Khan Academy founder Sal Khan has observed that the current education system was designed by the Prussians, who hoped to “churn out loyal and tractable citizens who would learn the value of submitting to the authority of parents, teachers, church, and, ultimately, king.” However, Khan further notes that “Today’s world needs a workforce of creative, curious, and self-directed lifelong learners…
According to historian and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari: “Since we do not know how the job market would look in 2030 or 2040, already today we have no idea what to teach our kids. Most of what they currently learn at school will probably be irrelevant by the time they are forty.” While the problem statement is simple, the…
One this episode of Building Bridges we are joined again by Leonard Schlesinger and Denny Weinberg for part two of our podcast on what entrepreneurs and corporate leaders can learn from one another. Links to our guests resources and their bios can be found in the show notes of Episode 3. Entrepreneurs are…