The Learning Economy

PepsiCo turns to Minecraft for employee training

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PepsiCo turns to Minecraft for employee training

The multinational firm has incorporated aspects of the video game Minecraft in its digital training programme, the Lean Six Sigma (LSS), in a bid t...

Technology : Workplace : Minecraft

Foodpanda upskills its riders via e-learning

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Foodpanda upskills its riders via e-learning

Food delivery service Foodpanda is supporting its drivers in upgrading their skills through a new e-learning initiative.

Food And Drink : Retail : Food Delivery Services

Scattered Schools

Micro Trends

Scattered Schools

With remote studying the new norm, school is becoming something that is no longer a physical space but a dispersed learning experience.

Youth : Generation Z : Travel

It’s time to decolonise education, say Gen Z

Viewpoints

It’s time to decolonise education, say Gen Z

Galvanised by the Black Lives Matter movement, Generation Z are using social media to (un)learn behaviours and catalyse decolonised education reform.

Youth : Education : BLM

Dyson’s engineering challenges for kids in lockdown

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Dyson’s engineering challenges for kids in lockdown

Dyson has created a series of science and engineering tasks to help children stay entertained during lockdown.

Youth : Lifelong Learning : The Learning Economy

Workers are increasingly postponing their retirement

Big Ideas

Workers are increasingly postponing their retirement

US – According to the US jobs report, almost 19% of people aged 65 or over were working in the second quarter of 2017.

Workplace : Culture : Finance

MissionU announces industry-focused curriculum

Big Ideas

MissionU announces industry-focused curriculum

San Francisco – The programme is designed to give students the skills and experience they need to launch their career.

Educational : Digital : Technology

Vild Mad is René Redzepi’s wild food foraging initiative

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Vild Mad is René Redzepi’s wild food foraging initiative

Denmark – The aim of the programme and accompanying app is to educate people about how to bring naturally grown ingredients into their kitchens.

Food : Digital : Education

Advertising agency demotes its staff to interns

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Advertising agency demotes its staff to interns

Minneapolis – Solve is mock-demoting all of its employees to interns to enable them to develop new skill sets.

Advertising : Branding : Workplace

LeapLearner aims to empower China’s next generation of coders

Big Ideas

LeapLearner aims to empower China’s next generation of coders

Shanghai – The platform teaches programming skills beyond basic coding to prepare children for the future.

Digital : Technology : Culture

Mini A/D/O: Esther Bahne

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Mini A/D/O: Esther Bahne

The auto brand's new convergent space in Brooklyn, New York.

Civic Brands : Design : The Learning Economy

Big Ideas

While you wait

Massachusetts – WaitSuite is a new series of apps designed to help users make the most of time spent waiting on technology.

The Learning Economy : Language : The Focus Filter

Big Ideas

Booming beauty

Global – Despite falling sales in department stores, beauty retail is thriving.

Sephora : Beauty : The Learning Economy

Preview: Internet Age Media 2017

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Preview: Internet Age Media 2017

Barcelona – The latest Internet Age Media futures festival will explore The Renaissance of Utopias.

Media : Advertising : Culture

Tech preservation

Big Ideas

Tech preservation

UK – The UK government has announced its digital strategy for a post-Brexit nation.

UK Government : Brexit : Brand Educators

Big Ideas

Brand-led learning

Milan – The Yoox Net-A-Porter Group has collaborated with SDA Bocconi University to offer a fashion and luxury course to its students.

Yoox Net-A-Porter : The Learning Economy : Education

Curating conversations

Big Ideas

Curating conversations

Global – Facebook has developed a new platform that aims to create a healthy news eco-system.

Facebook Journalism Project : Facebook : Media

Viewpoints

Brand-ucating the next generation

With a prevalent skills gap in many sectors of the UK job market is it time for brands to step in and play a more active role in shaping their fu...

Brand Educators : The Learning Economy : Dyson

Tailored teaching

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Tailored teaching

London – Google and the British Fashion Council have launched a digital platform to attract new talent to the fashion industry.

Google Arts And Culture : British Fashion Council : The Learning Economy

Big Ideas

Grand tour

Italy – High-end brands are at the heart of luxury organisation Fondazione Altagamma’s new travel experience.

Fondazione Altagamma : La Fondazione Altagamma : The Learning Economy

Big Ideas

AI education

Global – Harvard Business School has joined the list of top business schools that have introduced AI to their syllabuses.

Artificial Intelligence : Education : Business

Learning to adult

Big Ideas

Learning to adult

US – The Adulting School helps Millennials to learn the skills needed for adult life.

The Learning Economy : The Adulting School : Millennials

Big Ideas

Talk to me

Global – Duolingo is using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to help students master new languages faster.

Duolingo : The Learning Economy : Chat Bots

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Money mission

Canberra – Commonwealth Bank of Australia is taking children on an intergalactic quest to help them make better financial decisions.

The Teleporters : M&C Saatchi : Gen I

Engineering the future

Big Ideas

Engineering the future

UK – The Dyson Institute of Technology aims to address the skills gap in engineering.

Dyson : The Learning Economy : Dyson Institute Of Technology

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