Inciting Imagination EDU Stephen Hurley
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Economist Milton Friedman once wrote, "Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around."
This series of conversations is based on the belief that, if we're going to have good ideas lying around, we need to nurture—even INCITE—imagination.
Join us as we explore with scholars, journalists, educators and policy thinkers about what it means to focus on imagination—in its many different forms and iterations!
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Autonomy Oriented Education ft. Dr. Aharon Aviram
Dr. Aharon (Roni) Aviram is a philosopher of education and education futurist at Ben Gurion University in Israel.
We gather today around his thinking about education change and, in particular, the idea of replacing the rather anachronistic approach to disciplinary education with what he calls an Autonomy Oriented Education (AOE).
We talk about the approach, the pedagogy involved and the assumptions that need to be challenged to navigate through today's turbulent education landscape.
Visit Dr. Aharon Aviram on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aharon-roni-aviram-948b217a/ -
From What Is to What if ft. Rob Hopkins
Rob Hopkins is a climate activist, community organizer and, most recently, the author of "From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want".
In this conversation, we talk about his own journey into thinking about imagination, the deficit of imagination in today's distracted and distracting culture and how we can work with each other in our communities to nurture and incite imaginative action.
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The Art of the Possible - Nurturing A Political Imagination ft. Steve Paikin and John Challinor
We often speak of imagination as something personal and difficult to see. In this conversation with Steve Paikin and John Challinor, however, we explore the idea of a political imagination: how to talk about it, where we've seen it in the past, and the challenges to nurturing a shared sense of imaginative energy in today's socio-political context. Despite the challenges, the conversation ends on a very hopeful note.
Steve Paikin is the host of TVO's flagship current affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Arguably of the most trusted journalists in the province, Steve also contributes to the conversations through his weekly podcast #onpoli.
John Challinor is a town councillor in Milton, Ontario, one of this country’s fastest growing towns. In addition to public relations and communications work, John also has many years of journalistic experience.
Learn more about Steve's work at https://tvo.org/theagenda
Learn more about John at https://johnchallinor.com
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A Prophetic Imagination ft. Dr. Walter Brueggemann
Walter Brueggemann is one of the most prolific and beloved Bible interpreters of our time. He is the author of over one hundred books and numerous scholarly articles and has the unique ability to bring that scholarship to those outside the academy.
In this conversation, we discuss the idea of the prophetic imagination which is also the title of one his most widely-read books.
Find out more about Dr. Walter Brueggemann through his website: https://www.walterbrueggemann.com/ -
Introducing Inciting Imagination EDU
Setting the context for Inciting Imagination EDU.