Karen Pittman, partner at KP Catalysts and former CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment, joins us to talk about her work in developing models for holistic relationships between educators, parents, and learners.

Dr. Pamela Cantor, founder and senior science advisor of Turnaround for Children, joins us to talk about the impact of relationships and the measure of context in a learner’s life to redesign places of learning.

Todd Rose, author, co-founder and president of Populace, joins us to talk about the effect of collective illusions on social and learning ecosystems.

Emily Oster, author and professor of economics at Brown University, joins us to talk about how parents and educators can better use data for the benefit of children and learners.

Angela Duckworth, co-founder and chief scientist at Character Lab and author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perserverence”, joins us to talk about the concept of grit and its applications in education, parenting, and life.