At one of our first art workshops, there was a young student who barely spoke a word. He was immensely talented, but whenever I asked for his opinion, he would just shrug and look down at his work. The pressure to give the “right” answer was paralyzing. Instead of pushing, we just worked alongside him, […]
The great voyager Ibn Battuta famously said, ‘Travelling leaves you speechless, and then turns you into a storyteller.’ I have carried that thought with me through my own journeys across some 70 nations. Each new place, each new interaction, has served as a profound lesson, leaving me speechless in the moment, but equipping me with […]
A decade ago, when I founded my first company, the dream was to use technology to bridge gaps in opportunity. The promise of “EdTech” (Education Technology) was about access—using remote tools to bring lessons to students who might otherwise be left behind. It was a noble goal, and a necessary first step. Today, the conversation […]