GEERD · Insights https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights Short observations written by the GEERD team, from what it sees in the institutions it works with: what jams, what works, what it costs. en The hidden cost of data that does not talk to itself https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/cout-cache-donnees-qui-ne-se-parlent-pas https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/cout-cache-donnees-qui-ne-se-parlent-pas Nobody invoices the time spent reconciling two files. It is still an institution’s most regular expense. Leadership Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT What an AI agent may tell a family https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/ce-quun-agent-ia-peut-repondre-a-une-famille https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/ce-quun-agent-ia-peut-repondre-a-une-famille The real question is not the quality of the reply, it is what the machine may commit your school to. Admissions Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Seven questions to ask before letting an AI talk to your applicants https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/sept-questions-avant-de-laisser-une-ia-parler-a-vos-candidats https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/sept-questions-avant-de-laisser-une-ia-parler-a-vos-candidats None is about the model. All are about what is written, what stops, and what can be read back. Leadership Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Re-enrolment: knowing before June who is coming back https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/reinscriptions-savoir-avant-juin-qui-revient https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/reinscriptions-savoir-avant-juin-qui-revient A school decides its classes, its hiring and its budget on “most of them are staying”. What “most” hides, year group by year group. Intake Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Five signs your admissions have outgrown the spreadsheet https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/cinq-signes-admissions-depasse-tableur https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/cinq-signes-admissions-depasse-tableur The spreadsheet did not stop working. It stopped saying who followed up with whom, and when. Admissions Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Digitalising admissions in Morocco: where to start https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/digitaliser-admissions-maroc-par-ou-commencer https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/digitaliser-admissions-maroc-par-ou-commencer Not with the software. With the precise moment an application stops moving. Admissions Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Admissions by year group: seats, waiting lists and siblings https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/admissions-par-niveau-places-listes-attente-fratries https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/admissions-par-niveau-places-listes-attente-fratries A selective school runs one campaign per year group, each with its own seats and rules. A spreadsheet holds the list; it does not hold the rule. Admissions Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT The documents an institute redoes every semester https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/documents-institut-chaque-semestre https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/documents-institut-chaque-semestre The data already exists, the template almost never changes. Only production should take time, and it is the part that takes the least. Academic administration Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT From spreadsheet to applicant tracking: five steps https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/du-tableur-au-suivi-des-candidats https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/du-tableur-au-suivi-des-candidats Leaving the spreadsheet is not an IT project. It is a move: what you take, what you leave behind, and who holds the keys at the other end. Admissions Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Why an admissions team deserves better than a generic tool https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/admissions-outil-generaliste-ou-dedie https://geerd.io/en/ressources/insights/admissions-outil-generaliste-ou-dedie A sales CRM is not a bad tool. It is a tool whose vocabulary does not cover yours. Admissions Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT