideas.
Reflect
Reflection turns moments into meaning.
We help learners make sense of their experiences through thoughtful prompts, stories, visuals, and structured dialogue. Reflection deepens understanding, strengthens memory, and makes learning personal. It’s the bridge between “I heard it” and “I get it.” Through reflection, teams build shared language, shared understanding, and shared direction.
Affect
Affect is where learning becomes action.
It’s the emotional spark *and* the forward movement — the shift in mindset, behavior, or practice that emerges when people feel inspired and supported. We design for that shift. Our work helps learners and organizations translate insight into next steps, build momentum, and create change that sticks.
It’s where learning becomes legacy.