Educating for Sustainable Futures

In this bonus episode Dr. Sean Leahy talks about the importance of educating for sustainable futures, discussing the opportunities and challenges. Dr. Leahy explores the urgency created by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the need to prepare for the uncertainty by engaging in futures thinking and other futures methodologies. 

In this episode Dr. Leahy discusses:

• Elements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and what set it apart from the previous three.
• Disruptions and global mega trends
• Three pressing Challenges of FIR - building upon the work of Klaus Shwab (Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution)
• Preparing for Uncertainty
• Futures Studies
• Futures Thinking
• Working towards UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals

The Learning Futures Podcast is jointly produced by Enterprise Technology and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.