“TEDx for teenagers meets the Eurovision Song Contest meets the European Yourh Parliament meets the BBC” is how Cormac Walsh describes 4-Voices - an amazing movement which has grown from an acorn of an idea to taking over Stormont - the Northern Ireland Parliament - in just 3 short years.
In this episode we learn what is 4-Voices, why it's being so successful and where it's going?
About Cormac:
As an executive coach based in Barcelona, Cormac specialises in communication training, public speaking, English pronunciation skills for non-native presenters and professional development. For over 15 years, he has trained thousands of people in the corporate world and top business schools on how to improve and hone all aspects of their communications skills.
Cormac is also the Deputy Director of Anne Sullivan International School, a private school close to Barcelona, a TEDx speaker and trainer, an entrepreneur and a former National Director of Toastmasters in Spain. As the co-founder of Educate to Communicate, Cormac believes that communication skills can radically change lives and that the younger people begin learning those skills the better! He has lived, worked, taught and trained in Ireland, the US, the UK, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Spain.
Links
LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/cormac-walsh-dtm-84432817
4-Voices website: https://4-voices.com/
https://vimeo.com/892893173/4285eb7f07?share=copy
Website Ian Gibbs: www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
'Uniquely powerful', 'Miraculous' and even 'Life-changing' - these are just some of the expressions used to describe the Self Managed Learning programmes run by Strategic Development International (SDI) - programmes which take personal development into the 21st century. But what is it that generates such impressive results? Today we talk to Strategic Development International’s CEO - Anne Gimson about the power of Self Managed Learning, about how it works and why it's able to achieve results other training programs can only dream of. Topics Covered: - What is SML and why does It work? - The 5 SML questions - What is a Self Managed Learning contract? - What are the direct and indirect benefits of SML? Anne Gimson on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anne-gimson-82626b4
SDI website: http://stratdevint.com Referenced: The Kirkpatrick Model - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Kirkpatrick
Books:
Developing Leaders For Real - Proven approaches that deliver impact: https://amzn.eu/d/0RZQCQ2
The Wisdom of Strategic Learning - The Self Managed Learning Solution: https://amzn.eu/d/8OGYO8A
Self Managed Learning in Action: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42988677-self-managed-learning-in-action
The 5 questions are:
1. Where have I been?
2. Where am I now?
3. Where do I want to get to?
4. How can I get there?
5. How will I know when I have arrived?
Website Ian Gibbs www.iangibbs.me Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
In a time when machines are getting more intelligent, what about us human beings? How do we live and contribute meaningfully? How will we develop our careers and coach our staff to be future-fit? How can we nurture our own sense of wholeness, so that we create wholeness in the world around us?
Wendy Siew-Inn Tan is an entrepreneur, writer and speaker who has worked extensively with multi-national organisations in the Asia Pacific region and government agencies in Singapore. As a founding partner of Flame Centre, she partners with clients to develop and engage their human capital. Formerly a police psychologist and an organisational development consultant in GlaxoSmithKline, she holds an MSc in Organisation Development from Pepperdine University.
Topics Covered:
Referenced:
Wendy's on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-flame?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Bbt2oeTiqSOGIp9QqGGKfNQ%3D%3D
Wendy's websites
http://www.flamecentre.com/
http://www.developforlife.com/
Website Ian Gibbs
www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
One of the most useful things you can learn is to speak a new language.
But for many, learning a foreign language is too difficult and frustrating.
In today’s show we talk to Simon Brampton - polyglot, language coach and director of Advantage Languages - who is about to publish his 3rd book on language learning 'The Personal Language Learning System' which helps people learn a new language more quickly, easily and with less stress.
Topics Covered
Simon's Links
Referenced:
Website Ian Gibbs: www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
Since the beginning of this year, the exponential rise of Artificial Intelligence has been impacting learning and development in many ways.
But how?
Can AI improve motivation, how is our relationship with AI developing?
How is it changing the way we think?
What can educators be doing now to ride the AI wave?
How does an AI expert use AI to learn?
To answer these questions and many more, in this second part of this interview with Brooks Cole we divide down the rabbit hole to explore how AI can support learning and even further into world of knowledge, meaning and what it life all about anyway?
About Brooks
Brooks Cole is a seasoned CEO and Creative Director with expertise in communications and interactive design. He is the founder of HoloCosmos, a group focused on human-computer interaction. Brooks also leads HOLO, a holographic search and discovery venture that prioritizes user experience over advertising. His work aims to transform how people find and interpret information and media across various industries. Brooks is a captivating presenter and advocate for emerging forms of dynamic media. His projects include corporate branding, web design, and innovative interface development. He envisions a future where digital experiences integrate consciousness and offer multidimensional navigation. Brooks holds a patent for visual navigation and continues to explore new applications in knowledge media.
