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Education in the time of uncertainty

Education in the time of uncertainty

Bart Simpson in detention correcting the grammar of Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ song . The song is a protest song that criticises British rigid and controlling schooling system in the 50s.

Living in uncertainty

The rise of digital technology has fundamentally changed the way we live, work and communicate. The “tidal wave” of Artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printers, augmented and virtual reality is now the reality that is making the major transformations in a workplace sector. Not to mention globalisation: fast transportation allows us to live and work in different countries; digital communication helps us to engage with our partners and colleagues across the globe. In the meantime, while the Web and technology are changing many important functions of modern society, education remains modelled on an approach developed hundreds of years ago. It has been slow as we have been reluctant to transform the critical task of educating the next generation of citizens and leaders. According to World Economy Forum Study 85 % of jobs that we will have in 10 years do not exist yet. So how do we prepare ourselves and future generations for the ‘uncertain’?

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Year 2017: Shoutout to art & architecture that will save the world

Year 2017: Shoutout to art & architecture that will save the world

Artwork by Barbara Kruger.

In 1963, the famous Dutch architect Constant Nieuwenhuys wrote: ‘’The future homo ludens (playing man) will probably be a normal man. His main activities will be focused on the construction of reality, whilst freely creating the world without the hardships or struggle for existence. It should give rise to the revolution of public behaviour. If man becomes independent of work, he will not be attached to one place, he will not have to settle down. He will be able to move freely, to change surroundings and to expand his territories. His relationship with space will be as free as that with his time’’ (daniel Herman, Constant’s new Babilon, Artbyte, March-April, 2000

While watching the world going mental, I remembered one weekend last year that made me think that despite all political hassles the future is brighter than ever. It was that one weekend in Venice exploring Architecture Biennale.

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