Sep 25, 2019
Pavel Luksha is a leading education futurist. He’s a Professor of Practice at Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, the Director and founder of Global Education Futures, and serves on the advisory board for Whittle School and Studios.
What drives Pavel forward is creating a world that works for everyone. He’s a global thinker and change catalyst focused on creating the discipline of social ecosystem gardening.
Recently, Pavel and Tom met in Europe and talked about trends
driving the future of learning, their work together advising the
new Whittle School and Studios network, and an exciting new
(potential) project Pavel is working on. They also discussed his
knowledge about learning ecosystems, global trends in education
that are providing more meaningful learning experiences, and the
sorts of learning experiences that are helping young people
discover and cultivate a sense of purpose. Tune into this episode
to hear the entire conversation!
Key Takeaways:
[:18] About this week’s episode with guest, Pavel Luksha.
[:45] Tom welcomes Pavel to the Getting Smart Podcast.
[1:30] Pavel describes how he came to be a global education futurist.
[5:00] Pavel expands on his earlier statement that we need to do more to ask our civic leaders why we’re spending so much on preparing to kill each other rather than raising our children.
[6:15] Pavel highlights some global trends in education that are providing more meaningful learning experiences.
[12:51] Pavel gives his thoughts on the opportunity for a global network like Whittle School and Studios.
[16:05] Pavel shares his knowledge about learning ecosystems.
[23:00] The different levels of learning ecosystems and how they interact.
[27:59] What kinds of learning experiences help young people discover and cultivate a sense of purpose?
[31:48] What’s next for Pavel? What is he beginning to think about with his work?
[33:50] Pavel shares some information about a potential upcoming project he is incredibly excited about.
[37:07] Tom thanks Pavel for joining the Getting Smart Podcast!
Mentioned in This Episode:
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
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