Hacking Education and Most Other Things
A Tedx talk from 2013. You’re bound to have seen it. If you haven’t it’s worth a watch. When 13 year-old Logan LaPlante grows up, he wants to be happy and healthy. He discusses how hacking his education is helping him achieve this goal. While the...
The Theory of Left Brain and Right Brain isn’t what you think it is
I must confess I’ve watched this clip three times to get my head around it (both halves, hahaha). Partly because it’s a massive chunk of information presented in a very short space of time, and partly because the animation kidnapped my mind, enough for me...What’s your Why, How and What?
Last week Keith and I completed a 4 day Leadership Development Programme with one of our clients. It was delivered in the form of two 2-day blocks, split one month apart. The 4 days were divided up into: Leadership and THE world – global leadership trends...
Fundamentally Changing the Shape of Education – Khan Academy
Ever since I heard about Sal Khan I’ve been wanting to write about him and his organisation, The Khan Academy. Until recently he was a Hedge Fund Trader, and packed that in to run a non-profit organisation using YouTube to educate the world – FOR FREE. The...The Paradox of Choice – Another of my TED Vid picks
Everyone knows, or should know TED? It’s my favourite online resource. Packed not only with amazing diversity of topics with a future slant, but occasionally a superb speaker is featured, who’s worth letting the world know about. In that light, I figured...
