The LEARNABILITY Show

“TEDx for teenagers meets the Eurovision Song Contest meets the European Yourh Parliament meets the BBC” is how Cormac Walsh describes 4-Voices - an amazing movement which has grown from an acorn of an idea to taking over Stormont - the Northern Ireland Parliament - in just 3 short years. In this episode we learn what is 4-Voices, why it's being so successful and where it's going? About Co...

'Uniquely powerful', 'Miraculous' and even 'Life-changing' - these are just some of the expressions used to describe the Self Managed Learning programmes run by Strategic Development International (SDI) - programmes which take personal development into the 21st century. But what is it that generates such impressive results? Today we talk to Strategic Development Internation...

In a time when machines are getting more intelligent, what about us human beings? How do we live and contribute meaningfully? How will we develop our careers and coach our staff to be future-fit? How can we nurture our own sense of wholeness, so that we create wholeness in the world around us? Wendy Siew-Inn Tan is an entrepreneur, writer and speaker who has worked extensively with multi-national...

One of the most useful things you can learn is to speak a new language. But for many, learning a foreign language is too difficult and frustrating. In today’s show we talk to Simon Brampton - polyglot, language coach and director of Advantage Languages - who is about to publish his 3rd book on language learning 'The Personal Language Learning System' which helps people learn a new language...

Since the beginning of this year, the exponential rise of Artificial Intelligence has been impacting learning and development in many ways. But how? Can AI improve motivation, how is our relationship with AI developing? How is it changing the way we think? What can educators be doing now to ride the AI wave? How does an AI expert use AI to learn? To answer these questions and many more, in this se...

Since the beginning of this year - 2023 - the exponential rise of Artificial Intelligence has been changing the world of learning and development in many wondrous ways. But what makes AI platforms like ChatGPT and Midjourney so unique and why are they making such a difference. Today we’re talking to AI expert Brooks Cole and exploring the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence. Topics covere...

Kahoot! is an online platform that by uses elements, such as score-points, leaderboards and timed quizzes to create an immersive learning experience that is taking the world of education, training and communication by storm. But what are the best ways to get the most out of Kahoot? What’s the difference between Kahoot for schools and Kahoot for business? and what is a Selfie Kahoot? To answer thes...

To maintain their competitive advantage, many companies turn to online coaching and training, but how do training companies keep their own services up to date? In this episode of the Learnability Show, we talk to Meghla Najlah El-Haque, Learning Experience Manager for EUNEPA consulting about how to stay ahead of the competition in Learning and Development, what factors are important for online lea...

The gap between what kids learn at school and what they need to thrive in the real world is widening and there is growing pressure to reconnect schools to real world needs. In this episode, we talk to Mark Upton whose company Upto U Education Services helps teachers and leaders develop experiencial learning, set up new schools and help grow their core leadership skills. Topic covered: Experiencial...

For the moment, the brain is the most complex organism on the planet. piracy? But how does it work? How can we work with it instead of against it? And what does it have to do with piracy? In this episode, we talk to Lauren Waldman, aka the Learning Pirate who is a three times certified neuroscience expert and a science translator converting scientific gobbledygook into everyday language to help pe...

What issues will the world be facing in ten year's time? What skills will most help our children succeed when they leave school? And what is the motto of the Icelandic ministry of education? In this episode we talk to Dr. Stephen Harris who has taught his way through every kind of education from public to private to alternative. He describes himself as an adventurer, an explorer, a rebel and a...

The global corporate training market will soon be reaching 400 billion dollars. But what's it like on the inside of corporate training? What are the current trending training courses?  What are key skills for being a great trainer? To answer these questions on today’s Learnability Show, we talk to David Rigby, Managing Director of Smart Coaching and Training who is also an expert on diversity...

