The Tinkerbola Show: Recent Episodes
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The Tinkerbola Show is THE education podcast for the world's creators, innovators and tinkerers. Bringing you unique insight on everything related to learning and education. From India, looking outward.
Societal and technological changes are causing educators, parents and students to rethink education. In this podcast, we talk to those who are chipping away at established constructs and bringing about change in the world of education.
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In this episode, we talk to Titash Neogi, founder of Adaptiv - a company which is looking to solve one of the biggest challenges we face - how to stay relevant at a time when the pace of change in the world far exceeds the rate at which we pick up new skills. We talk about the future of work, the critical skills needed to stay relevant and how children and adults can best prepare themselves for a world in which many jobs will either be lost to AI, or changed in a substantial way as a result.
Sarvesh Srinivasan has held a number of interesting posts over the course of his career. Although he trained as an architect, he has dabbled in automotive engineering and design, stock broking, investment analysis and now works full time in education as an administrator at the GEAR Foundation, one of Bangalore's most admired independent schools. In this episode, we cover a range of topics related to education and parenting, and uncover insights into how we can all deal with the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19. So strap in and enjoy the show!
Roshni Santosh is a nomadic Creative who is always on the lookout for interesting opportunities in the fields of design and education. She is the co-founder of Launchspace (www.launchspace.in) - a company that is working towards making innovation and entrepreneurship skills accessible to students across the country. She also loves to process information visually and archives her visual note-taking projects @visualchronicler on Instagram.
In this episode we cover plenty of ground - the importance and neuroscience of visual learning, the impact that visual learning can have on information processing, retention and memory, how she plans to bring about positive change in education and her belief that immersive learning experiences are the future at every stage of education.
This episode is packed with insights into how we can make education more delightful for everyone!
In this episode, we talk to Anish Malpani, who is a social impact entrepreneur based out of Mumbai, India. Anish used to work as a corporate finance specialist in New York City. Life was good, and so was the money, but while living the NYC life, he would often feel depressed. This caused him to rethink what he wanted to do with his life. After much thought, deliberation and introspection, he realised that he would feel a lot more fulfilled if he was working for impact, rather than just money. This realisation led him to devising his own 'custom MBA', in the pursuit of which he lived in 3 different countries over 2.5 years, worked with social impact start-ups around the world and thereby learned a lot about social impact, entrepreneurship and people.
This is a must listen episode for anyone considering a change in career, and also to those who want to pursue mid-career upskilling without going down the well trodden route of an MBA or similar program. These days there are many ways to learn new skills, and Anish lets you in on some of the strategies he used to get ready for the next stage in his career.. So buckle in and enjoy the next 38 minutes!
You can find Anish on Twitter and on his website.
Darren is a 16 year old developer from Arkansas, USA. We have been following Darren on Twitter for a while now and his story is intriguing as it is inspiring. In this episode, we get into the Darren's heads to learn about how he approaches learning and school, coding, his projects and his plans for the future (No, University is not on the cards at this point). This episode is sure to give you an enlightening perspective into the mind of a self-taught coder who has been home-schooled all his life.
Darren's website is www.darrenfinch.com, do go look him up!
In this episode, Darshan and Ryan talk about an aspect of life that children encounter very often - Money. Despite the all-pervasive nature of money in a child's life, we rarely talk to children about money. School curricula also have thus far ignored the concept entirely. We tackle the historical and philosophical reasons for this, and also talk a little about how to make children more mindful about the importance of gratitude and to appreciate what they have in life. And by extension, to help others if they feel that they are in a position to do so. We would love to hear your thoughts, so do message / write in with your views! Happy Listening!
Welcome to Episode 1 of the Tinkerbola show! In the first episode, I think aloud about how our ability to adapt to new situations is so important in an uncertain world, and what we as educators can do to prepare children better to handle this uncertainty. Especially these days, where every week seems to bring its own set of challenges. Happy listening, and I'd love to hear what you think!