Best Evaluate Amp Conversate Podcasts (2025)

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Outgrowing Modernity - A Conversation with Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Andreotti, Giovanna de Oliveira Andreotti and Manda Scott 1:30:43

24d ago1:30:43

1:30:43

To mark the moment and celebrate the release of Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Andreotti's new book 'Outgrowing Modernity: Navigating Complexity, Complicity, and Collapse with Accountability and Compassion', we are so happy to be able to bring you this fantastic episode! It is the sequel to Vanessa's 'Hospicing Modernity', which was published in 2021 …

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Reimagining Development - A Conversation with Dr Uma Pradhan and Dr Peter Sutoris 39:23

1M ago39:23

39:23

What it means to be an educated person or have an educated population as a country is a big part of what informs the decisions around industrial, economic and education policy. But built into these questions are some fundamental assumptions about what it means to make progress or be developed as a society. And beneath that particular values about w…

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Sparking Curiosity and an Ethic of Care Across Continents - A Conversation with Ramji Raghavan 42:36

1M ago42:36

42:36

As I explore different aspects of the education transition that we need globally, and is emerging, it is increasingly clear that schools (or what might replacement them) won't be the only thing required. There is a huge amount of possibility and power in a broader ecosystem of organisations and networks taking different roles in enabling a more cre…

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Going Back to First Principles to Replace "School" - A Conversation with Dr Kapono Ciotti 42:28

2M ago42:28

42:28

If we are going to radically rethink and perhaps replace schools as the dominant institutions of education, what are the first principles questions that we should be asking? And what is the cultural rootedness and traditions that might provide a sense of guidance for these questions? I can't think of a better person to be exploring this with than D…

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Making Meaning, Not Making Sense - A Conversation with Sam Crosby 55:58

2M ago55:58

55:58

In the business of education someone telling you that something doesn't make sense is usually the moment to step in and explain, support and resolve the confusion. Helping young people make sense of the world Is our job isn't it? But what if making sense sometimes gets in the way of making meaning?! What is our job as educators in creating opportun…

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Evaluating Competencies to Go Beyond Education - A Conversation with Michaela Horvathova 41:42

2M ago41:42

41:42

“Are we valuing what we measure or measuring what we value?” It's probably a familiar question to many of you. And this week we're taking a detailed and reflective look at the role of measuring complex competencies in our schools, as this is often a big part of the discussion about what needs to change in formal education. In previous episodes (Ep7…

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Learning to Relearn - A Conversation with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah 41:02

2M ago41:02

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This week it is a huge pleasure to be able to bring you this cross-over episode with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah and his fantastic channel, #IdentityTalk4EducatorsLIVE (https://www.identitytalk4educators.com/podcast). Kwame's work is full of insights gained through his own practice as a maths teacher and educational coach and consultant, and through his ove…

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Shifting the Dark Matter of Education - A Conversation with Indy Johar and Adam Purvis 1:16:48

3M ago1:16:48

1:16:48

Which places might be the first movers in a radical educational shift? And by radical in this conversation we're not talking about small tweaks in the types of individual competencies and credentials we optimize for in our current version of schools. But a completely different set of logics, values, meaning and purpose for what education could be, …

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Ancient Wisdom Practices in Education - A Conversation with Bade Kucukoglu and Satheesh Namasivayam 46:48

3M ago46:48

46:48

This week, we're diving deep into a conversation that bridges ancient wisdom and modern learning. Joining Tim are two incredible thinkers and practitioners, Satheesh Namasivayam and Bade Kucukoglu. We explore how ancient wisdom practices—from dance, to creative arts, ritual and community performance —can inform and inspire us to create different ki…

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S4. Ep.13 Interview w/ Haley White of K9 Ethix - DTP 1:25:13

3M ago1:25:13

1:25:13

In this episode, Mariano and Brent sit down with Haley White of K9 Ethix—a professional dog trainer whose journey from the world of ballet to behavior work offers a powerful example of passion, resilience, and purpose. Haley opens up about her path from being a dog enthusiast to launching her own training brand, and how she navigated major life tra…

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Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems - A Conversation with Adam Kahane 45:08

