WorkAdventure

For those that might not be attending LFNW 2026 in person - guess what!? You can still attend virtually thanks to our sponsor WorkAdventure!!! WorkAdventure is an online platform that provides a hybrid presence, virtual avatar, video chat, and spontaneous interactions to provide virtual attendees a "Bellinghamster" experience. https://lnkd.in/gTM2yJuM #LFNW #LINUX #OPENSOURCE

Student-led, project-based learning thrives on collaboration, flexibility, and exploration. But what happens when the very tools meant to enable learning… start limiting it? At our Beyond Digital: Designing the NEXT ERA of Institutional Excellence roundtable, Dr. Vasudha Neel Mani shares a grounded perspective on a growing challenge: Are our platforms unintentionally locking students into silos? Because the future of learning isn’t just digital it’s deeply collaborative.

Every technology rollout in schools faces one real test: parents. At our Beyond Digital: Designing the NEXT ERA of Institutional Excellence roundtable, Dr Kavita Lohiya Bajpai shares how institutions can move past initial resistance and build trust when introducing new tools. Because the challenge isn’t just adoption it’s understanding what parents truly expect from education today.

We solved access. We scaled digital. But did we accidentally isolate students in the process? At our Beyond Digital roundtable, Shivani Parihast from Actions for Policy and Economic Growth raises an uncomfortable but necessary question: Are education policies creating digital silos? If yes, then the real challenge is not adoption, it’s rebuilding human connection inside learning systems. Kaala Ghoda https://lnkd.in/eUtAwVsP

We’re asking the wrong question in education. It’s no longer: “Are we digital?” It’s: “Are we still relying on outdated digital models?” At our Beyond Digital Global Leadership Roundtable, Prof. Jean-Philippe Timsit, Global Strategy Expert and Ex- Head of Digital Strategy at Em Lyon, breaks down why video calls and portals are quickly becoming invisible in an AI-driven world. If knowledge is everywhere, what actually makes an institution stand out? Kaala Ghoda https://lnkd.in/eUtAwVsP

We are one week out from our Folk Tech Showcase! Featuring amazing projects such as Roundabout, Semble, Mirlo, Flotilla, OpenHaven, Spacious, The Protopian Prize, Moss, Inkverse, The Governance Memory System, and more! Interested in emerging community tech, creative platforms, and other non-extractive technologies? Join us for a cool spacial expo and learn more. Hosted by WorkAdventure ! Register here: https://luma.com/h0o701wf

Tomorrow : We Go Beyond Digital. 90 minutes. One closed-door room. A global cohort of education's brightest minds. We are moving past "enabling" achievement to ensuring it, with the world's first immersive competition ecosystem. Honored to collaborate with these visionaries and innovators : gregory rocher CEO of WorkAdventure and our host, redefining how we convert digital access into measurable excellence. Kiran Bir Sethi : Global icon and Founder of The Riverside School & Design for Change, the pioneer of the "I CAN" mindset. Jean-Philippe Timsit : Professor of Strategy and a global expert in digital economy and competitive business models. Shivani Parihast : CEO of APEG and a critical voice in AI Governance and the ethical redistribution of decision-making power. Dr. Vasudha Neel Mani : Director-Principal at Rockwoods International and a 30-year veteran in student-led learning excellence. Dr Kavita Lohiya Bajpai : Associate Director of Professional Growth for the SIS Group of Schools and a "50 Most Influential Women" honoree. Dr. Gretta Sequeira : Award-winning educationist and Founder Innovation Expert with 33 years of Cambridge expertise. Suchita Malakar : Principal at Gopi Birla Memorial School and an award-winning leader in experiential pedagogy. Dr. Tarun Kush : Deputy Head of the Academic Unit at AEES, an architect of excellence serving 25,000+ students. Cynthia Knight : CEO of Choice Charter School and a global master mentor in curriculum architecture. Rajiv Kohli : Principal at Vijaybhoomi Singapore International School, bringing 35+ years of academic mastery. Stay tuned for the insights. We aren't just adapting to the future we are defining it. Kaala Ghoda https://lnkd.in/eUtAwVsP #EducationLeadership #BeyondDigital #WorkAdventure #VanguardCohort #AIGovernance #InstitutionalExcellence