In this joyful and thought-provoking conversation, host and IPEN Chair Dr. Anne Johnstone speaks with Dr. James Pawelski, founding director of the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project and Director of Education at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. James has dedicated his career to a question that feels both urgent and timeless: what if arts, culture, and the humanities aren't just academic pursuits, but the very things that help us learn how to live? From the crisis of meaning in our classrooms, to the question of how we partner with AI in ways that keep us deeply human, this episode is an invitation to reconnect with the richness that is already at our fingertips - and to bring it into the lives of the students we serve. 

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In this warm and wide-ranging conversation, host and IPEN Chair Dr. Anne Johnstone speaks with Sir Anthony Seldon - historian, author, former headmaster of Wellington College and Brighton College, and IPEN Co-Founder and President. Sir Anthony's conviction is both simple and radical: that human relationships are the heart of great education - the means and the end. From what the best teachers and school leaders actually do, to Howard Gardner's quietly revolutionary reframing of intelligence, to the profound question AI now puts to all of us about human agency, this episode offers a deeply human lens on where education has been and where it must go. An inspiring conversation for educators, leaders, and changemakers committed to building schools where every young person can flourish. 

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What does it mean to educate for human flourishing in an age where AI may become the “smartest in the room”?

In this powerful conversation, host and IPEN Chair, Dr. Anne Johnstone explores a bold reimagining of education and opportunities in wellbeing with IPEN Co-Founder, Professor Martin Seligman. Moving beyond intelligence as the primary goal, he invites us to consider a future where empathy, character, relationships, and wellbeing have a more significant focus. From the science of PERMA to the emerging opportunities to harness AI to support human agency, this episode offers both a philosophical lens and practical insights for educators, leaders, and changemakers committed to building flourishing schools and systems.

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