‘EDUCATION Unchained’

As a preparation for my for my Pre-Conference Workshop on Wednesday (3/12) and Boardroom Dialog on Friday (5/12) at Online Educa Berlin, I am organizing a free Education Unchained Journey for registered OEB Participants. It will be an awakening in a new, disruptive paradigm for organizational development with one goal.

“Boost the learning and innovation power of education by
 unchaining the potential of students and teachers.”

Awakening or opening the mind for disruptive paradigms is the most difficult first step in learning. It will only happen after teaching and engagement between participants.  That’s why we recommend participating with a ‘Pack of 3 to 6 Participants’ and have discussions about the content after watching every story in the journey. Building a pack is the work of a Pack Guide. He or she will be our contact during the journey period.

Instead of writing a new book, I created a visual story with Stories and Poster Talks. With every Poster Talk, I want to awaken people into a new mindset for learning, working and innovation.

After so many experiments I decided to make 'Switch-3D, the Battle of the Smarts', the first story. The Story contains 3 Posters.

The first poster will introduce 'Switch 3D' to explain what is happening with the world and will introduce some new vocabulary to better understand the dramatic challenges we are facing.

The second poster will explain 2D-Smarting. After the Poster Talk you will understand why value based on discipline & intelligence is in decline.

The third poster will focus on 3D-Smarting. It will motivate why value based on passion and talents is the next step in evolution.

After listening to the 3 Poster Talks, you can participate in an engagement session guided by a Pack Guide. During this engagement session you can discuss the content of the Poster Talks. After the session the Pack Guide reports the results and we will add new material to the story based on remarks and questions.

The world is changing faster and faster. From a flat 2D-World to a chaotic and ever-changing 3D-World.

People, Teams, organizations, companies, schools and regions have to adapt to a 3D-World that is flooded with information and ‘unintended consequences’ caused by the negative impact of non-sustainable innovations in the past.

This video proposes a new canvas with an updated terminology to enable or facilitate the debate of the needed switch in how we organize learning & working.

2D-Education originated in a period with information shortage and technology restraints and this resulted in a 2D-Smarting Strategy with 4 requirements …

1. Provide Information

2. Demand Discipline

3. Focus on Discipline

4. Check the Copy

And although it proved its value in the past, today 2D-Smarting is killing our future.

I learned the hard way that our current 2D-Educational System with its 2D-Learning and 2D-Diplomas, is the main reason why organizations and companies have such a hard time in boosting real learning and disruptive innovation.

The outcome of our 2D-Educational System is not in the groove anymore with the needs of this 3D-Age. Improving this system is counter productive and will delay the needed transformation.

We have to transform 2D-Education, that was based on discipline and intelligence, into 3D-Education that will be based on passion and talents. 2D-Education is based on 2D-Smarting and 3D-Education will be based on what I call 3D-Smarting. 3D-Smarting will unchain our full potential.

Every Story ends with an engagement period to discuss the presented posters in the story. Engagements are planned and moderated by Pack Guides.

Experienced Pack Guides can customize or add engagement exercises to bring the awakening more in the groove with the needs of their packs. In this presentation I propose some engagement exercises.