3M ago45:08

45:08

This week, it's a huge pleasure to welcome Adam Kahane onto the podcast to talk with Tim about the everyday habits and radical engagement that young people as well as educators and leaders, at all levels of our education systems, can learn in order to do the coordinated and constant work of transforming systems. Adam Kahane is a Director at Reos Pa…

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We Need More Embodied Education! A Conversation with Arawana Hayashi, Prof Guy Claxton, Dr Akhil K. Singh, Emily Poel and Caroline Williams 1:13:04

3M ago1:13:04

1:13:04

This week we're exploring embodiment science in education with some of the worlds leading embodiment practitioners and cognitive scientists! We believe that this is one of the most important shifts happening in education globally, which is simultaneously so simple, and yet so hard to budge given the depths of the tendencies towards disembodiment, e…

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The End of Education as We Know It? - A Conversation with Dr Ida Rose Florez 58:43

3M ago58:43

58:43

The idea that schools simply deliver objective and neutral knowledge and skills to our young humans is a complete myth. In fact, with the amount of time that we spend in them over the course of our early lives, schools are incredibly good at conditioning us into particular sets of assumptions about the way the world works. My guest this week, Dr Id…

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Learning with a Thousand Brains - A Conversation with Dr Viviane Clay 44:09

4M ago44:09

44:09

After learning about the amazing work of my guest this week, I had an idea that I wanted to test out. Perhaps our current obsession with Large Language Models is revealing of our historic obsession with a narrow cognitivist view of how human learning happens (and, therefore, how schooling is structured)?! Memorise the largest possible bank of stati…

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Why Change in Education is So Hard (But it Doesn't Have to Be) - A Conversation with Dr James Mannion 42:45

4M ago42:45

42:45

This week, we're thinking about how change happens, or more often doesn't happen in formal education! What are the practical approaches that education leaders and policy-makers sometimes miss when they are initiating change management and innovation processes. This week we welcome back Dr James Mannion to the podcast, in light of the recent publica…

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Are Schools Harming our Young People? A Conversation with Dr Naomi Fisher 47:15

4M ago47:15

47:15

A huge part of the shifts we want to see in schools and in education more broadly is more agency, choice-making and self direction for young people. There is an increasingly compelling story about why this is important for them, as well as for the kinds of challenges we're facing in local communities and national and global society. But sometimes w…

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Celebrating 5 years of the Future Learning Design podcast! 17:08

4M ago17:08

17:08

This week, we are celebrating 5 years and 193 episodes since going live with Episode 1 in April 2020! You can hear Tim's reflections, as well as clips from previous episodes with Marie Battiste (Ep154), Nora Bateson (Ep116), Roland Kupers (Ep 185), Wakanyi Hoffman (Ep 157), Carl Mika (Ep179), Nolita Mvunelo & Matias Lara (Ep190), Zineb Mouhyi (Ep18…

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Are we Educating Citizens or Consumers? A Conversation with Jon Alexander 44:33

5M ago44:33

44:33

Are we educating young people as consumers? Have educational institutions become service providers in the consumer economy of educational products? Or are we educating young people as citizens - of their local communities, nations and the planet? If so what does that mean for how we engage them in the processes of living and working together, makin…

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Unconditioning our minds so we can think differently about "school" - A Conversation with Manish Jain 51:49

5M ago51:49

51:49

Is it possible to unlearn the conditioning of our minds, that many of us who have had traditional educations have experienced, such that we can think differently about what an education could be? This week's guest has seen both sides of this experience, and is weaving incredible communities and new institutions all over India and the world! Manish …

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Young People Are Tackling Systems Change! A Conversation with Nolita Mvunelo, Matías Lara and Vanessa Terschluse 44:27

5M ago44:27

44:27

As I often say we radically underestimate young people and what they are capable of. They are asking to be involved in the critical conversations about systems change. And not only that they are also building their own capabilities for and with each other about how to engage with it's systemic issues. So it's a huge pleasure this week to be speakin…

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Is Systemic Change in Education Possible? A Conversation with Alex Beard 45:04

5M ago45:04

45:04

There are very different ways of 'doing' education all around the world and my guest this week has spent many years exploring and deeply understanding many of them. As Alex Beard highlights in this conversation really powerfully, "does the purpose match the how or the process?" And how does this align with the values of the communities involved? Wh…

