3 episodes
Futures Lit with Jen Ross Jennifer Ross
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Futures Lit. is a podcast about literacy for the future, including the soft skills, knowledge and understanding that will help to optimise the way forward. If we’re imagining the future in uncertain times, we need to look outside the box and beyond our normal circle for ideas and solutions. This podcast is a conversation with individuals from diverse backgrounds, unpacking their origins and paths, and reflecting on how they perceive and approach impactful work in their own regions, communities, teams and industries. Each have imagined something different and made slightly unconventional choices. They share their stories and lessons based on experience.
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A conversation with Dr Nicole Garofano - PART 1 | Solid waste management & plastics research
In this episode I have a conversation with Dr Nicole Garofano about how she got into plastics research and what constitutes solid waste management. Nicole has had an interesting career journey and provides a little insight into how she got started, after ending up in Barbados in the Caribbean. Nicole explains what is involved with solid waste management and the issues it presents for small island states that have limited land availability. This episode was recorded in late 2016 at ...
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A conversation with Fiona Pakoa | Africa, work-life balance, calculated risks & willingness to fail
In this episode of Futures Lit, Jen Ross speaks with international education and development specialist Fiona Pakoa. Fiona grew up in Africa and Latin America. She then worked in Africa and the Pacific, before changing pace to create some work-life balance. Fiona re-invented herself in Australia in the international education sector, before later returning to work in Africa. The common futures literacy skills, which you'll hear weaving through Fiona's story, are the ability to take...
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Futures Lit Introduction
Futures Lit is a podcast about literacy for the future - the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to optimise our way forward. During 2020 the world hit pause. A lot of people pondered the big questions, including what is most important to us, how do we build back better and how we prepare for an uncertain future. The term 'futures literate' was coined by UNESCO and is described as a capability that addresses poverty of imagination - it's a skill that helps people imagine the ...