Learning reImagined for the Future
FUTURIZE.IO
Have you ever asked yourself ...
What would our young people become if we'd replace:
Competition with collaboration
Memorization with real life experiences
Fear of exams with action based projects solving community problems in their local area becoming active citizens
Obedience with curiosity
Being taught with debates / storytelling
I still remember my days back in school (i'm the smiley one in the picture, 4th at the top 😅), memorizing the information, being told to regurgitate other people's ideas rather than to use critical thinking, not understanding the information in-depth because all subjects where thought separately rather than as a whole - chemistry, physics, biology, not knowing how to act when faced with challenging situations, always competing with my colleagues and thinking that my WORTH as a human BEING is reflected by my GRADES! Sounds familiar?
Learning is never ending, we learn everyday, either by experience or from those that we interact with on a daily basis. Learning should be PLAYful, insightful and current.
I was lucky enough to find my tribe and looking back at my journey, I've developed all my life skills by volunteering, helping the community and by taking part in a summer adventure camp. BEST EXPERIENCE EVER! And I wish more young people would experience this, rather than staying on SNAPCHAT all day long. I'm not saying all of them are doing this, but the system is designed to hinder creativity and imagination.
If you haven't seen this legendary TedTalk, then is worth watching it:
I am very passionate about education and learning, as I know that if we get this right, it would not only bring value to more people at a local level but it will have a global impact. Just imagine this for a second: children that are happy to learn, that are curious about the world and how it works, understanding that people have different perspectives, that come together to find solutions for their local community and at the same time develop those much needed soft skills like communication, team work, collaboration, creativity, resilience, emotional intelligence. This is my WHY and this is the reason together with Future Leaders Club we've created an event that is looking to disrupt the norm.
In an age of exponential technologies, new models of work and entrepreneurship, location independence, and new definitions of what it means to lead a meaningful life - it’s time to reThink the learning environment.
It’s time to reImagine learning, education, curriculum and community for a new age.
We call it Futurize.
We are super excited for the progress we’re making with this year’s event on Saturday 11 November 2017. Over the past months we’ve been working really hard to find amazing speakers that would come forward to share their experiences and perspectives on the Future of Learning. We are happy to share with you the line-up:
*Dr Annouchka Bayley, Education Consultant and Author - check out Post Human Futures video intro
*Olivia D Hinds, Transformational Tutor and Speaker
*Bart D Dalton, CEO True Gravity
*Helen Fuller, Senior Business Development Manager at FutureLearn
*Dhruv Washishth, Co-Founder and CEO Paradigm Shift
*Luke Bracegirdle, Head of Digital and Business Analytics, Keele University
*Dr Inge Hill, Birmingham City University
*Andrew Marcinko, Aston University
*Lucia Asanache, UCL Institute of Education
If you want to be part of the conversation and shape the Future of Learning, early bird tickets are available here
Groundbreaking ideas will be shared, new learning technologies unveiled and collaborations that will impact the future of learning across the UK will take place. A white paper will be published, based on discussions, finding and recommendations from the event.
ps: The Futurize logo and event feel was created by the lovely 
Love & Light,
Joanna