The LEARNABILITY Show

What issues will the world be facing in ten year's time?

What skills will most help our children succeed when they leave school?

And what is the motto of the Icelandic ministry of education?

In this episode we talk to Dr. Stephen Harris who has taught his way through every kind of education from public to private to alternative. He describes himself as an adventurer, an explorer, a rebel and an innovator and has a PhD in the critical role of collective envisioning to describe and embed a different experience of education

Topics covered:

Links:

Northern Beaches Christian School 

https://wmkarchitecture.com/projects/community/education/northern-beaches-christian-school/

and vídeo https://vimeo.com/242000597

The genocide memorial in Rwanda 

https://kgm.rw/

Stephen Harris Website

https://stephenharris.me

linkedin.com/in/harris-stephen

Website Ian Gibbs

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

The global corporate training market will soon be reaching 400 billion dollars. But what's it like on the inside of corporate training?

What are the current trending training courses? 

What are key skills for being a great trainer?

To answer these questions on today’s Learnability Show, we talk to David Rigby, Managing Director of Smart Coaching and Training who is also an expert on diversity as well as a professional networker. 

David is in a unique position to see the world of corporate training from 3 sides: the client, the trainer and the organiser.

Topics covered in this episode:

Links:

David's Website

www.smartcoachingtraining.com

David's contact email

[email protected]

LinkedIn profile

http://linkedin.com/in/davidriggours

Ian's website

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

Humans have been cooking since the dawn of civilization and many of the normal foods we eat today such as bread and beer have recipes dating back thousands of years.

So when it comes to learning to cook, where does tradition meet innovation?

Today we talk to Francesc Balagué, the academic director of one of the newest cookery schools in Spain, the CIB - The Culinary Institute of Barcelona where the chefs of the future are trained.

Website:

https://cib.education/en

Eduhub Website

http://www.eduhub.cat/

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescbalague?lipi=urn:li:page:d_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details;+qi3sgK2T82BBc9WNeYb+Q==

Twitter

https://twitter.com/fbalague

Ian Gibbs

https://www.iangibbs.me/

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

How motivated would you say you are to learn your subject?

Would you be more motivated if you were trapped in a dark, damp room and learning was your only means to escape?

In today’s episode we talk to Untold Play founder and Escape Room designer, Terry Pearce about Escape Rooms and Game Based Learning. 

What is game based learning? 

Why is it such a good way of learning?

What are the 6 levers of learning?

Show Notes

Terry Pearce on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrypaulpearce/

Untold Play Website:

https://untoldplay.com/

Scott Nicholson:

https://scottnicholson.com/

Bernard Suits reference:

https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/microbadge:19159

The Crystal Maze London:

https://the-crystal-maze.com/london/your-visit/the-experience/

Games Mentioned:

Love Letter

Code Names

Ark Nova

Dungeons & Dragons

Civilisation

1829

Fortnite

Minecraft

Calico

Arcadia

Splendor

Website Ian Gibbs

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

How old do you need to be to get a university qualification?

Twenty-one?

Fifteen?

How about 5 years old?

Today we talk to the CEO of The Children's University and what they're doing to give recognition to the tens of thousands of children who go above and beyond to learn things that aren't taught in normal schools.

Website:

https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/

Helen's TEDx

https://youtu.be/kuNSyKeNRiM

Website Ian Gibbs

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken 

Is compulsory education in reality counterproductive?

Are we teaching children to dislike school by telling them what to study?

What would happen if schools were a democracy where the children decided for themselves what to do all day?

Today we’re going to talk to Luke Freedman who set up the democratic school Banana Mountain, where the students decide for themselves what they want to do. 

Is it a recipe for success or for general mayhem?

For more information:

Website:

https://www.bananamountain.world

Madrid Active Scool

https://madridactiveschool.org

The Phoenix Trust

https://www.phoenixtrust.org

Ojo de Agua School

https://ojodeagua.es/ideas-basicas

Website Ian Gibbs

https://www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

Are we teaching our children the things they will really need in this fast changing world?

Are academic subjects still valid or would children benefit more from focussing on soft skills such as leadership?

Sallyann Della Casa has one foot in education and another in tech. She combines the two in her Human Skills Training company GLEAC whose goal is to make the world a better place in a way which is good for the planet and good for humans, too.

For more information:

LinkedIn

http://linkedin.com/in/sallyanndellacasa

Website GLEAC

https://www.gleac.com

Sallyann’s book: Who will I become?

https://a.co/d/dlE5CuT

Website Ian Gibbs

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

How lucky are you?

How much is your life affected by luck?

Is it possible to create your own good luck?

In this episode we talk to Christian Busch, author of The Serendipity Mindset who teaches people how to find more money in the street, how to meet the love of their life and how to get offered a business deal too good to refuse.

Website:

www.theserendipitymindset.com

Christian Busch:

http://linkedin.com/in/christianwbusch

Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.es/dp/0241402093/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_D8QJPZKNYRT2Y02YGC0J

Also mentioned

Adam Grant

https://adamgrant.net

Website Ian Gibbs

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

We know that we learn better when we learn with others, but does that mean simply learning in a class, like we did at school or is there a better way of doing it?

Today we talk to Ville Vuolle and Jukka Hassinen from the Finnish teacher training company Tiimiakatemia about how their specialised method of team-learning works.

Tiimiakatemia Website

https://tiimiakatemia.com/en/

Ville Vuolle LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ville-vuolle

Jukka Hassinen LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/jukka-hassinen-tag

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GOOD BOOKS FOR BEGINNING TEAM COACHES

Notes: The list is for teachers

Cunningham: The Wisdom of Strategic Learning

Downey: Effective Coaching - Lessons from the Coach ́s Coach

Isaacs: Dialogue and The Art of Thinking Together

Knowles & Holton & Swanson: The Adult Learner - The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

Leinonen & Partanen & Palviainen: Team Academy

Senge: The Fifth Discipline

Katzenbach & Smith: The Wisdom of Teams - Creating the High-performance Organization

Drucker: The Effective Executive

Kouzes & Posner: The Leadership Challenge

Ryan, Richard & Deci, Edward. 2000. Self-Motivation Theory and the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation, Social Development and Well-Being. American Psychologist, Vol. 55, No. 1, 68-78. (Academic article.)

Nonaka & Takeuchi: The Knowledge-Creating Company

Robinson: The Element – How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

McCourt: Teacher Man - A Memoir

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Website Ian Gibbs

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken

What do you think of our current education system? Do you think there's room for improvement?

If so, what do you imaging a better system would be like?

Our guest today didn't just imagine it. He created it.

Christopher Pommerening is the founder of Learnlife, a new kind of school adding to the learning revolution.

Website Learnlife:

https://www.learnlife.com/

YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/c/Learnlife

Website Ian Gibbs

www.iangibbs.me

Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken