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Join us on a brief journey to discover more about who we are, what we're up to, and how you can help shape the future of learning!
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1. The Invitation
Why We Do What We Do
2. The Roots
Who We Are & How We Work
3. The Evolving Ecosystem
What We're Up To
4. Your Role in The Story
How to Get Involved
We are in a time between worlds
Education needs help to evolve
Traditional models of knowledge transmission, segregated by age and discipline, are insufficient for an increasingly complex world. Envisioning, creating, and sustaining a protopian future requires a dynamic, interconnected educational ecosystem where knowledge flows freely, with learners and educators closing capacity gaps & generating new insights.
Our Essence
What we're all about
Purpose
The chosen direction
To contribute to a sustainable and thriving society by realizing the future of learning.
Vision
The orienting destination
Relevant knowledge is within everyone's reach, co-created by a community stewarding the art, craft, and science of learning.
Mission
The path to get there
Fostering the evolution of an educational ecosystem, bridging learners and learning providers, promoting learning literacy, and generating learning opportunities.
From a Single Spark to a Global Ecosystem
A brief version of our origin story
Trainers' Forum was not designed by following a top-down blueprint but was born from a genuine set of needs arising from multiple overlapping communities. It began as an international and interdisciplinary gathering of young educators and has since grown organically into a global, self-organised community of practice.
Our Compass: The Values We Aspire To
The way we approach our shared purpose
Connecting Prosocially
Connecting and collaborating mindfully and compassionately, including all interested and
like-valued contributors.
Creating Sustainably
Operating ethically and responsibly, in a way that is sustainable from a personal, social,
and
ecological perspective.
Engaging Purposefully
Meaningfully influencing how people learn & educate through creative innovation, and
courageous
experimentation.
Showing up Authentically
Allowing ourselves to be sincere, open, and in integrity, extending each other trust,
especially around the unknown.
Exploring Curiously
Championing lifelong learning, cultivating a mindset of playful wonder, and embarking
on shared learning journeys.
Connecting Prosocially
Connecting and collaborating mindfully and compassionately, including all interested and like-valued contributors.
Creating Sustainably
Operating ethically and responsibly, in a way that is sustainable from a personal, social, and ecological perspective.
Engaging Purposefully
Meaningfully influencing how people learn & educate through creative innovation, and courageous experimentation.
Showing up Authentically
Allowing ourselves to be sincere, open, and in integrity, extending each other trust, especially around the unknown.
Exploring Curiously
Championing lifelong learning, cultivating a mindset of playful wonder, and embarking on shared learning journeys.
Our Methodological Foundations
Essential principles informing our approach
Evidence-Based
Evidence-Based
Scouting for and synthesizing methodologies to support learning & development, both from modern, evidence-based recommendations and literature reviews, as well as reverse engineering time-tested nuggets of wisdom and rituals that simply work.
Epistemological framework →
Human-Centered
Human-Centered
We place the learners at the heart of the educational experience, helping them develop ideas, skills, mindsets, and roles during the session, as well as supporting development, transfer, and attainment of personally relevant goals.
Highlighted methodology →
Systems-Inspired
Systems-Inspired
We recognize that education is not an isolated experience but is constantly unfolding in nested complex systems. We draw on systems and network thinking to help design interventions and contexts, to generate lasting, positive, and prosocial change.
Applied evolutionary science →Let's Talk!
We're thrilled you stayed with us till the end
The journey to realize the future of learning is already well underway, and we don't need to part ways just yet. If this is something you care about and are willing to contribute to, we already consider you a part of our tribe.
Welcome.
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