The Innovation Forge Podcast
by The Number 1 Adaptive Enrollment Management Podcast
The Weekly Bellows: Before the Next File Arrives (11/11/26)
About this podcast
Data, marketing, and strategy converge to shape the future of Higher Education through Adaptive Enrollment Management. Whether you’re an enrollment manager, an ed tech professional, or someone excited about shaping the future of higher education, this podcast is your new workshop for forward-thinking ideas.
We’ll be running two main types of episodes. First, From the Foundry, where I’ll read unabridged chapters from my book, The Innovation Forge. Think of it as your personal audiobook session—no subscription or separate download needed. In each reading, we’ll explore the principles of scoring systems, predictive modeling, and adaptive enrollment management, that can transform how institutions understand, recruit, and craft their incoming class.
In the second type of episode we’ll have interviews featuring innovative leaders and artisans in data, marketing, admissions, and even specialized platforms like Slate. These 'Visiting Artisans’ are the people actively reshaping traditional practices, and together we’ll hammer out insights you can bring back to your institution or organization. We’ll talk about real-world applications, success stories, and challenges, all while highlighting the practical strategies that spark true innovation.
Join me as we explore Adaptive Enrollment Management in The Innovation Forge Podcast.
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Episodes
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- The Weekly Bellows: Before the Next File Arrives (11/11/26) · 12 minThe Weekly Bellows: Before the Next File Arrives (11/11/26) The Innovation Forge Episode dated November 11, 2026 A software version, a new sender address, and an accountability…
- The Weekly Bellows: The Promise Has to Travel (11/4/26) · 13 minWhat does “your credits can transfer” actually mean for the person deciding whether to return to college? This week, fictional student Rosa helps us examine the new AIM final…
- S04 E15 We Only Send Two Emails a Week - 01 of To Catch a Best Practice · 9 min · Season 4 Episode 15Episode 01 We Only Send Two Emails a Week Two emails a week sounds reasonable until a student receives fourteen recruitment emails in two days. At fictional Outlook State, David…
- S04 E10 Under Fractional Management Xavier's School for Gifted Students · 18 minDavid Dysart thought “gifted youngsters” meant accelerated coursework. Then a jet rose from the backyard, and he learned Cerebro was the school’s prospect search strategy. Now…
- The Weekly Bellows: Before You Ask for One More Thing · 8 minBefore asking a student for another document, check the reason behind the request. This week pairs federal verification guidance with a careful review of college value claims…
- The Weekly Bellows: The Cost of Coming Back (10/21/26) · 13 minWhat does returning to college ask of a real week? A fictional advising conversation follows Nora as she weighs a career goal, a work roster and two possible learning routes…
- S04 E22 The Hidden Operating System (Ep 6 of the 2026 Slate Summit Conference Insights Engine) · 30 minThe riskiest object is the one everyone forgot exists. In this episode of The Conference Insights Engine, David Dysart looks across Slate Summit 2026 sessions to examine the…
- S04 E21 Signal Systems (Ep 5 of the 2026 Slate Summit Conference) · 32 minAn event is not over when the student leaves. In this episode of The Conference Insights Engine, David Dysart examines how Slate Summit 2026 sessions point toward a more mature…
- S04 E20 Governed Personalization (Ep 4 of the 2026 Slate Summit Conference Insights Engine) · 35 minGoverned Personalization is about making Slate communications more personal without turning every campaign into a maze of hidden logic, fragile Liquid, unclear populations, and…
- S04 E18 From Signal to Action (Ep 3 of the 2026 Slate Summit Conference Insights Engine) · 31 minIn this episode of Conference Insights Engine, David Dysart breaks down one of the biggest questions facing advanced Slate teams: when does behavioral data become actionable…
- S04 E17 Query Ladder (Ep 2 of the 2026 Slate Summit Conference Insights Engine) · 33 minQuery literacy is now part of the craft of modern Slate work. In this episode of Conference Insights Engine, David Dysart introduces the Query Ladder, a practical learning path…
- S04 E16 Decision Infrastructure (Ep 1 of the 2026 Slate Summit Conference Insights Engine) · 36 minSlate as decision infrastructureThe useful question is no longer:“Can Slate do this?”It is:“What decision will this change?”That is my first big synthesis from the Slate Summit…
- The Weekly Bellows: Someone on the Other End (10/14/26) · 16 minLena, Jo and Ellis are fictional characters created for this episode. Their campus is imagined; the research and policy developments are real. Evidence checked October 13, 2026…
- Breaking Bellows: The proposed OPT fees (10/8/26) · 5 minBreaking Bellows: The proposed OPT feesOctober 8, 2026What Optional Practical Training means for eligible international students, how it connects study with work, and what the…
- The Weekly Bellows: Nine Applications Apart (10/7/26) · 15 minThe Weekly Bellows: Nine Applications ApartOctober 7, 2026Two reports. Nine applications apart. Twenty minutes until the meeting.At the fictional CRM State, Mara and Ben discover…
- S04 E16 Building an Adaptive Engagement Engine in Slate Forgeworks Grimoire Training 04 · 1 h 10 minJoin the Datamancer in Episode 3 of The Forgeworks Grimoire as we chart recruitment travel through the Quorum Insights Engine. Learn to calculate a Quorum Score, build Quorum…
- S04 E05 Feature Engineering Act 2 (Slate Configurable Joins How-To) · 48 minThis episode of #TheInnovationForgePodcast is your next point for transforming Slate behaviors into engineered insight.Time to stop treating student behavior like it happens in a…
- S04 E13 Apps Open, Chaos Opens Wider (Episode 2 of Inside the Funnel) · 33 minInside the Funnel, Season 1, Episode 2: Apps Open, Chaos Opens Wider Applications are open. Chaos is also open. In Episode 2 of Inside the Funnel, the enrollment cycle moves from…
- S04 E12 The Vanishing Admits (Story 1 of The Funnel City Files) · 35 minMay 1st walks through the door like a dame with bad news, and I can feel the trouble in the air.It is as blunt as the perfume mixing with it.We keep telling ourselves the admit…
- S04 E11 The Next Class and a Tech Whiz · 16 minCoffee, Coals, Tech Whiz and The Next ClassToday, we reveal a bit about The Tech Whiz. We also take a peak at the new episode type: The Next Class joining The Innovation Forge…







