I interview Leyla Acaroglu, a social scientist, entrepreneur, and founder of the UnSchool of Disruptive Design, discusses why both learners and their teachers need to develop a different skillset to transform our future.
Designer, sociologist, sustainability provocateur, and 2016 United Nations Champion of the Earth, Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As a pioneer of creative change, she weaves together sustainability, design, and systems thinking to challenge the way people see the world. She is the founder of Disrupt Design, The UnSchool, and CO Project Farm.
Leyla Acaroglu was one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 Zurich Campus Seminar. This inspirational event for teachers, entitled “A Digital Transformation in Schools,” examined ways to shape the future of education and presented exciting model projects as part of Spotlight Switzerland.
Read the original article as published in Jacobs Foundation’s blog for Learning and Development (BOLD) in September 2019.