Podcast appearances and mentions of minerva project

What if you could completely reinvent higher education from the ground up? While most universities still follow a centuries-old model of lectures and tests, Minerva Project has created a radical new approach to learning that's challenging the status quo of higher education.Ayo Seligman, VP of Strategy and Design at Minerva Project, shares how this innovative organization built both a university and a technology platform that's transforming how students learn. From removing tenure track positions to creating a global rotation across seven cities, Minerva threw out the traditional playbook to focus on skills-based learning and practical application.Learn how Minerva positioned itself as a luxury education brand while disrupting entrenched Ivy League institutions, why their approach to learning through "deliberate spaced practice" could revolutionize corporate training, and how they designed their brand identity to reflect perfect imperfection. For brand leaders interested in driving transformation and innovation, Minerva's story offers valuable insights on building a challenger brand in a traditional industry.Key topics:How Minerva rebuilt education using first principles thinkingCreating a global learning experience across seven world citiesPositioning an education startup against 200-year-old institutionsUsing learning science to transform how organizations train and develop talentBuilding a brand that appeals to unconventional thinkersThe intersection of technology, education, and brand strategyLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.monigle.com/

Higher ed is at a crossroads, and Christine Looser is here to challenge institutions to rethink everything—from curriculum design to digital transformation. As a cognitive neuroscientist and Senior Director at Minerva Project, Christine helps universities craft student learning experiences that are relevant, effective, and experiential. In this episode, she and Dustin dive into the intersection of neuroscience and education, the power of digital learning tools, and how institutions can adapt to a rapidly changing world.Guest Name: Christine Looser - Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Minerva ProjectGuest Social: LinkedInGuest Bio: Christine Looser is a behavioral scientist at Minerva, where she was initially the first faculty hire for the business college. Christine built the team, designed curricula, taught brand strategy, led the business college, headed up our professional learning partnerships, and she now works on the business development team. In her current role, Christine helps other institutions make their learning programs more effective, experiential, and relevant for today's world. Her ultimate goal is to ensure that the way people teach aligns with the ways that brains learn. - - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.Attend the 2025 Engage Summit! The Engage Summit is the premier conference for forward-thinking leaders and practitioners dedicated to exploring the transformative power of AI in education. Explore the strategies and tools to step into the next generation of student engagement, supercharged by AI. You'll leave ready to deliver the most personalized digital engagement experience every step of the way.Register now to secure your spot in Charlotte, NC, on June 24-25, 2025! Early bird registration ends February 1st -- https://engage.element451.com/register

Send us a textJonathan Katzman, Director of Product Management at YouTube Learning, drives initiatives that leverage educational content across school, work, and life. Before joining Google, he served as the founding Chief Product Officer of Minerva Project, a pioneering university and ed-tech company offering accredited degrees and innovative curriculum design. Jonathan's career includes leadership roles in successful startups and major tech companies, showcasing his expertise in education and technology.Lisa Gevelber, Founder of Grow with Google and CMO for the Americas Region at Google, leads the $1 billion initiative that has empowered over 10 million Americans with skills to advance their careers. She also created Google Career Certificates, which have enabled significant upward mobility for half a million global job seekers. Recognized by Forbes Future of Work 50 in 2022, Lisa is a champion for equity and inclusion, leading efforts like Google for Startups to support underrepresented founders worldwide.

Sharan Singh, VP of Strategic Partnerships from the Minerva Project, joins the Pulse to explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on higher education. Recorded live at the ASU+GSV AIR Show, this discussion focuses on how Minerva is pioneering personalized learning experiences and shaping the future of educational models through strategic AI integration and partnerships.Key Takeaways:Minerva's Innovative Approach: The Minerva Project is at the forefront of educational innovation, using AI to tailor learning experiences and extend their impact through global partnerships.Potential of AI in Education: AI offers opportunities to overhaul traditional teaching methods, emphasizing personalized student engagement and efficient curriculum development.Navigating Challenges: While AI presents significant advancements, it also requires institutions to adapt swiftly to these changes to remain relevant and effective.Vision for the Future: The integration of AI could dramatically reshape education, making it crucial for leaders to proactively embrace these technologies.Leadership and Implementation Advice: Institutions should foster an environment open to innovation, engage directly with students in AI initiatives, and invest in new technologies to lead the educational transformation. - - - -Connect With Our Co-Hosts:Mallory Willsea https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallorywillsea/https://twitter.com/mallorywillseaSeth Odell https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethodell/https://twitter.com/sethodellAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Pulse is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too! Some of our favorites include Generation AI and Confessions of a Higher Education Social Media Manager.Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com. Connect with Us at the Engage Summit:Exciting news — Mallory will be at the 2024 Engage Summit in Raleigh, NC, on June 25 and 26, and we'd love to meet you there! Sessions will focus on cutting-edge AI applications that are reshaping student outreach, enhancing staff productivity, and offering deep insights into ROI. Use the discount code Enrollify50 at checkout, and you can register for just $200! Learn more and register at engage.element451.com — we can't wait to see you there!

