Leading Through Uncertainty

HundrED asked our education innovator community, spread across more than one hundred countries: “How has the volatility of global funding priorities affected the resourcing of innovative solutions in education?” The 2025 HundrED Innovator Survey demonstrates that educational innovators are facing and anticipate further dramatic shifts in resourcing. How should leaders and education innovators react to such uncertainty and rapid change? They must lean into it: Imperfect action is sometimes better than inaction, and developing solutions via an iterative, evidence-informed approach can lead to valuable learnings. BTS Spark and HundrED have come together to open up a dialogue about potential paths forward for education innovators and leaders during times of growing disruption. We provide a synthesis of the findings from the HundrED 2025 Innovator Survey and expertise on how to lead in uncertain times from BTS Spark. Together we hope to offer insight and to catalyse positive movement into these times of change.