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To Disrupt Inequity, Disrupt Education

If everyone the world over emerged from their teens with the creativity, critical thinking ability, and emotional intelligence of a…

Oct 4, 2022

To Disrupt Inequity, Disrupt Education

Oct 4, 2022

Godfrey Parkin

It’s Time Ageism Got Old

You’re in your fifties, or older. Though you’re only halfway through life your ability to progress in your career has ended. You’re not…

May 31, 2021

It’s Time Ageism Got Old

May 31, 2021

Godfrey Parkin

Reframing the Education Challenge in Developing Nations

You cannot solve 21st century problems using 19th century processes. Yet, too often, solutions to secondary education in developing nations…

May 3, 2021

Reframing the Education Challenge in Developing Nations

May 3, 2021

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Age of Awareness

Future Education: Analytics Trump Examinations in Gamified Elearning

A migration to analytics would bring efficiency to the education evaluation process. It would boost learner motivation. It would measure…

Aug 12, 2020

Future Education: Analytics Trump Examinations in Gamified Elearning

Aug 12, 2020

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The Startup

The Future of Education in Africa

If its primary purpose is to prepare the youth to thrive in the future, why is education entrusted to institutions so intrenchably wed to…

Jun 30, 2020

The Future of Education in Africa

Jun 30, 2020

Godfrey Parkin

Marx / Zuckerberg: Does Facebook Carry Within It the Seeds of Its Own Destruction?

176 years ago, Karl Marx was intrigued by how individuals are influenced by social institutions which grow to define society. In his view…

Oct 18, 2019

Marx / Zuckerberg: Does Facebook Carry Within It the Seeds of Its Own Destruction?

Oct 18, 2019

Godfrey Parkin

Real Disruptors Own the Future Unopposed

In our desire to be as headline-grabbing as an asteroid strike, everything new gets a “disruptive” tag. If you find yourself longing for…

May 22, 2019

Real Disruptors Own the Future Unopposed

May 22, 2019

Godfrey Parkin

Is Education Smart Enough to Change?

In education, much of what passes for disruption is simply hyped innovation — better ways of doing the same thing. The notion of…

Feb 20, 2019

Is Education Smart Enough to Change?

Feb 20, 2019

Godfrey Parkin

Why Chat Kills Social Media in Customer Relationships & E-commerce

Traditional Social Media Implodes

Jul 23, 2018

Why Chat Kills Social Media in Customer Relationships & E-commerce

Jul 23, 2018

Godfrey Parkin

Enlightened Leaders Can Thrive in Disruption

As technology-enabled behaviour changes turn markets on their heads, is it inevitable that organisations, companies and institutions…

Jul 20, 2018

Enlightened Leaders Can Thrive in Disruption

Jul 20, 2018

Godfrey Parkin

Godfrey Parkin

Strategist, digital trailblazer in marketing & education, author. Co-founder Britefire, MindZu. Startups in Zurich, London, Washington DC and Cape Town.

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