“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” (Warren Buffett) In our recent podcast with Prof Dr Ger Graus OBE, he argued that our education system has tamed the wild hearts of our youth, stifling their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. …

This week, it was great to chat to Brian Curcio around the need for focus on educating our young people and adults on finance. He and his team have created Rapunzl, a financial literacy, EdTech tool to revolutionise how we teach students about investing (the good and the bad of…

I [Dan] was recently the student of Jacob Goldenberg at Columbia Business School, and I couldn’t help but feel captivated by his ideas on innovation. Jacob, co-author of the book “Think Inside the Box,” taught me that contrary to popular belief, innovation doesn’t always require thinking “outside the box.” Rather…

So, what happens when you ask Bard, Google’s new AI competitor to ChatGPT, a question? Well, we did just that and here’s what it said about the potential impact AI could have on teaching and learning. AI has the potential to revolutionise education by making it more personalised, efficient, and…

This is our first-ever guest blog from Dr Paula Christie, Lead: Research and Enhancement at College Development Network (CDN). College Development Network (CDN) works with Scotland’s colleges to develop their people, share their great work, and enhance student success. …

During Covid (and even before) one thing at universities which was challenged in many ways was the design of courses. How courses are focused on lectures and students being told information, usually attending large lecture halls in person. …

We often discuss on the podcast how the education system in places like England needs a revolution, and we still believe it really does. …

Our podcast guest this week, David CM Carter, has been in the mentoring, coaching and private equity world for 45 years. During that time, he has been widely regarded as one of the world’s leading CEO mentors. He has also recently been asked to join an All-Party Parliamentary Group to…

One commonly held belief is that schools exist solely to: a) impart knowledge and; b) prepare students for the workforce. However, this is only a small part of the true purpose of schools. The problem with this belief is that it limits the potential of schools to have a much…