education innovation & research

 The late Sir Ken Robinson's influential TED Talk, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" remains relevant. In this talk, Robinson emphasizes the need to nurture individual talents and creativity in students, sparking a global conversation about the purpose and direction of education (Robinson, K., TED, 2006)

https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity

 Leaders in education innovation continue to inspire change. Graham Brown-Martin, known for his work on the "Learning {Re}imagined" project, advocates for rethinking education in the digital age. His TED Talk, "Education Reimagined," discusses the need for transformative education models that address the challenges of the 21st century (Brown-Martin, G., TED, 2013) 

 Dec 12, 2023

Divergent minds lead to divergent thinking and problem-solving. This “thinking outside the box” is a strength for many neurodivergent people, who often thrive in entrepreneurship, music, and other creative fields. So, what does neuroscience have to say about these gifts, and are there ways to restructure schools, workplaces, and lifestyles to better harness them?  How the neurodiversity paradigm is shifting around how we think about conditions that were simply considered “disorders.”

Beyond Innovation's Michael Bancroft sits down with Priya Lakhani OBE, Founder and CEO of Century Tech to discover how the AI-based neuroscience platform powers science and learning to help improve the education experience.

Graham is the founder of Learning Without Frontiers 

https://www.youtube.com/@lwf (208 Videos)

(http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com/) a global platform for thinkers and practitioners from the education, digital media, technology and entertainment sectors to explore how affordable disruptive technologies are radically improving learning and equality of access.  Prior to this Graham has enjoyed a career spanning the education and entertainment software industries, having built a number of creatively and technologically innovative enterprises that were sold to larger corporations including Philips Electronics and Virgin Interactive. Before starting his own companies Graham worked with the Open University and Research Machines. Graham has also worked in several developing nations.

Yuval Noah Harari 

What does the mind-blowing story of humankind look like through the eyes of artificial intelligence? 'Once Upon A.I. 

Helen Fisher, PhD, Biological Anthropologist Rutgers University, distinguishes four broad styles of thinking and behaving, based on the brain systems for dopamine, serotonin, testosterone and estrogen/oxytocin. These data are derived from her Fisher Chemistry Test, taken by over 12 million people in 40 countries via the Internet dating sites Match.com and Chemistry.com, as well as from genetics and neurochemistry. Using this biology, Fisher explores why we fall in love with one person rather than another and how these "styles of mind" can be used to hire, build teams, advertise and influence. She has written five internationally selling books on the brain science of human romantic and social behavior. 

Physicist Michio Kaku explains how quantum computing works and why it will outpace artificial intelligence as the next frontier in technological breakthroughs. 

"Quantum Computing analyes all possible modes and trajectories  simultaneously." (4:00/6:29) In Quantum Theory - you can be many places at the same time.

What if we designed school specifically to help children thrive? What if learning meant feeling and doing as well as thinking? What if school were the ultimate platform encouraging students to embark on the two great human journeys: the journey inside to discover one's gifts, and the journey outside to contribute? Ross Wehner is a writer, teacher, and social entrepreneur who is Founder of World Leadership School, which “partners with K12 schools to reimagine learning and create next-generation leaders.” Ross also co-founded the nonprofit TeachUNITED, which works to transform learning at rural schools around the world. Ross is guided by the question: how can K12 school become the ultimate platform for launching students into lives of purpose?