Nicole Dyson is an award-winning educator, has represented Australia as a delegate for the G20 Young Entrepreneur’s Alliance, and is the trail-blazing founder of Future Anything, which has worked with 1000’s of students and schools across Australia delivering entrepreneurial education to unleash the potential of young people.

Nicole trained as a teacher in the USA, UK and Australia and has held leadership positions at Queensland’s top-performing public schools, where she has repeatedly led the design and implementation of education system changes to support future-ready learning, placing young people at the forefront of co-designing learning experiences - exactly where they should be.

As Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

But what is the role of education in a rapidly changing world, and a world in which young people are facing uncertain futures fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, globalisation and exponential technological advancement?

In this conversation, Nicole shares her thoughts on the challenges of today’s current education approaches, which can default to an industrialised ‘chalk and talk’, ‘teach to the test’ model which doesn’t keep up with the real world, and increasingly sees students disengaging or dropping out of education altogether.

Compounding that disengagement is a generation of young people who are given scant opportunity to play, experiment and explore their passions and interests at school, and who in many instances are being raised by stressed out, low capacity parents, who have no idea how to support their kids' learning and future pathway development.

This is an episode for educators and parents out there who want to discover what rich and engaging project-based learning can look like if it is anchored in real-world and relatable educational experiences, and who want to excite young people again about transforming their talents, passions and curiosities into game-changing ideas that can - and will - make the world a better place.


Guest: Nicole Dyson
Links: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Website

Hosts: Sabina Read and Madeleine Grummet
Producer: Daryl Missen atPurple Wax

Human Cogs is available on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts or via our website.

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Nicole Dyson is an award-winning educator, has represented Australia as a delegate for the G20 Young Entrepreneur’s Alliance, and is the trail-blazing founder of <a href="https://futureanything.com/">Future Anything</a>, which has worked with 1000’s of students and schools across Australia delivering entrepreneurial education to unleash the potential of young people.
Nicole trained as a teacher in the USA, UK and Australia and has held leadership positions at Queensland’s top-performing public schools, where she has repeatedly led the design and implementation of education system changes to support future-ready learning, placing young people at the forefront of co-designing learning experiences - exactly where they should be. As Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
But what is the role of education in a rapidly changing world, and a world in which young people are facing uncertain futures fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, globalisation and exponential technological advancement?
In this conversation, Nicole shares her thoughts on the challenges of today’s current education approaches, which can default to an industrialised ‘chalk and talk’, ‘teach to the test’ model which doesn’t keep up with the real world, and increasingly sees students disengaging or dropping out of education altogether.
Compounding that disengagement is a generation of young people who are given scant opportunity to play, experiment and explore their passions and interests at school, and who in many instances are being raised by stressed out, low capacity parents, who have no idea how to support their kids' learning and future pathway development.
This is an episode for educators and parents out there who want to discover what rich and engaging project-based learning can look like if it is anchored in real-world and relatable educational experiences, and who want to excite young people again about transforming their talents, passions and curiosities into game-changing ideas that can - and will - make the world a better place.
<a href="https://www.madeleinegrummet.com/"></a> Guest: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicdyson/">Nicole Dyson</a> <a href="https://feld.com/about"></a>Links: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Future_Anything/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FutureAnything/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Future_Anything">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://futureanything.com/">Website</a>
Hosts: <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a> and <a href="https://www.madeleinegrummet.com/">Madeleine Grummet</a> Producer: Daryl Missen at <a href="https://purplewax.com.au/">Purple Wax</a>
Human Cogs is available on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/human-cogs-podcast/id1525840415">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/human-cogs-podcast#/">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1okDf71XeRCI5RnfxhC6OD">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvNjViYWY0NDctYTQ1ZC00YzE2LTg0ODMtYWJlYzAwNmEwYWM0L2FmZTc0NDMzLTA3N2ItNDA4Zi04NTIwLWFiZWMwMDZhYjJlZC9kMTdhNjM0NS0xM2EyLTQ0NjUtYmU4Zi1hYmVjMDA2ZGI1YjkvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwiowqf95uvqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg">Google Podcasts</a> or via our <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">website</a>.
Got some thoughts on today's episode you'd like to share? Join in the convo at insta <a href="https://www.instagram.com/human.cogs/">@human.cogs</a> Want to support our show? We will sprinkle you with loving kindness and all good things if you CLICK FOLLOW on Apple and Spotify! Or if you're really feeling it, please leave us a REVIEW. Thanks for listening!

What if the stories we hide are the ones that shape us most?

Human Cogs is the podcast that rips the veneer off everyday life to reveal the raw human truths that lie underneath our everyday lives.

Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, startup investor and ABC journalist and presenter Madeleine Hanger (Grummet), alongside psychologist and media commentator Sabina Read, each episode unpacks big ideas, untold truths and the messy magic of being human.

From life’s darkest moments to its most profound joys, our extraordinary guests share secrets they’ve never told, surprising insights into love, loss, success and identity — and the hard-won wisdom that just might change the way you live, think and feel.

If you're curious about what really makes people tick this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Subscribe now and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
🌐 www.humancogs.com

What if the stories we hide are the ones that shape us most?
Human Cogs is the podcast that rips the veneer off everyday life to reveal the raw human truths that lie underneath our everyday lives.
Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, startup investor and ABC journalist and presenter&nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/MadeleineGrummet">Madeleine Hanger (Grummet)</a>, alongside psychologist and media commentator <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a>, each episode unpacks big ideas, untold truths and the messy magic of being human.
From life&rsquo;s darkest moments to its most profound joys, our <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">extraordinary guests</a> share secrets they&rsquo;ve never told, surprising insights into love, loss, success and identity &mdash; and the hard-won wisdom that just might change the way you live, think and feel.
If you're curious about what really makes people tick this is the podcast for you.
🎧 Subscribe now and listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🌐 <a href="http://www.humancogs.com" data-start="1147" data-end="1192">www.humancogs.com</a>

Human Cogs Podcast

Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, hard-won wisdom and raw conversations about what's really going on in people's lives.

Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, journalist and investor Madeleine Grummet and psychologist and media contributor Sabina Read, each episode features raw conversations with extraordinary guests who lift the lid on their real lives to help you explore what you think you know about yourself, and the changing world around you.

Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.

Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, hard-won wisdom and raw conversations about what's really going on in people's lives. Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, journalist and investor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleinegrummet">Madeleine Grummet</a> and psychologist and media contributor <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a>, each episode features raw conversations with <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">extraordinary guests</a> who lift the lid on their real lives to help you explore what you think you know about yourself, and the changing world around you. Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.

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