Humans have been cooking since the dawn of civilization and many of the normal foods we eat today such as bread and beer have recipes dating back thousands of years. So when it comes to learning to cook, where does tradition meet innovation? Today we talk to Francesc Balagué, the academic director of one of the newest cookery schools in Spain, the CIB - The Culinary Institute of Barcelona where th...

How motivated would you say you are to learn your subject? Would you be more motivated if you were trapped in a dark, damp room and learning was your only means to escape? In today’s episode we talk to Untold Play founder and Escape Room designer, Terry Pearce about Escape Rooms and Game Based Learning.  What is game based learning?  Why is it such a good way of learning? What are the 6...

How old do you need to be to get a university qualification? Twenty-one? Fifteen? How about 5 years old? Today we talk to the CEO of The Children's University and what they're doing to give recognition to the tens of thousands of children who go above and beyond to learn things that aren't taught in normal schools. Website: https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/ Helen's TEDx https://youtu.be/kuNSy...

Is compulsory education in reality counterproductive? Are we teaching children to dislike school by telling them what to study? What would happen if schools were a democracy where the children decided for themselves what to do all day? Today we’re going to talk to Luke Freedman who set up the democratic school Banana Mountain, where the students decide for themselves what they want to do.  Is...

Are we teaching our children the things they will really need in this fast changing world? Are academic subjects still valid or would children benefit more from focussing on soft skills such as leadership? Sallyann Della Casa has one foot in education and another in tech. She combines the two in her Human Skills Training company GLEAC whose goal is to make the world a better place in a way which i...

How lucky are you? How much is your life affected by luck? Is it possible to create your own good luck? In this episode we talk to Christian Busch, author of The Serendipity Mindset who teaches people how to find more money in the street, how to meet the love of their life and how to get offered a business deal too good to refuse. Website: www.theserendipitymindset.com Christian Busch: http://link...

We know that we learn better when we learn with others, but does that mean simply learning in a class, like we did at school or is there a better way of doing it? Today we talk to Ville Vuolle and Jukka Hassinen from the Finnish teacher training company Tiimiakatemia about how their specialised method of team-learning works. Tiimiakatemia Website https://tiimiakatemia.com/en/ Ville Vuolle LinkedIn...

What do you think of our current education system? Do you think there's room for improvement? If so, what do you imaging a better system would be like? Our guest today didn't just imagine it. He created it. Christopher Pommerening is the founder of Learnlife, a new kind of school adding to the learning revolution. Website Learnlife: https://www.learnlife.com/ YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.co...

Imagine a place where young teenagers could learn the skills they needed for life in the big wide world as effectively as possible. What would that look like? Our guest today hasn’t just imagined it, he’s created it. He’s the founder of the Self Managed Learning College near Brighton, U.K. where students impress everyone by achieving things they couldn’t have done in the standard education system....

For the last 100 years, the default methodology in our schools, colleges and universities is to turn up, shut up and do what you're told. But as new and better learning methodologies are embraced then new learning institutions are created, Today we talk to director of Teamlabs Barcelona about what makes it different and how it has achieved the highest employability rate of any university in Spain....

Whether you're self-employed or a multinational company, the ability to innovate is a key factor that will determine your successful future. But creativity and productivity cannot coexist. In this week's episode we talk to Innovation coach and corporate trainer Marc Mekki about how he helps people up their innovation game. Notes: Marc on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/marc-mekki-speaker-trainer-a...

The importance of physical, emotional and mental wellbeing for people in the workplace is now widely recognised. But in our schools, the concept still hasn't caught on: when a student suffers anxiety, stress or rebels, the idea is still held that it's a problem with the student rather than the school system. This week we talk to clinical psychologist and author Naomi Fisher about how school is a c...

Today there are many different options to traditional schooling: homeschooling, unschooling, alternative schooling. But what’s it really like to do these? And if money were no problem, which option would be the best? To answer these questions and many more today we talk to Alice Mattioli who's tried all of them and she’s going to share her firsthand experience. She’s also a finalist of the this ye...