Mission
The S2M Mastery Program
S2M (School-to-Market) is a pioneering initiative aimed at bridging the gap between education and employment. It transforms learning institutions into real-world launchpads and gives businesses direct access to motivated young talent equipped with systems thinking and job-ready skills.
There is a big gap in education & innovation between Spearheading Schools and Market-leading Workplaces in Vietnam
WHY
STUDENT
CHALLENGES
Students lack hands-on skills and practical problem-solving experience
BUSINESS
CHALLENGES
Businesses struggle to hire the right talent and face costly retraining
SCHOOL-BUSINESS SILOS
Schools and companies operate in silos, lacking strategic collaboration
BUREAUCRATIC
CHALLENGES
Bureaucratic systems suppress creativity and delay meaningful innovation
WHAT
The Vietnam Innovative Learning & Management (VILM 2030) - formerly VCOL – Vietnam Community of Lean Learning Organizations - is a shared thread that brings the most influential learning organizations closer, supporting each other & advocating for truly S2M successes
INNOVATE TO
BECOME GREAT
Gain a global perspective while taking the lead broadening your horizon to innovate & transforming from "good" to "great"
DEEP LEARNING
FROM WITHIN
Embark the unique path of deep learning from within your own organisation & circles of meaningful innovation & entrepreneurship
LEAN & SYSTEM THINKING
Acquire the top-notch knowledge & skills through the second-to-none methods of lean thinking, design thinking & system thinking that are future-proof
FILL KNOWLEDGE - ACTION GAP
Cultivate your own startup & make meaningful impacts by identifying & bridging the famous knowledge - action gap within your own learning organisation
HOW
S2M makes sure Cities, Schools and Workplaces are all LEAN LEARNING ORGANISATIONS that innovate to transform from "GOOD" to "GREAT" future-ready entrepreneurs
Organizational Learning puts an end to "Mess-Stress" circle
Organizations “Reinventing the Wheel” do the same repetitive iterations of work without learning from past cycles. “The greater the mess, the higher the stress” is what these organizations must learn to stop to deal with the VUCA factors
Organizational Learning hinders team silos & Knowledge Hoarding
Knowledge Hoarding & Team Silos as the result of biased internal competition outweighing
collaboration lead to synergies and efficiencies being lost in the process. Team Learning & Shared Visions as patterns of Learning Organisations can hinder these challenges
Organizational Learning minds the Knowing - Doing Gap
Organizational complacency & inertia often lead to all Talk and No Work. To convert knowing into doing, Double Feedback Loops should be more important than Single Loops, & key metrics to success should not hinge on determining how much learning is recognized & rewarded
Organizations learn deeply to help align standard makers, translators & appliers
Businesses often see ESG as a high cost rather than an investment.
Society often sees ESG as businesses' marketing efforts rather than social contributions. Learning Organisations will learn deeply enough to challenge these myths & truly make socially recognised ESG impacts
Organizational Learning avoids overengineering, bureaucracy & credit mania
Organizational Learning identifies & promotes "intelligent fast failures," where mistakes or failures are neither avoided nor ignored. Instead, they are studied, reflected & corrected at best not to be repeated or
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Org. Learning avoids severe policing & promotes proactive committments
Organizational learning helps businesses prioritize ESG areas of focus given the limited resources. This helps businesses "keep" the promises they make in the long term, not just in the short ones. This also avoids quick fixes & window dressing efforts that have been criticised by society.
Organizations learn deeply to make enabling environments for the youth
By embracing continuous learning, cross-generational collaboration, and systems thinking, organizations can transform from rigid structures into living ecosystems where young talent thrives and contributes meaningfully from day one.
Org. Learning transforms from good to great with young people balancing their working purposes
As youth bring fresh perspectives, energy, and values into the workplace, they challenge organizations to grow beyond efficiency — toward impact, relevance, and shared purpose. When learning is mutual, both the individual and the institution rise.
Org. Learning makes learning curves that work
Organizational learning creates learning curves that work, not just for skills, but for systems, people, and purpose.
It turns experience into insight, and insight into action, building environments where both individuals and the organization grow together.