This interview in a sneak peek into Vishal Talreja and Connie K Chung’s recently published book ‘When We Thrive, Our World Thrives’ and how we must show up in the world if we want every child to thrive.
Category: Insights
How Orestad Gymnasium’s Innovative Design Transforms Teaching and Learning
Mads Skrubbeltrang is an education pioneer from Denmark and has been serving as the Principal of Orestad Gymnasium, known for its innovative design, methods and curriculums that transform teaching and learning.
Google’s Recent Global Report Predicts Different Trends for the Future of Education
This article synthesizes insights from Google’s recent global reports on the future of education and specific actions identified in a New Education Story.
Telling a New Story – Intergenerational Learning Communities
Bobbi Macdonald, the Senior Partner for Ecosystems Growth and Advancement at Education Reimagined, explores the question – what does it take to create inclusive learning communities?
To Infinity and Beyond: Accessing New Ways of Knowing and Being for the Future of Humanity
Alex Battison is a Senior Deputy Head at Lord Wandsworth College in Hampshire, England. Outside of school leadership, Alex is Chair of Educational Futures at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Programme, a Global Ambassador for HundrED, a Salzburg Global Fellow, and a member of the Association of Professional Futurists. He also consults for organisations such as […]
5 Ways to Connect Proximate Leaders for Collective Impact
In five years with 130 Fellows, Metis has learned a lot about what it takes to foster collective impact. These five strategies will be useful for anyone trying to coordinate a group of actors to transform a system.
How to Implement Education Transformation
Both HundrED’s global collection and a New Education Story emphasise student agency – acting rather than being acted upon and shaping rather than being shaped – as one of the key drivers and trends for transformation.
Reflecting on the United Nations Transforming Education Summit
This article was originally published on Eva Keiffenheim’s Medium blog. We’re in a global learning crisis that had worsened even before the pandemic. In 2015, 53 per cent of all children in low- and middle-income countries suffered from learning poverty, unable to understand a simple written text by age 10. In 2019, global learning poverty rose to […]
How Change Starts Within Yourself – Personal Transformation Is Systemic Transformation
Romana Shaikh is the Chief Programming Officer for Kizazi, which partners with local NGOs who work with government schools to design, implement, and codify breakthrough school models for a deeper purpose of education. Romana is committed to creating and enabling a thriving life for every child. Big Change/Eva Keiffenheim interviewed Romana at Salzburg Global Seminar […]
5 Ways to Empower Young People for System Change
This article was originally published on Jorina Sendel’s LinkedIn profile. I completed preschool, primary, and secondary education, and I’m about to complete my undergrad program in psychology. This summer I will start the master’s program “Changing Education” at the University of Helsinki. I’m on the board of an education NGO, that’s supported by the German […]