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The CANIS Pro Series - Don't Hate! ...EVALUATE! - Tips for conducting a training/behavioral assessment 20:45

5M ago20:45

20:45

On this episode of the CANIS Pro Series, host Brent LaBrada emphasizes the essential role of behavioral assessments in dog training. Before any training begins, understanding a dog's unique behavior is crucial for creating a customized and effective plan. Brent takes listeners through his process of evaluating a dog and their family, from assessing…

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An Education for Transforming Self, Society and Business? A Conversation with Otto Scharmer 43:14

6M ago43:14

43:14

As you will know if you've listened to previous episodes, this podcast is really about the central question of the kind of education (formal and informal) that we need to support and enable us all, but most importantly our young people, to transition effectively through this historical period of massive flux and change. There are many people around…

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Navigating Educational Futures in the Present - A Conversation with Bill Sharpe 44:23

6M ago44:23

44:23

With the so many prevailing stories of uncertainty around for everyone, our roles as educators supporting young people and colleagues to know how to navigate it can be overwhelming! As Thea Snow said on a recent episode, feeling safe in uncertainty is hard. But this is where perhaps we can all learn from the wisdom of those with expertise in future…

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S4. Ep.10 Interview w/ Jacob Morgan of Yorkshire Canine Academy - DTP 1:16:16

6M ago1:16:16

1:16:16

Interview w/ Jacob Morgan of Yorkshire Canine Academy In this episode of the Dog Trainers Podcast, Mariano Alvarez and Brent Labrada sit down with Jacob Morgan from Yorkshire Canine Academy to explore his journey from professional rugby player to successful dog trainer. Jacob shares how mentorship, strategic content creation, and a strong personal …

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Can We Make Spaces for Knowledge Systems to Coexist, Without Duress? - A Conversation Prof. Catherine Odora Hoppers 36:11

6M ago36:11

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As you will have heard on many previous episodes of the podcast, with Marie Battiste, Carl Mika, Wakanyi Hoffman, Vanessa Andreotti and others, understanding the ways in which our colonial schooling systems have propogated one particular way of knowing our world, and excluded and often violently suppressed many others is something that I care deepl…

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Every Young Person Should Learn Complexity Sciences - A Conversation with Dr Roland Kupers 48:03

6M ago48:03

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Reductionism - the breaking down of complex phenomena into as many parts as possible to make them fully understandable - is everywhere. To some extent the whole enterprise of modern formal schooling is based on the promise of reductionism, as we break life down into subjects, concepts, facts, etc to be digestible by our young people. It has also en…

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The CANIS Pro Series - New Lead! Who Dis? - Mastering Client Phone Conversations 32:21

6M ago32:21

32:21

Episode Title: Mastering Client Conversations | The CANIS Pro Series In this episode of The Dog Trainers Podcast, Brent LaBrada introduces a brand-new segment: The CANIS Pro Series. In this first episode of the series, Brent dives into the crucial art of talking with new clients or leads who reach out to your business. A high percentage of dog trai…

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Young People are Reclaiming their Education and Making New Worlds Possible - A Conversation with Zineb Mouhyi 44:15

6M ago44:15

44:15

Everyone involved in education from young people to tecahers to leaders to policy-makers are being asked some really tough questions in these current times. Do the systems and institutions that we are working and learning in still serve us? Did they ever? And what are we being called on to do differently? This week, it was such an amazing pleasure …

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S4. Ep.8 Lead like a leader w/ Tyler Muto - DTP 1:25:57

7M ago1:25:57

1:25:57

Here’s a polished episode description for you: Lead Like a Leader ft: Tyler Muto In the final installment of our three-part series with Tyler Muto, we dive deep into what it truly means to lead—both in business and in life. Leadership isn’t just about authority; it’s about setting standards, leading by example, and fostering a culture of trust and …

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Organisations as Human Learning Systems - A Conversation with Thea Snow and Toby Lowe 50:41