Topics covered:
Brooks Cole:
Referenced:
Website Ian Gibbs - www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
Since the beginning of this year - 2023 - the exponential rise of Artificial Intelligence has been changing the world of learning and development in many wondrous ways.
But what makes AI platforms like ChatGPT and Midjourney so unique and why are they making such a difference.
Today we’re talking to AI expert Brooks Cole and exploring the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence.
Topics covered:
Brooks Cole on LinkedIn
Website resonantbrand.com
Referenced
ChatGPT
https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt
Mid journey
https://www.midjourney.com/home/
Benjamin Bloom
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bloom
Futuretools.io
TEDx: The Al Education Revolution is Coming - or is it? - Dr. Philippa Hardman
Website Ian Gibbs
www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
Kahoot! is an online platform that by uses elements, such as score-points, leaderboards and timed quizzes to create an immersive learning experience that is taking the world of education, training and communication by storm.
But what are the best ways to get the most out of Kahoot? What’s the difference between Kahoot for schools and Kahoot for business? and what is a Selfie Kahoot?
To answer these questions and many more today we talk to tech evangelist and Vice President of Kahoot at Work James Micklethwait.
James is the Vice President of Kahoot! at work, where he leads the growth of the Kahoot! at work business area. In his position, he oversees revenue, usage and strategy for building out new cases for Kahoot! in a work context.
Originally joining Kahoot! in 2017 as VP of Products, James has led the Kahoot! at work team since its founding. Previously, he has worked in product development and strategy roles for the BBC, ITV and Rightmove.
James holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern History from University of Oxford
Topics Covered
http://linkedin.com/in/jamesmicklethwait
Kahoot Website
Live "interactive presentations" https://kahoot.com/business/solutions/interactive-presentations/
Blended learning journeys with Kahoot Courses https://kahoot.com/business/features/courses
Website Ian Gibbs
www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
To maintain their competitive advantage, many companies turn to online coaching and training, but how do training companies keep their own services up to date?
In this episode of the Learnability Show, we talk to Meghla Najlah El-Haque, Learning Experience Manager for EUNEPA consulting about how to stay ahead of the competition in Learning and Development, what factors are important for online learning courses and what a Learning Experience Manager does all day.
Topic covered...
Meghla on LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/meghlanajlahelhaque
EUNEPA website
https://eunepa.com
Mentioned in this episode:
Mind tools
https://www.mindtools.com
Blinkist
https://support.blinkist.com/hc/en-us
The Big Think
https://bigthink.com
TED talks
https://www.ted.com
Website Ian Gibbs
www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
The gap between what kids learn at school and what they need to thrive in the real world is widening and there is growing pressure to reconnect schools to real world needs.
In this episode, we talk to Mark Upton whose company Upto U Education Services helps teachers and leaders develop experiencial learning, set up new schools and help grow their core leadership skills.
Topic covered:
Mark Upton on LinkedIn
Mention in this episode:
Greg Martin - Educator and International EdTech Consultant
Benjamin Freud
https://coconut-thinking.com/benjamin-freud/
Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take by Paul Polman
https://amzn.eu/d/dVAwvui
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society, and the Economy by Wayne Visser
https://amzn.eu/d/5OptIcQ
Website Ian Gibbs
www.iangibbs.me
Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
For the moment, the brain is the most complex organism on the planet. piracy? But how does it work? How can we work with it instead of against it? And what does it have to do with piracy? In this episode, we talk to Lauren Waldman, aka the Learning Pirate who is a three times certified neuroscience expert and a science translator converting scientific gobbledygook into everyday language to help people understand their brains and learn stuff better. Topics covered include: - The gap between the scientific community and the teaching community - Where we go wrong with trying to get our brains to learn - Party tricks to entertain your friends - New projects
The Learnability Quiz Questions:
1: What is the name of the brain chemical that is associated with feelings of happiness and well-being?
2: If you lined up all the neurons in the brain end to end. How long would that be?
a: From bottom to top of CN Tower in Toronto (553m)
b: From most western point in Canada to most eastern point (the Yukon-Alaska border to Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador (5,514 km)
c: From Ottawa to Perth and back again (32,000km)
3: What is Prosopagnosia?
Useful links:
Lauren on LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/lauren-waldman-learning-pirate-4666bab
Learning and the Brain website
https://www.learningandthebrain.com/
White Rabbit Project
Wikipediahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org › wikiWhite Rabbit Project (TV series)
‘Joining Force’s with your brain’ Course: https://www.learningpirate.com/joining-forces-with-your-brain
Website Ian Gibbs www.iangibbs.me Music by Julian Jahanpour and Erwin Broeken
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
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
davidr@smartcoachingtraining.com
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/
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:
Scott Nicholson:
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:
http://linkedin.com/in/sallyanndellacasa
Website GLEAC
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
