Twenty-five independent school business leaders comprising the 2022-23 NBOA Leadership Academy cohort explored the biggest challenges facing independent schools and identified innovations in leadership, program, culture, finance, HR and/or operations to address them. Groups of five identified one significant opportunity and/or challenge facing independent schools and used evidence-based research and case studies to envision a more sustainable future for independent schools. Each group’s big idea is captured in an executive report that includes the rationale for the issue selected for exploration, research methodology, and implications, recommendations and actionable next steps for their proposed solution.