On this episode of Digital Squared, Tom talks with Geoff Watson, President and Chief Business Officer at Minerva Project, a company working to revolutionize higher education. Together they discuss how building Minerva University has created a new model that they are now sharing with other open-minded institutions, the challenges and intentionality of systemic change, and the type of learning that technology can't replace.

Ben Nelson, founder of the Minerva Project, talks to Aldo about the meaning of innovation and the importance of purpose-driven reform in education. He emphasizes the need for institutions to have a clear mission and values that guide decision-making. Nelson explains the selectivity of Minerva University and its focus on nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world. He highlights the interconnectedness of society and the need for leaders with integrity to make responsible decisions in the age of AI. Nelson calls for a denouncement of the current educational system and a shift towards systematic thinking and ethical frameworks. Takeaways Innovation should be driven by purpose and outcome, not just for the sake of being innovative. Reform can be more effective than disruption when it comes to improving institutions. Education should focus on nurturing critical wisdom and preparing individuals to make decisions of consequence. The current educational system needs to be denounced and replaced with a value system that prioritizes systematic thinking and ethical frameworks. You can find more about the Minerva Project here: https://www.minervaproject.com Read more about Minerva University here: https://www.minerva.edu/     Big thank you to our sponsors:  The Code Zone: https://bit.ly/3UlspmU Cold Case Inc (use the code MESSY and get an exclusive 15% discount): https://bit.ly/3HN75PD Riverside (get a 20% discount by signing up via this link): https://bit.ly/3HCU4IC

"Hi, this is Jon Ossip, the composer and gamemaster for Worlds Away. Worlds Away is an actual-play storytelling podcast, where five close friends use role-playing games to create new worlds with our listeners. The episode you're about to hear is titled “The Minerva Project,” and is the first episode of our initial season, Convergence. This season takes place 250 years in our future, as humanity begins exploring the galaxy. After a conflict between Earth's unified Republic and its settlements on other planets, four citizens of Earth will lead the Minerva Project, a mission to reunite humanity and protect a hard-earned peace. But as their journey begins, the crew learns their true mission and faces a threat to our future among the stars. I'm really proud of this episode and how it introduces you to our four main characters, their backgrounds, and their secrets. If you like it as well, you can find the rest of the show—including a setup episode—by searching for Worlds Away right here in your podcast app. Thanks a ton for listening, and I hope you enjoy the adventure." cw: Contains references to violence Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IZMO3AOBk6lgM4Kz5rH-Dt90v7VkmJjbTT8pHQNT8t0/preview https://www.worldsawaypod.com Socials: https://www.instagram.com/worldsawaypod/

What if every student had access to the same high-quality educational tools? This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Ben Nelson to discuss higher education. Ben is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Minerva Project, a for-profit educational organization that created the non-profit Minerva University with the mission of reforming global education through an interdisciplinary curriculum and fully active learning pedagogy. Ben talks about how we can increase people's access to an elite education that prepares them for success as both professionals and citizens. Also, Ben responds to GPT-4 stories that reimagine what a “classroom” really can be.  Read the AI-generated stories for this episode here. Read the transcript of this episode here. For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all of the episodes, visit www.possible.fm/podcast. Topics: 4:54 - Hellos and intros 6:54 - Ben's elevator description of Minerva University  11:11 - How we absorb information and the concept of transfer in education  16:01 - The ways technology can deepen learning and remove biases 19:57 - ChatGPT in schools 25:37 - Responding to GPT-4's story about immersive learning using AR/VR 32:37 - How to push past typical higher education talking points 37:40 - Rapidfire questions, including a take on higher ed and public policy 45:06 - Debrief with Reid and Aria Possible is a new podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, each episode features an interview with a visionary from a different field: climate science, media, criminal justice, and more. The conversation also features another kind of guest: GPT-4, OpenAI's latest and most powerful language model to date. Each episode has a companion story, generated by GPT-4, which will serve as a jumping-off point for a hopeful, speculative discussion about what humanity could possibly get right if we leverage technology—and our collective effort—effectively. Possible is produced by Wonder Media Network and hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger. Our showrunner is Shaun Young. Possible is produced by Edie Allard and Sara Schleede. Jenny Kaplan is our Executive Producer and Editor. Special thanks to Diana El Azar, Surya Yalamanchili, Saida Sapieva, Ian Alas, Greg Beato, Ben Relles, and the team at LinkedIn Media Productions, including Justin Blumenthal, Hasan Ahmed, Keith Cheng, Eric Carlos, and Gabe Lomeli Jr. for video production on this episode.

Ben Nelson es un visionario y apasionado por reinventar la educación superior y esto lo ha llevado a ser fundador y rector de la Universidad Minerva, creando un modelo disruptivo de educación universitaria galardonado como el más innovador e impactante del mundo, buscando crear skills universales como problem solving, cómo tomar decisiones, etc. Y además es también chairman y CEO de Minerva Project. Por todo esto, para mí era tan importante hablar con Ben y escucharlo compartir su perspectiva del aprendizaje.Nelson también ha recorrido la industria de la tecnología, pasó más de 10 años en Snapfish donde se desempeñó como director ejecutivo desde 2005 hasta 2010, ayudando a construir la empresa desde el inicio hasta convertirse en el servicio de publicación personal más grande del mundo. Con más de 42 millones de transacciones en 22 países, casi cinco veces más que su competidor más cercano, Snapfish se encuentra entre los principales servicios de comercio electrónico del mundo. Nelson lideró también la venta de la empresa a Hewlett Packard por 300 millones de dólares.Antes de unirse a Snapfish, Nelson fue presidente y director ejecutivo de Community Ventures, una red de portales de marcas locales para las comunidades estadounidenses.La pasión de Nelson por reformar la educación de pregrado se encendió por primera vez en la Escuela Wharton de la Universidad de Pensilvania, donde recibió un B.S. en Economía. Después de crear un plan para la reforma curricular en su primer año de escuela, Nelson se convirtió en el presidente del Comité Estudiantil de Educación de Pregrado (SCUE, por sus siglas en inglés), un grupo de expertos pedagógicos que es el organismo de gobierno estudiantil no electo más antiguo y el único en el Universidad de Pennsylvania.Highlights de la conversación:1.- La diferencia entre aprender y recordar.Muchas veces confundimos ambas sin darnos cuenta, y Ben afirma que recordar algo no es necesariamente una forma de aprendizaje. Para aprender algo es necesario entender profundamente los conceptos, y por medio de este entendimiento puedes aplicarlo en algún contexto particular. Entender que en la vida surgen situaciones inesperadas y que repetir muchas veces no es una opción sino aplicar lo que entendimos a ese contexto específico, es lo que verdaderamente marca la diferencia entre aprender, y recordar.2.- Cómo desarrollar y evolucionar el concepto de “aprendizaje”.El problema actualmente de la educación es que a nivel medio superior y en universidades, todo es muy enfocado únicamente a temas ligados a tu carrera profesional, estás siempre en constante taladrando a esas áreas, y sales siendo un experto en todas ellas, pero al momento de salir al mundo laboral, te ves obligado a confrontar áreas corporativas que son igual o incluso más importantes que tu área de expertise. Después de todo este proceso de aprendizaje, nos volvemos más escépticos con lo que queremos aprender, y cómo esto nos va a ayudar en nuestra vida profesional.La manera para desarrollar y hacer evolucionar el aprendizaje y las áreas de Learning and Development en las compañías es hacer realmente eficientes los conocimientos que queremos enseñar.3.- La importancia de enseñar para aprender.Durante los últimos de 8 años, Ben notó que su capacidad para aprender se aceleró dramáticamente al entender que enseñar a otros a usar y realmente aplicar conceptos o cualquier aprendizaje en general en el día a día o de una manera útil, lo hacía aprender de una manera mucho más profunda y te hace poder aplicarlo en el día a día.Ben no se queda simplemente con el hecho de enseñar cosas y dejar que sus aprendices hagan por sí mismo, los hace aplicar todo para que realmente puedan ver el valor del conocimiento adquirido.Dare to Learn.https://diegolainez.com.mx/

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign. In partnership with American Student Assistance® (ASA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Stand Together and the Walton Foundation, the New Pathways campaign will question education's status quo and propose new methods of giving students a chance to experience success in what's next.  On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Mike Magee, the president of Minerva University. Previously, Mike spent time largely in edpolicy at Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island Mayoral Academies, and Chiefs for Change. Minerva University is a 10 year old independent, non-profit, accredited institution of higher education. It was formed in partnership with a venture-backed startup called the Minerva Project and incubated at Keck Graduate Institute. Links: Mike Magee About Mike Magee Twitter Minerva University Minerva Project Ben Nelson Forum Platform Minerva University Sustainability Minor Seabound Carbon Capture Master of Science in Decision Analysis Some of Mike's Favorite Poems: Emily Dickinson - I dwell in Possibility Gwendolyn Brooks - Boy Breaking Glass 

In this episode of Illuminate Higher Education, N2N Services CEO Kiran Kodithala speaks with Ben Nelson, founder and chancellor at Minerva University.Ben is a visionary with a passion to reinvent higher education through methods of learning that help students better retain the information they take in. The educational learning structure should be divided into three separate areas: the acquisition of information, experiential learning, and application in real world contexts.The way that most classes are conducted, people generally don't recall what happened in their classes after they've finished a test or assignment that they studied for.Memory comes for free when you deeply process information and apply it. When you make a user association, you retain it. Your mind doesn't remember information because you were tested on it — it remembers the information that you engage with.Despite the fact that Minerva University is unique and there's currently no other system of learning like it, the components that make it unique aren't that difficult. Now, they require a lot of work and different minds, and years of tuning, so the difficulty is actually the adoption and thinking through it. Listen to today's episode to learn exactly how Ben thinks through these learning processes.Connect with Ben Nelson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennelson3/Learn more about Minerva University at https://www.minerva.edu/This episode is brought to you by N2N's Illuminate App, The iPaaS for Higher Education. Learn more at https://illuminateapp.com/web/higher-education/Subscribe and listen to more episodes at IlluminateHigherEducation.com

