RECONNECT THE DOTS

#10 The power of making bold suggestions


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Guest: Adam Montandon - TEDx Odense, Innovator & Educator


In this vibrant and wide-ranging episode of Reconnected Dots, host Thomas Berg reconnects with the wildly creative and wonderfully curious Adam Montandon... a British-born innovator, educator, public speaker, and TEDx curator known for turning imagination into action.


From their first meeting during a filmed COVID-era learning program to collaborating on TEDx events and radical university courses, Thomas and Adam reflect on a shared passion for shaking up education, living with curiosity, and building a life worth talking about.


This conversation is a kaleidoscope of insights, playfulness, and personal stories that challenge the norms of learning, living, and leading.


Whether you're a rebel educator, curious student, creative entrepreneur, or just wondering what’s next... this episode will spark something in you.


🎧 Tune in and get inspired to live an interesting life... one that writes unforgettable stories.


Highlights include:

  • Adam’s journey from professional bubble-blower to “ideas midwife”


  • How fun, imagination, and play can be serious tools for learning


  • Why many of today’s students (and adults) are looking for permission to do things differently


  • The wild success of his summer course "Engineering Imagination" – a course no one quite understood but everyone wanted in on


  • Adam’s hilarious and profound “ice cream” metaphor for life purpose


  • What TEDx speakers have in common (it’s not what you think!)


  • How we can meet people as who they’re becoming, not just who they are


  • The power of making bold suggestions, even without a clear plan


Find Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammontandon/

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RECONNECT THE DOTSBy Thomas Berg Nielsen