7M ago50:41

50:41

In episode 181 with Robert Barnett, Rob and I were discussing the real constraints and difficult conditions teachers find themselves in as they try to prioritise the meaningful learning and growth of their young people. This week, we are taking a broader look at the kinds of institutional structures that might actually help rather than hinder these…

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S4. Ep.7 Method K9 Institute w/ Stephanie and Julius Vichinsky - DTP 1:33:28

7M ago1:33:28

1:33:28

Here's the revised episode description without emojis: Episode Title: Building the Future of Dog Training with Method Canine In this episode of The Dog Trainer’s Podcast, hosts Brent LaBrada and Mariano Alvarez welcome back Julius and Stephanie Vichinsky of Method Canine to discuss their latest venture—the Method Canine Institute—and the evolving l…

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Why Every Teacher Should Know About Ecological Psychology! A Conversation with Miguel Segundo-Ortin and Vicente Raja 43:20

7M ago43:20

43:20

As educators, a great deal of our understandings of what learning is has been dominated by behaviourist (check out previous episode with Carol Sanford) and cognitivist ideas, but what if our decisions about how we design learning environments, and think about pedagogy and curriculum had taken in ecological insights of Eleanor Gibson and James Gibso…

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S4. Ep.6 Communicate like a leader w/ Tyler Muto - DTP 1:58:33

7M ago1:58:33

1:58:33

Part 2 of 3 with Tyler Muto: Communicate like a leader w/ Tyler Muto In part two of our three-part series with Tyler Muto, we dive deeper into the essential leadership and communication skills that every dog trainer needs to succeed. Being a great dog trainer doesn’t automatically make you a great manager, and this episode focuses on bridging that …

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Meeting Every Learner's Needs - A Conversation with Robert Barnett 38:20

7M ago38:20

38:20

Systems change is a big phrase, which can mean a lot of different things to different people. Quite possibly the system doesn't actually change "up there" in the realms of national and trans-national policy-making. Perhaps it changes in individual classrooms with teachers choosing to do something different. I was so happy to sit down with Robert Ba…

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S4. Ep.5 Turning Dog Training into a Thriving Business with Will & Zack from Hayden - DTP 1:12:56

7M ago1:12:56

1:12:56

Turning Dog Training into a Thriving Business with Will & Zack from Hayden Episode Description: Dog training is more than just a craft—it’s a business. In this episode, Mariano Alvarez and Brent LaBrada sit down with Will and Zack from Hayden to explore the challenges that dog trainers face when it comes to marketing, sales, and time management. Th…

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Building Bridges for Systemic Change - A Conversation with Manda Scott 1:10:14

7M ago1:10:14

1:10:14

As Manda Scott's BRILLIANT podcast suggests, "another world is possible… we have the power of gods to destroy our home, but we also have the chance to become something we cannot yet imagine." This week's special episode is a joint podcast with Manda on her Accidental Gods podcast (https://accidentalgods.life/). In all of her shamanic work, bestsell…

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u|A - Teach Like a Pro: My 3-Step Guide 12:35

7M ago12:35

12:35

Episode Title: Teach Like a Pro: My 3-Step Guide Episode Description: Welcome to Untamed Academy—where trainers and dog owners come together to improve communication, sharpen skills, and master the craft of dog training. In this episode, Mariano Alvarez, owner of Untamed Dog Co. and co-host of the Dog Trainer’s Podcast, tackles an often-overlooked …

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Education as Anaesthetic, Learning Beyond Time and Space - A Conversation with Carl Mika 39:51

8M ago39:51

39:51

This week it was a huge pleasure to be able to welcome Carl Mika, Professor of Māori and Indigenous Philosophies from Aotearoa, the country now known as New Zealand. As you can probably guess from the title of this episode, this conversation with Carl went pretty deep pretty quickly! That's because underlying the most apparently basic concepts like…

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S4. Ep.3 Think like a leader w/ Tyler Muto - DTP 1:30:14

8M ago1:30:14

1:30:14

Dog Trainers Podcast: Think like a leader with Tyler Muto In this first episode of a three-part series, hosts Mariano Alvarez and Brent Labrada welcome the renowned Tyler Muto back to the show for an in-depth discussion about the skills dog trainers need to excel in their craft and businesses. Tyler shares invaluable insights into: Creating a clear…