Ben Nelson is the Founder of Minerva, and a visionary with a passion to reinvent higher education. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson began his tenure at Snapfish by leading the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million.Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities. Nelson's passion for reforming undergraduate education was first sparked at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where he received a B.S. in Economics. After creating a blueprint for curricular reform in his first year of school, Nelson went on to become the chair of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education (SCUE), a pedagogical think tank that is the oldest and only non-elected student government body at the University of Pennsylvania.This episode is brought to you by N2N's Illuminate App, The iPaaS for Higher Education. Learn more at https://illuminateapp.com/web/higher-education/Subscribe and listen to more episodes at IlluminateHigherEducation.comContact Ben Nelson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennelson3More information about the Minerva Project:https://www.minervaproject.com/To watch this keynote, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-c0cQYKLt4

Take away: The ability to see that there are multiple pathways to potentially correct answers is really the secret to effective interactions. College may no longer provide a return on the investment you make.    Action step: Work with your children and talk about what actually is life.   Money Learnings: Ben grew up as a son of a scientist.    Bio: Ben Nelson is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Minerva Project and the Chancellor of Minerva University. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson led the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities.   Nelson started Minerva in 2011 with the goal of nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world through a systematic and evidence-based approach to learning. Over the past decade, Nelson has built Minerva University into the most selective and effective university in the US, and has developed a business -Minerva Project- to share Minerva's unique approach with other like-minded institutions.   Nelson's passion for reforming education was first sparked at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where he received a B.S. in Economics. After creating a blueprint for curricular reform in his first year, the principles from which he drew to frame Minerva, Nelson went on to become the chair of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education (SCUE), a pedagogical think tank that is the oldest and only non-elected student government body at the University of Pennsylvania.    Minerva University and Minerva Project have been featured in WSJ, Forbes, The Guardian, The New York Times, EdSurge, Fast Company and more.      Highlights from this episode: Link to episode page   Ben talks about his strange relationship with money Spend most of his time in college trying to fix his University Talks about the Minerva Project and Minerva University The formula behind college rankings How do you enable confidence that you can come to a better conclusion because you understand your circumstances?  Minerva Project LinkedIn Minerva Project Twitter Minerva Project Facebook  Minerva University LinkedIn Minerva University Twitter Minerva University Facebook Minerva University Instagram Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom!   Thanks for listening!   Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/   Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro-appointment-15-minutes   If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul https://www.facebook.com/richersoul   http://richersoul.com/   rocky@richersoul.com   Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast   Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp NOTE: We had an audio challenge with this episode; Joe did not realize he was screaming into his mic and we can't fix it. Turn him down! In this episode, President Series #137, YOUR guest is Ben Nelson, Chairman & CEO of The Minerva Project & the Chancellor of Minerva University, YOUR guest cohost is Renee Seltzer, CEO of Ellison Ellery Consulting, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is The Charles Koch Foundation! What is the Minerva Project? Listen in to find out! Ben Nelson is the Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Minerva Project & the Chancellor of Minerva University. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson led the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President & CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities. Nelson started Minerva in 2011 with the goal of nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world through a systematic & evidence-based approach to learning. Over the past decade, Nelson has built Minerva University into the most selective and effective university in the US, & has developed a business -Minerva Project- to share Minerva's unique approach with other like-minded institutions. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edup/message

Todd Zipper, President of Wiley Education Services, welcomes Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Todd and Ben discuss how Minerva is evolving higher ed and preparing students for a fulfilling, lifelong career. By offering challenging curriculum, global experiences, and top-notch career development, Minerva's goal is to inform better leaders, smarter innovators, and more informed global citizens. Topics Discussed: • Why Minerva University is a reformer, not a disrupter • How to leverage social and experiential learning to provide the best outcomes for students • How courses and curriculum can build off each other to deeply engage learners • The importance of teaching transferable and practical knowledge • The future of learning and artificial intelligence • Why higher ed needs to focus more on education and engagement, not certification Guest Bio Ben Nelson is the Founder and CEO of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Driven by his passion to reinvent higher ed, Ben founded Minerva in 2011 with the goal of preparing exceptional learners. Before Minerva, Ben spent over 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from a startup to the world's largest personal publishing service. He served as CEO at Snapfish from 2005 to 2010 and led the company's sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to Snapfish, he was President and CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities. Ben received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He became the chair of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, a pedagogical think tank that is the oldest and only non-elected student government body at the University of Pennsylvania.

In Part II of our discussion with Ben Nelson, he shares information on the outcomes for the first Minerva graduates and how Minerva has diversified its business model with new partners for its platform and an extension to high school. He also provides his perspective on the changes likely to unfold in higher education over the coming decade and lessons for other entrepreneurs contemplating the launch of a higher ed start-up. David Finegold is the president of Chatham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part II of our discussion with Ben Nelson, he shares information on the outcomes for the first Minerva graduates and how Minerva has diversified its business model with new partners for its platform and an extension to high school. He also provides his perspective on the changes likely to unfold in higher education over the coming decade and lessons for other entrepreneurs contemplating the launch of a higher ed start-up. David Finegold is the president of Chatham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Part II of our discussion with Ben Nelson, he shares information on the outcomes for the first Minerva graduates and how Minerva has diversified its business model with new partners for its platform and an extension to high school. He also provides his perspective on the changes likely to unfold in higher education over the coming decade and lessons for other entrepreneurs contemplating the launch of a higher ed start-up. David Finegold is the president of Chatham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

In the first of two parts, we meet Ben Nelson, the charismatic founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Ben shares the fascinating story of how he was able to convince one of the leading venture capital firms in Silicon Valley to back him as a young entrepreneur with no background in education to take on the Ivy League and create the world's most selective university. Minerva attracts some of the most talented students from around the world who spend their 4 undergraduate years in 7 different leading global cities. Years before the higher education world was forced to move to Zoom by the pandemic, Minerva had figured out how to deliver high quality, live video classes globally delivering a radically different curriculum and educational experience than most colleges. David Finegold is the president of Chatham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of two parts, we meet Ben Nelson, the charismatic founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Ben shares the fascinating story of how he was able to convince one of the leading venture capital firms in Silicon Valley to back him as a young entrepreneur with no background in education to take on the Ivy League and create the world's most selective university. Minerva attracts some of the most talented students from around the world who spend their 4 undergraduate years in 7 different leading global cities. Years before the higher education world was forced to move to Zoom by the pandemic, Minerva had figured out how to deliver high quality, live video classes globally delivering a radically different curriculum and educational experience than most colleges. David Finegold is the president of Chatham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the first of two parts, we meet Ben Nelson, the charismatic founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Ben shares the fascinating story of how he was able to convince one of the leading venture capital firms in Silicon Valley to back him as a young entrepreneur with no background in education to take on the Ivy League and create the world's most selective university. Minerva attracts some of the most talented students from around the world who spend their 4 undergraduate years in 7 different leading global cities. Years before the higher education world was forced to move to Zoom by the pandemic, Minerva had figured out how to deliver high quality, live video classes globally delivering a radically different curriculum and educational experience than most colleges. David Finegold is the president of Chatham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Hamarsingen Stian Håklev forsvant ut av byen i en alder av 17 år. Etter en reise på kryss og tvers av verden kommer han tilbake med doktograd i samarbeidslæring og en unik arbeidsgiver. Som ansatte ved Minerva Project er han nå med på å disrupte akademia globalt. De får 23.000 søkere og velger ut 150 studenter. Disse får muligheten til å studere over hele verden i en ekstremt effektiv kombinasjon av egenutviklet digital plattform, metodikk, globale destinasjoner og ekstrem produksjon av læring. Blir de fremtidens globale ledere? I hver episode skal gjesten dele noe med dere lyttere. Stian deler podkastserien Awakening from the meaning crises med John Vervaeke. Du kan også lese mer om Minerva i Stians intervju hos Khrono. Dette er sesong 4 av PARK pod. Det er Lage Thune Myrberget fra StoryPhone AS som møter ulike samarbeidspartnere og aktører tilknyttet Hamarregionens günder- og næringshus - Park. Denne episoden er spilt inn 24. august 2021.

Students at Zayed University began a new bachelor's degree programme on Tuesday. It is the first stage in a plan to transform the way the Abu Dhabi university teaches students over the next five years. The course is designed to build skills in critical thinking and project management, alongside studies in entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence and social change. The programme is a tie-up with US education provider Minerva Project, called Zayed University X Minerva. "For the last 30 years universities have done an abysmal job at training their graduates for the present," Ben Nelson, the founder and chief executive of the Minerva Project, told host Kelsey Warner on this week's Business Extra. "We need graduates who are prepared for this world right now. And we have to acknowledge that universities fall woefully short in that order." He said Zayed University "not only recognised, but decided that they had to do something about it". Hosted by Kelsey Warner Produced by Arthur Eddyson and Ayesha Khan In this episode: Challenges and opportunities for students and recent graduates (1m 05s) Zayed University x Minerva partnership (2m 56s) The Minerva way of education (6m 54s) Future-proofing careers (12m 35s) Read more on our website: UAE jobs and salaries: who is applying and how much should they earn? Zayed University to transform the way it teaches students over the next five years Subscribe to Business Extra for free to receive new episodes every week Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean  

Is our divided political culture energizing or suppressing democracy? Former Nebraska Governor and US Senator Bob Kerrey and renowned chef, restaurateur and food activist Tom Colicchio join Billy Shore to discuss the politics of hunger, public education and the role of the citizen in democracy. “The real problem in the food system is [it doesn't] permit the kind of innovation that will produce a different outcome. You've got to create a system whereby the innovators who want to deliver healthy food have an opportunity to get in the door and be successful,” explains Kerrey. Colicchio agrees and talks about the insights he gained from his wife's (Laurie Silverbush) groundbreaking film about hunger in America, A Place at the Table. “People aren't hungry in this country because of famine, war or drought. We have enough food to feed people. We don't have enough political will to feed people,” he notes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is a brand? What is branding supposed to do? And can you control your own brand? In this Clubhouse Q&A, Chris is joined by Dr. Christine Looser. You might remember her from episode 109. Dr. Looser teaches marketing and branding, and is the head of business, at startup school, The Minerva Project. If you have any kind of interest in branding, then save or bookmark this episode. Because you will want to re-listen to it. The conversation gets brainy and there are plenty of SAT words throughout it. But it is a deep and fascinating dive into the concept of branding. Christine puts Chris on the spot (which is always entertaining) and the two delve deep into the evolution of our brains and culture to try and make sense of the phenomena we call a “brand.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Nelson's passion for disrupting education was first sparked during his freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Flash forward several years and following on the heels of a highly successful entrepreneurial career including 10 years at Snapfish where he helped build the company from startup to the world's largest personal publishing service, Ben brought his not-forgotten vision to life by founding the Minerva Project. Now ten years old, Minerva has become the disruptive force that Ben originally envisioned. In this episode of IngenioUs, you can hear my conversation with Ben including his take on the Minerva Story and why it has become such a powerful vehicle for reinventing higher education from scratch. To learn more about Ben and Minerva, see here. https://www.minerva.kgi.edu/people/ben-nelson/

This is a companion episode to our previous chat with The Minerva Project managing director, Ayo Seligman. We had a great follow up conversation with professor Christine Looser, but it felt too long and too complex for a regular episode. So we’re releasing it as a bonus. If you haven’t listened to Ayo's episode, then go listen to that one first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ayo Seligman is the managing director of brand and creative at Minerva Project. If you’re not already familiar with it, Minvera Project is an educational innovator that is redesigning the way people learn. Ayo tells Chris about graduating from UCLA’s design program and how starting a zine on the internet landed him a job at one of the most prestigious design firms in the world. Thanks to Gusto for sponsoring this episode. gusto.com/futur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we talk with Stian Håklev, who is the engineer/learning architect for Minerva Project. We talked about his origin story: diving open science, collaborative communities, and international development and connecting all these findings through Roam.What should get a page and what shouldn't, using references as an inbox and moreHis thoughts on Roam as a networked thought tool, and how it changed his thinking.Enjoy!Timestamps1:59 Stian Håklev's origin story4:13 Linux, programming and open source5:48 Academic citations in multiple Chinese journals6:47 How can we support self learners and collaborative learning? PhD and pedagogical theories9:30 Minerva Project and rethinking undergraduate education11:54 Introducing Roam into Stian's PhD reading workflow14:06 Building the Frankenstein of Roam Research18:31 How Stian Håklev uses Roam Research: From manual linking to using the tool VIDEO: Reproducing PhD reading workflow with Roam Research by Stian Håklev21:58 The Daily Pages concept and design affordances23:30 No friction when starting from daily pages, and references as an inbox27:13 There is no distinction between page, tag, and link28:25 Struggling with Zettelkasten or Evergreen Notes33:00 Collecting all the artifacts and projects Stian has built36:10 Collaboration and harnessing the creative exhaust39:22 The vision for a collaborative Roam40:57 Exploring complex design issues and semantic technologies43:37 How to describe Roam to someone who hasn't started using it yet?46:47 What does Roam mean to you?LinksStian's TwitterNetworked Thought NewsletterStian's BlogMinerva ProjectDokuWikiBibDeskKeyboard MaestroVIDEO: Reproducing PhD reading workflow with Roam Research by Stian HåklevVenkatesh Rao Tweet Thread on Roam ResearchVIDEO: Meet Roam-I and Roam-E, A Roam Research Concept DemoVIDEO: Tiago Forte's Interview with Conor White-SullivanSonke Ahrens' How to Take Smart NotesVisit the RoamFM Public Graph for more info!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/normanchella)

John Katzman, founder and CEO of Noodle Partners, and Ben Nelson, founder and CEO of the Minerva Project, join Jeff and Michael to talk about how COVID-19 might transform higher education in the longer – and what institutions should be doing in response. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast … Continue reading Episode 58: Will COVID-19 Permanently Change Instruction and Costs In Higher Ed? →

In this episode, Stian Håklev joins us to discuss what it was like getting his PhD, learning eleven languages, traveling the world, and helping to build The Minerva Project, an alternative to the modern university. Through the interview we dive deep into Stian's passions in linguistics, education, travel, personal knowledge management, software, and collaborative learning. Some Facts About Stian:Knows eleven languages (fluent in eight).  Is a RoamResearch power-user. Rode a bike from Eastern China to Iran. Lived in Wuhan, China for a year. If you would like to reach out to us, the best way to do so is on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.If you would like to reach out to Stian, the best way to do so is on Twitter.You can also check out Stian's Blog, his Github, or his Newsletter.If you would like to know more about the Minerva Project, you can do so here.Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend.Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates for "The Louis and Kyle Show."And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show.Thanks for listening!

What comes to mind when you hear the word “college”... all-nighters of cramming? keg stands and football stadiums? crippling student loan debt?  Ben Nelson, the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Minerva Project, is demanding dramatic change in our society’s outdated and flawed higher education system. Through Minerva Schools, Ben strives to provide an Ivy League education at a fraction of the price using state-of-the-art, traveling classrooms and reformed curriculum. We discuss five critical choices universities need to make, the ghastly infrastructural costs for one student to attend, how college can assist (instead of squash) upward mobility, protecting student mental health, how education drives political behavior and more. https://www.minerva.kgi.edu/ https://twitter.com/MinervaSchools https://www.facebook.com/MinervaSchoolsatKGI/ https://www.youtube.com/minerva https://www.linkedin.com/school/minerva-schools-at-kgi/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boards are an inevitable part of the startup journey. Your decisions in the early stages of your startup around your cap table and your board structure will persist and have implications throughout the life of your company. Chang Xu will share her experience from sitting on and observing a number of startup boards as well as give advice for how you can set up your board for success. She will dive into topics such as: -- What does a board do? -- What is it useful for and what is it not? -- What rights do they have? -- When do you form a board and is it ever too early? -- What are the benefits vs. tradeoffs? -- Should you give an investor a board seat and how do you choose your first investor board member? -- How do boards evolve over more rounds of financing? -- How does your relationship with your board change? -- How do your rights with respect to your board change? -- What are the features of a well-functioning board vs. a dysfunctional board? -- What precipitates the latter and how do you avoid it? Bio Chang Xu is a venture partner at Basis Set Ventures, a $140M seed fund that invests in AI and the future of work. She previously spent three years at Upfront Ventures, the oldest and largest SoCal-based early stage venture capital firm with $2B in AUM. Prior to joining Upfront, she was a founder and an operator. She was the first Product Manager at the Minerva Project. She co-founded and was the COO of Onion Math, an ed-tech startup in China that has raised $90M to-date. She started her career at BCG where she advised clients across technology, retail, healthcare and private equity. She holds an MBA and AB in Applied Math and Computer Science, both from Harvard. Twitter personal https://twitter.com/_changxu Twitter official https://twitter.com/BasisSet LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/changx/ Medium https://medium.com/@changxu Website https://basisset.ventures

Boards are an inevitable part of the startup journey. Your decisions in the early stages of your startup around your cap table and your board structure will persist and have implications throughout the life of your company. Chang Xu will share her experience from sitting on and observing a number of startup boards as well as give advice for how you can set up your board for success. She will dive into topics such as: -- What does a board do? -- What is it useful for and what is it not? -- What rights do they have? -- When do you form a board and is it ever too early? -- What are the benefits vs. tradeoffs? -- Should you give an investor a board seat and how do you choose your first investor board member? -- How do boards evolve over more rounds of financing? -- How does your relationship with your board change? -- How do your rights with respect to your board change? -- What are the features of a well-functioning board vs. a dysfunctional board? -- What precipitates the latter and how do you avoid it? Bio Chang Xu is a venture partner at Basis Set Ventures, a $140M seed fund that invests in AI and the future of work. She previously spent three years at Upfront Ventures, the oldest and largest SoCal-based early stage venture capital firm with $2B in AUM. Prior to joining Upfront, she was a founder and an operator. She was the first Product Manager at the Minerva Project. She co-founded and was the COO of Onion Math, an ed-tech startup in China that has raised $90M to-date. She started her career at BCG where she advised clients across technology, retail, healthcare and private equity. She holds an MBA and AB in Applied Math and Computer Science, both from Harvard. Twitter personal https://twitter.com/_changxu Twitter official https://twitter.com/BasisSet LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/changx/ Medium https://medium.com/@changxu Website https://basisset.ventures

As more of daily life gets taken over by technology, we ask what technology’s place is in the future of education. Pearson, the world's largest education publisher for example has just announced that it plans to phase out physical books, and adopt a "digital first" strategy. So will lectures of the future be conducted purely on a virtual screen, with professors and students interacting digitally across hundreds or even thousands of miles? Ben Nelson, chief executive of the Minerva Project, an online learning project, thinks so. But Princeton historian Kevin Kruse is not convinced. He tells Ed Butler how he has had to deal with the dark side of “education” on the internet. Also in the show, Oliver Thorn delivers philosophy education and entertainment on his YouTube channel Philosophy Tube. While "study-tuber" Ruby Granger can help you, and her 350,000 other subscribers, with revision. (Picture: A female student lying in bed, holding a coffee mug and looking at her tablet computer; Credit: FatCamera/Getty Images)

Duke University’s Homme Hellinga Scandal ► http://bit.ly/LouisMedium Dr. Louis Metzger is the Co-Founder of Biocaptivate & Chief Scientific Officer of Tierra Biosciences which is leveraging computation, automation, and cell-free synthetic biology to search for molecules which might otherwise be buried in the complexity of cells’ metabolism to cure disease, enhance food production, identify new antibiotics, etc. Louis is also a Mentor at IndieBio, Civic Partner at Minerva Project, Co-Founder of BioCaptivate, and passed the last 6 years as a Principal Scientist in Infectious Diseases at Novartis, discovering novel antibiotics. https://biocaptivate.com Twitter ► https://twitter.com/LouisMetzger_ LinkedIn ► http://bit.ly/LouisLinkedIn ******* Simulation is rebirthing the public intellectual by hosting the greatest multidisciplinary minds of our time. Build the future. Architect the frameworks and resource flows to maximize human potential. http://simulationseries.com ******* SUBSCRIBE TO SIMULATION ► YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/SimYoTu ITUNES: http://bit.ly/SimulationiTunes INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/SimulationIG TWITTER: http://bit.ly/SimulationTwitter ******* FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/SimulationFB SOUNDCLOUD: http://bit.ly/SimulationSC LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/SimulationLinkedIn PATREON: http://bit.ly/SimulationPatreon CRYPTO: http://bit.ly/SimCrypto ******* NUANCE-DRIVEN DISCOURSE ► http://bit.ly/SimulationTG WATCH ALLEN'S TEDx TALK ► http://bit.ly/AllenTEDx FOLLOW ALLEN ► INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/AllenIG TWITTER: http://bit.ly/AllenT ******* LIST OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS ► http://simulationseries.com/the-list GET IN TOUCH ► simulationseries@gmail.com

Dr. Louis Metzger is the Chief Scientific Officer of Tierra Biosciences which is leveraging computation, automation, and cell-free synthetic biology to search for molecules which might otherwise be buried in the complexity of cells’ metabolism to cure disease, enhance food production, identify new antibiotics, etc. Louis is also a Mentor at IndieBio, Civic Partner at Minerva Project, Co-Founder of BioCaptivate, and passed the last 6 years as a Principal Scientist in Infectious Diseases at Novartis, discovering novel antibiotics. https://tierrabiosciences.com Twitter ► https://twitter.com/LouisMetzger_ LinkedIn ► http://bit.ly/LouisLinkedIn ******* Simulation is rebirthing the public intellectual by hosting the greatest multidisciplinary minds of our time. Build the future. Architect the frameworks and resource flows to maximize human potential. http://simulationseries.com ******* SUBSCRIBE TO SIMULATION ► YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/SimYoTu ITUNES: http://bit.ly/SimulationiTunes INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/SimulationIG TWITTER: http://bit.ly/SimulationTwitter ******* FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/SimulationFB SOUNDCLOUD: http://bit.ly/SimulationSC LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/SimulationLinkedIn PATREON: http://bit.ly/SimulationPatreon CRYPTO: http://bit.ly/SimCrypto ******* NUANCE-DRIVEN DISCOURSE ► http://bit.ly/SimulationTG WATCH ALLEN'S TEDx TALK ► http://bit.ly/AllenTEDx FOLLOW ALLEN ► INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/AllenIG TWITTER: http://bit.ly/AllenT ******* LIST OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS ► http://simulationseries.com/the-list GET IN TOUCH ► simulationseries@gmail.com

Ben Nelson (Snapfish, the Minerva Project) shares his lifelong obsession with education and how to make it better! It's a very good sign that Joseph learns a lot this episode. Thanks, as always, to Molly Lewis for our theme music.

Guest Comptroller Brandon Johnson and Josh Androsky return to discuss the current state of higher education with Ben Nelson from the Minerva Project. Everyone plays Balderdash while Andy Dick entertains everyone with... Featuring Dan Harmon, Brandon Jo... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Stout, Assistant Professor at the Minerva Project, based in North Stonington, CT, talks about deliberate practice and 10,000 hours of deep work in value investing. He also touches on fascinating aspects of learning math and how mathematics applies to life. Brian is joining Minerva Schools from the U.S. Naval Academy. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Mathematics from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in 2013 and 2011, respectively. After finishing his Ph.D., he joined the U.S. Naval Academy as an Assistant Professor from 2013 to 2016. Professor Stout researches in arithmetic dynamics, a confluence of number theory and discrete dynamical systems, where he has had several publications in journals such as Journal of Number Theory and Acta Arithmetica. Professor Stout has taught a broad array of Mathematics and Statistics courses at CUNY and the U.S. Naval Academy. He has also supervised several undergraduate research projects in number theory and dynamics. Professor Stout views mathematics as a quantitative framework that assists in problem solving in wide contexts.

The Flux architecture is a compelling alternative to the modern-view-controller pattern when building modern web applications. Fluxxor is a set of tools for building JavaScript data layers using the Flux architecture. It was one of the earliest open-source implementations of Flux. Brandon Tilley is a software engineer who works at The Minerva Project. He is the creator of Fluxxor. Continue reading… The post Fluxxor and the Flux Architecture with Brandon Tilley appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Could a start-up company challenge the university system? We look at why higher education is so expensive and the goals of the Minerva Project. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Minerva Project is billing itself as the world’s first “elite” online university. Though still in development, its founder Ben […]