Future Shapers! (The Podcast)
Future Shapers! (The Podcast)
Podcast Description
Long-time sustainability executive Tod Gimbel talks innovation for sustainability with some of the leading minds for people + planet.
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Content Themes
Episodes revolve around themes like environmental entrepreneurship, corporate sustainability, and the integration of technology in sustainability education. For instance, discussions with Valerian Fauvel cover transforming corporate practices through AI and education, while Sruthi Viswanathan focuses on ethical AI solutions for sustainability and mental health, showcasing a commitment to addressing complex sustainability challenges.
Long-time sustainability executive Tod Gimbel talks innovation for sustainability with some of the leading minds for people + planet.
What does it really mean to be AI-ready? Kristi Marchesani and Craig Vezina talk with Ethan Wiechmann, Director of CF CAPS (Center for Advanced Professional Studies) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, about what happens when high school students leave the classroom and take on real projects for real clients in their community.
Ethan explains how CAPS builds durable skills through project-based, community-based learning, and why students arrive confused about AI: told it's cheating at school, then told by industry partners they should have used it. Along the way: a design sprint to revive a struggling local mall, a mascot history that AI got confidently wrong, and the two pitfalls Ethan sees most (over-promising, and going wider instead of deeper).
”Ideas are cheap. We have to follow through and provide value.” (Ethan Wiechmann)
00:00 Welcome and catching up
03:53 Meet Ethan Wiechmann
09:16 What CAPS is
15:30 What makes Ethan hopeful about this generation
21:06 The mall design sprint and mixed messages about AI
29:44 What does an AI-ready young person look like?
32:16 Designing the school of the future
34:06 Why basic skills still matter
46:35 Pitfalls: over-promising and going wide instead of deep
51:53 Wrap-up
The Spaceship: https://www.thespaceship.org
CAPS Network: https://yourcapsnetwork.org
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