#43 How Gaming Can Make You a Better Problem Solver: An Interview with Jane McGonigal

In our interview with Joselyn Cousins, first generation college student and community development practitioner, you'll learn about Joselyn's journey as a first-gen student, two key mentors who changed her trajectory, and why she thinks college is essential.

Reimagining High School for a High Tech World: The Phoenix Coding Academy Description: We visit a new kind of high school that's blurring the lines between school, college, and work. In this episode, you'll learn about how a novel coding academy works in a large urban district, where the idea for the school came from, and why the kids love it.

In our interview with Nikhil Goyal (journalist, activist, and author of Schools on Trial), you'll learn about what makes him an extreme learner, whether he believes college still matters, and how his desire to see a more just world continues to motivate him.  

In our conversation with Alivia Blount, a Code2040 fellow, Data Analytics intern at Intuit, Winner of the 2015 USC "Hack the Gender Gap", and sophomore at UC Davis, you'll learn about how she pivoted into tech, what makes her an extreme learner, and the value of accidental mentors.

In our interview with Parminder Jassal (Learn & Work Futures Group Director at Institute for the Future), you'll learn about why she thinks the future of work and learning is already here, how to prepare for a world of automation, and why the future is coming faster than it ever did before.

In our interview with Jane McGonigal (Chief Creative Officer, SuperBetter Labs and Research Affiliate at Institute for the Future), you'll learn about how gaming can help you become a better problem solver, why games are transforming the way we lead our real lives, and how a brain injury lead her to some unexpected insights.

In our interview with Marina Gorbis, Executive Director for the Institute for the Future, you'll learn about how IFTF helps people imagine the possibilities of what's to come, how to spot signals of the future, and whether Marina thinks college still matters.

In our conversation with Jason Young, the founder of Mindblown Labs, you'll learn about how gamification can help millennials make better financial decisions, the importance of empowering communities, and why in today's world, college still acts as a gatekeeper for opportunity.

In our conversation with Kenyatta Leal, you'll learn about his transformative journey from former convict to management, how education turned his life around, and why ultimately, in life, there are no throwaway people.

In our conversation with Laurence Bradford, the creator of Learn to Code with Me, you'll hear about Laurence's own transformation from non-techie to programmer, techniques she uses to keep herself accountable, and how men and women differ, when learning to code.