#10 The power of making bold suggestions

26/05/2025 1h 6min Temporada 1 Episodio 10

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Guest: Adam Montandon - TEDx Odense, Innovator & EducatorIn this vibrant and wide-ranging episode of Reconnected Dots, host Thomas Berg reconnects with the wildly creative and wonderfully curious Adam Montandon... a British-born innovator, educator, public speaker, and TEDx curator known for turning imagination into action.From their first meeting during a filmed COVID-era learning program to collaborating on TEDx events and radical university courses, Thomas and Adam reflect on a shared passion for shaking up education, living with curiosity, and building a life worth talking about.This conversation is a kaleidoscope of insights, playfulness, and personal stories that challenge the norms of learning, living, and leading. Whether you're a rebel educator, curious student, creative entrepreneur, or just wondering what’s next... this episode will spark something in you.🎧 Tune in and get inspired to live an interesting life... one that writes unforgettable stories.Highlights include:Adam’s journey from professional bubble-blower to “ideas midwife”How fun, imagination, and play can be serious tools for learningWhy many of today’s students (and adults) are looking for permission to do things differentlyThe wild success of his summer course "Engineering Imagination" – a course no one quite understood but everyone wanted in onAdam’s hilarious and profound “ice cream” metaphor for life purposeWhat TEDx speakers have in common (it’s not what you think!)How we can meet people as who they’re becoming, not just who they areThe power of making bold suggestions, even without a clear planFind Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammontandon/