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Godfrey Parkin

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…

12 min readOct 4, 2022

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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…

8 min readMay 31, 2021

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It’s Time Ageism Got Old

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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…

7 min readMay 3, 2021

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Reframing the Education Challenge in Developing Nations

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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…

10 min readAug 12, 2020

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Future Education: Analytics Trump Examinations in Gamified Elearning

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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…

22 min readJun 30, 2020

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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…

12 min readOct 18, 2019

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

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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…

6 min readMay 22, 2019

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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…

7 min readFeb 20, 2019

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

Traditional Social Media Implodes

11 min readJul 23, 2018

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

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Enlightened Leaders Can Thrive in Disruption

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

4 min readJul 20, 2018

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Enlightened Leaders Can Thrive in Disruption

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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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