High Tech High Unboxed

How to Package a Process, with Bedtime in a Box

Episode Notes

Sofía Tannenhaus talks to Jarrod Bolte, CEO of both Improving Education and Bedtime in a Box, a nonprofit that provides families with boxes containing everything you need for a positive bedtime routine. Each Box contains four age-appropriate books; bath wash, a towel, and bath toys; a toothbrush and toothpaste; pajamas; a stuffed animal; an alarm clock; a Teach My Learning Kit; and a kid-friendly routine log.

Bedtime in a Box has delivered more than 50,000 Boxes so far, with 80% going to families experiencing poverty.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto
  • Bedtime in a Box website
  • Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom, What Do You Do with an Idea?

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