95. The Future of Cities E03: Future education - how will it change in 10 years? w/ Paulo Silva

Host André Marquet talks to Paulo Silva. Paulo is the founder & CEO at Miles in the Sky - an online education platform with exceptional experience and courses. Paulo has more than 20 years of C-level roles, covering the full range of top management responsibilities. Now Paulo is focusing on developing an online education platform and a coding school Lisbon42. Time notes: Paulo introduction [1:00] What is the mission of Paulo's company [2:00] A typical day in Paulo's life - what helps him to keep balance in life [3:00] What is Miles in the Sky? [5:40] How learning in Miles in the Sky is different from regular learning model [7:30] The future of Miles in the Sky [10:00] What can we do about youth who are smart, but still fail in specific courses [13:00] Paulo's career development, 20+ years in C level roles [16:30] How Paulo started work in technology [19:00] Experience in Vodafone - starting as a CTO [22:10] Period of self-searching [25:00] Paulo decides to choose to study architecture at the University [26:00] Burnout problem of top-level roles [29:00] How did studying architecture help Paulo in his life and career [32:00] How did this rich experience in companies help Paulo with starting his own company "42 Lisboa" and "Miles in the Sky" [33:10] How a view on education has changed recently, thanks to zoom and online classes [36:00] People will start to learn and apply their knowledge in Metaverse? [37:30] Digital experience course at Miles in the Sky [38:40] Re-skilling adults: what concepts are the key to implement it [40:30] Willingness to learn in the era of limitless resources [43:20] Why would Paulo learn blockchain and cybersecurity if he had to choose a new technology to learn? [45:30] Is it difficult to recruit talents to Miles in the Sky? [49:00] Campus-based "42 Lisboa" school [52:00] What is the biggest challenge for Miles in the Sky [54:20] Role of governments in the change of educational system for adults [55:00] Words of advice to younger self [59:20] PRODUCTION 🎙 The Productized Podcast is a series of interviews with product innovators, successful makers, and entrepreneurs. We hope to inspire the listeners of this show to be courageous and productize! For show notes and additional resources related to the Productized Podcast visit medium.com/@Productized. This podcast was hosted by André Marquet, with research done by Evelina Bogdiun and sound edited by Miguel Sousa. Do you want to become a part of the Productized community? Sign up for our Academy 👉🏼 https://productized.mn.co/