Blaze Founder & CEO, Justin Lyons, welcomes Adam Hecktman of Microsoft and Jessica Rosenberg of Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX).   Adam has been Microsoft's appointed leader of social impact and civic innovation in Chicago for several years.  A program Adam helped deliver is One Summer Chicago, which brings together government institutions, community-based organizations and companies to offer over 32,000 employment and internship opportunities to Chicago youth and young adults.  Jessica serves as the Director of Partnerships for CLX and leads their Digital Learning and Pathways program.  Together, Jessica and Adam have partnered to teach Chicago's disconnected youth aged 16-24 the technology skills required for today's digitally-driven workforce.  Jessica's progressive techniques such as digital badging, scaffolding and connected learning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blaze-family-app/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blaze-family-app/support