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u|A - 3 Tips to Improve Your Communication Skills 13:17

8M ago13:17

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Episode Title: 3 Tips to Improve Your Communication Skills In this debut episode of Untamed Academy, Mariano Alvarez sets the stage for sharpening your skills and mastering the craft of dog training. Communication is a critical tool for every trainer, but it can be challenging to master—whether you're speaking to a group in a class or engaging one-…

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Supporting Disengaged Teens to Learn Better, Feel Better and Live Better - A Conversation with Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop 51:14

8M ago51:14

51:14

This episode is a fantastic conversation with 2 brilliant women who have been whipping up a storm this week with the release of their amazing new book The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better! Dr Rebecca Winthrop and Jenny Anderson chat with me about the disengagement crisis facing our young people and what we, a…

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S4. Ep.1 Improve your business model in 2025! - DTP 53:04

8M ago53:04

53:04

In this episode of the Dog Trainers Podcast, Mariano Alvarez and Brent LaBrada kick off Season Four by discussing the importance of optimizing dog training businesses. They explore key areas such as marketing, sales, and delivery, emphasizing the need to understand customer needs and experiment with services. The conversation also highlights effect…

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Schoolishness and Alienation - A Conversation with Prof. Susan D. Blum 46:44

8M ago46:44

46:44

It's a strange thing that the concept of school has become almost universal over the last few hundred years. If you ask anyone almost anywhere in the world, they will be able to describe something that looks roughly like a shared concept of school. But maybe it didn't have to be this way. Maybe it could have been different. This week the amazing pr…

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Humanising Education - A Conversation with Karima Kadaoui 56:56

8M ago56:56

56:56

We're ending this final epsiode of 2024 in a beautiful place with Karima Kadaoui sharing in some co-reflections with me about the trustful and humanising society that she is seeing emerge in Morocco and beyond. It became really clear to me during this conversation with Karima, that the way that we talk about the work we are doing is a really import…

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S3. Ep. 13 Happy Holidays, future plans, and the end of season 3! - DTP 44:55

9M ago44:55

44:55

In this festive episode, we reflect on an incredible year, celebrating milestones like the Kynology Shoot in LA, Brent’s new training facility, and unforgettable events like the Canine Conference and Kynology Event. We also thank our amazing guests and listeners for their support and share exciting plans for 2025 including starting season 4 of the …

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S3. Ep.12 Interview with Darshan Herrán - DTP 1:02:49

9M ago1:02:49

1:02:49

Co-hosts Mariano Alvarez and Brent Labrada welcome dog trainer Darshan Herrán. They discuss Darshan's journey into dog training, the importance of quality breeding, and the influence of growing up in a dog-training family. The conversation also touches on modern dog training techniques, the role of social media, and the significance of play in trai…

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“A Hopeful Education for the End of the World as We Know It”? A Conversation with Ginie Servant-Miklos, Raïsa Mirza, Will Richardson & Manda Scott 1:03:42

9M ago1:03:42

1:03:42

The inspiration for this end-of-year impromptu gathering came from a recent flurry of ‘Collapse'-inspired exchanges in my (un)social media feeds! This was prompted largely by Ginie Servant Miklos’ recently published and brilliant book, Pedagogies of Collapse: A Hopeful Education for The End of The World as We Know It (quoted in the title of the epi…

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S3. Ep.11 Interview With Dr. Melanie Uhde of Canine Decoded - DTP 1:11:45

9M ago1:11:45

1:11:45

Hosts Mariano Alvarez and Brent Labrada welcome Dr. Melanie Ude, a researcher and dog trainer. They discuss Melanie's journey from academia to dog training, the evolution of dog training perspectives, and the importance of asking the right questions in dog training and life. Melanie shares insights from her experiences, work with Canine Decoded, an…

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Creating New Institutional Architectures - A Conversation with Sir Geoff Mulgan 37:12

9M ago37:12

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Systems change, or in fact any change, in formal education systems is notoriously hard. Research and innovation across the sector has been historically weak. But as the stakes get higher for much-needed change, we have to get better at harnessing the collective intelligence of what we know, from young people to practitioners in classrooms everyday …

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