experimentQ podcast [archived]

Show guest - Lucian Cosinschi - the regional director at Minerva Schools Europe. In this episode we focused on a recent book published by Minerva Schools which is called “Building the Intentional University” - the story and the philosophy behind the initiative to completely rethink elite higher education. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guest - Abhijit Sinha - a young innovator, and the founder of Project DEFY. He has designed many social innovations in India and Africa, including Bodacart – a $500 Ambulance, a waterless urinal, an accident detection app and more. Abhijit believes that high-quality education should be accessible to all and that each person should be capable enough to customise it, to their needs and interests. This episode was recorded inside a nook - meaning a self-organized community learning space, hosted at Protovillage, 100 km away from Bangalore, in India. We dive into the story of project Defy, take a critical stand on the schooling system and imagine the future of education in India. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guest - Vaibhav Chhabra, the co-founder of Maker’s Asylum and STEAM school in India. Vaibhav is a mechanical engineer by profession (Boston University) but shares a passion for making furniture, building machines, flying, diving and winning at ping pong. In this episode we focus on the story of STEAM School - a 10-day multidisciplinary program, where 100 people from all ages and walks of life, come together, in a maker space, to solve grand social challenges. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guest - Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu - a researcher, teacher, non-fiction and fiction writer, and a public intellectual. Chika holds a Ph.D. in African Development and Policy Studies from Howard University in Washington D.C. In this episode, we discuss stories leading to a career as indigenous knowledge expert, the current state of curriculum on the continent and a vision for the future of Africa, when it comes to education, dignity, and progress. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guest - Nergis El Berria - a founding staff member of Ecole Dynamique Paris - a democratic school based on Sudbury Valley Model. In this episode, we uncover the story of Ecole Dynamique, the philosophy behind Sudbury Valley school and the possibilities of self-organized learning around kids’ interests. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guest - Francois Taddei, the co-founder and Director of CRI Paris - the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity which experiments and spreads new ways of learning, teaching, conducting research and mobilizing collective intelligence in life, learning and digital sciences. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guests - Corinna Thierhoff, the co-founder of Aktive Schule Köln and her daughter, Greta Thierhoff, a pupil at ASK. In this episode, we discuss the story leading to an alternative school in Cologne (Germany), the guiding principles of free learning and the need for trust kids. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guest - Greg Serikoff - the founding member of the #CoDesignIt collective, inspiring educator and a collaborative innovator, based in Paris. In this episode, we cover Greg's view on leadership, collective problem solving, the state of work, his projects within the education space and more. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma

Show guest - Floris Koot - a creative inventor, educator and contributor to numerous learning communities across the globe. Floris counted over 80 job titles in his lifetime and is an avid experimenter of new ways to develop creativity and human potential. Music credit: @My-Sleeping-Karma