The Global Search for Education: Culturally Ready or Not?
Many experts believe deepening unemployment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as robots and artificial intelligence transform global production will widen inequities and deepen social fragmentation. It is a nation’s duty to provide the necessary education, information and skills to its future generations. Are education systems investing sufficient resources and content in curriculum to prepare youth for cultural diversity...
The Global Search for Education: Is Now Our Time to Dance?
“Dance is an art form that triggers emotions and feelings like no other. It provides an opportunity to explore important issues viscerally and emotionally, through the best language on the planet, the movement of the body.” — Rob Fruchtman As our global population continues to grow, migration and increasing social and cultural diversity are reshaping countries and communities. New York’s Battery Dance...
The Global Search for Education: Educating India for a Digital Age
The Children in India 2012 study found that approximately 48% of India’s children are “stunted” and 20% are “wasted”. It also showed that 40% of children between the 5th and 7th grade dropped out of school. Most of these children come from vulnerable backgrounds and experiences of adversity, says Vishal Talreja, Co-founder & CEO of Dream a Dream, which “affects their ability to engage with the world, complete education, make...
Around the World in 30 Days – April 2018
C.M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Nuclear weapons have been used twice in warfare: in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. As the threat of nuclear warfare drew closer last year, it was announced that Beatrice Fihn and her advocacy group, The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), had won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for their inspiring work behind the first treaty to prohibit nuclear arms. The...
The Global Search for Education: Meet the Nuclear Weapons Disruptor – Beatrice Fihn
“What struck me most was the absurdity, that everyone agrees these weapons should never be used, but we need nuclear weapons so they won’t be used?” — Beatrice Fihn What can we learn about innovation from those who seek to abolish nuclear weapons? The Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards (TDIA) has named Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Beatrice Fihn a 2018 honoree and the recipient of the first-ever Hersey Prize...
The Global Search for Education: Meet the Communications Disruptor
“I like to think that we’ll find ways to partner with our AI creations — to enhance life, bringing about more shared equity and prosperity, and to enable humans to connect more deeply with one another.” — Chris Messina Many know Chris Messina as the guy who invented the Twitter hashtag, but Chris Messina has actually spent the last decade being a game changer with many other innovations including Drupal, Firefox,...
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