Informing Choices Mini-Pod - The Future of Childhood

It can be very easy to focus on the future of business, enterprise, and work. Or on the future of adult society, but other than considering how education may development in the context of our every more digital world, it is much more unusual to consider the future of childhood. It is perhaps a somewhat tired phrase, but if children are our future, why isn’t the future of childhood more readily considered? Today we will do just that.

To discuss the Future of Childhood I am joined by futurist at Partners in Foresight Alex Whittington, and strategist, futurist, and author of the interactive foresight book Choose Your Own Future Joana Lenkova on the podcast.

Part of the discussion in this podcast relates to the Five Kids From The Future article written by Cathy Hackl and featuring Alex and Joana, published by Forbes. Following on from the article, you will be able to join Alex, Joana, and Cathy Hackl for a one and a half hour workshop and envision the future of childhood. Click here for more information. 

Click below to listen to the podcast on You Tube or here to listen on the Anchor podcast platform.

You can learn more about Alex and her work on LinkedIn  and Twitter, and about Joana on LinkedIn, Twitter, and her website, futures-forward.com.

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Informing Choices Mini-Pod - The Future of Education

For some years now, education systems around the world have come under increasing scrutiny about how the system develops children and students fit for a future world of work. Sir Ken Robinson was a keen advocate of refocusing learning in schools.

To talk about this theme and the wider future of education, educator Santiago Figueroa Diaz joins me to discuss:

• The critical skills children will need to learn in the future
• How schools need to change in how they teach and what they teach
• The role technology play in supporting learning
• How teacher roles might change

You can listen to the podcast on YouTube by clicking below or on the Anchor platform here.

You can learn more about Santiago by connecting with him on LinkedIn, by email on santiagofiguero@gmail.com and via his website pitchcamp.co.uk. 

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