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12 months, 40 countries, 100+ in-depth and fun interviews with education pioneers.
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Blue - pilot. Green - current location. Red - yet to explore.
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Why did you create this podcast?
We started this journey because we believe world's education pioneers deserve better storytelling.
There are so many incredible people doing valuable work to unf*^ck our education system but their effort and stories rest untold. Few of those who do share, have terrible production and design quality. It hurts.
What format does your podcast have?
Every episode is an intimate ±1h portrait of our guest. We strive to bring you the story behind innovative learning spaces, all around the world - what drives the team, what is their routine, how do they see the world, how do they solve challenges, how do they learn new things and much more. Every episode is accompanied with media documentation, community Q&A and other goodies.
How do you finance the world tour?
The total budget for 12 months of non stop touring and podcast production is 143939 Euro. Below you can find a breakdown of budget categories and projected sources of funding.
Budget breakdown
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How does it fit into the long term EQ vision?
experimentQ's mission is to make lifelong learning a global standard, in 3 stages:
- Become world's nr.1 storyteller and research lab focused on quantified human learning;
- Build the biggest community of self-organised learners;
- Create the lifelong learning iD protocol.
The podcast is a catalyzer for stage 1-2.
How can people help?
Hit us on Twitter or your social channel of choice and:
- Give feedback for the show or website improvements;
- Recommend podcast guests we should interview;
- Share your personal lifelong learning story;
- Join one of our community meetups.
- Support us on patreon.com/experimentQ
When like-minded people join their passion and resources there is serendipity. Thanks to my old friend Dirk van Haag, I was introduced to Kai Thierhoff of Thierhoff Consulting and Cologne Headquarters who in turn told me the story of Aktive Schule Köln, the alternative school his wife, Corinna Thierhoff, co-founded. I was extremely interested in how two business people and parents approach the challenges within our current education system, so I immediately showed my interest in recording an interview with them.