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I covered theoretical foundations (networks, institutions, and cooperation), but also micro-level strategies I believe are fundamental for innovators—whether you're a scientist, entrepreneur, or policymaker. We talked about Rocket Internet, TUM, CDTM, WHU, SPRIND, and Hinterland of Things, Parloa and much more. From 19th-century Gründergeist to the survival mindset of the post-war era, my core thesis for the 21st-century innovator in Germany is this: German innovators are developing a global entrepreneurial mindset—one shaped by COVID-19, the rise of LLMs, and a new wave of formalized serendipity through incubation networks, organizations, and programs.
After initiating the GDW Startup community as part of the Deutschlandstiftung Integration in 2022 I got invited to talk about my journey navigating higher education and work in the tech sector to kick-off the new “pitch my career” online event series.
As an alumn of the New Kibbutz program by the German Israeli Chamber of Commerce and the German Academic Exchange Service I got invited to speak at the DAAD Science Forum in Berlin about my experiences exploring the Israeli tech ecosystem in 2019 and 2022 in the course of the celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Germany
I share my perspective on the current state of (GenAI) in education and explore some of the unintended consequences that may arise from its initial benefits. ASU Mid-South is a community college dedicated to upskilling students in sectors such as logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare. The event coincided with the Meta announcement of a proposed $3 billion data center project, expected to significantly impact the local community.
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We talk about why working adult learners pursue college and how can postsecondary institutions and employers use this information to design more effective programs for working learners
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We talked about nine-year journey of the New Kibbutz Program moderated by Hila Engelhard, Head of Economic and Scientific Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Berlin.
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We share our work on the Designing Education Project Lab at TU Berlin. Together with pre-K to gray education leads from higher education, tech, VC, and consulting spanning the globe from Sydney, Tel Aviv, and London to the Bay Area back to Berlin we collaborated to deliver exceptional project-based learning experiences for graduate students.
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I talk about education, social accountability, how closely Growth Mindset and Community are aligned, and my life, study and work experiences in Israel, Italy, and the US.
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I share how conversational AI Agents are the future of customer support. When customers have a great experience and when they feel heard they will be happier, they’ll buy more, they’ll stay longer — and they’ll tell their friends.
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We talk about why Berlin is going through a student entrepreneurship crisis!
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I joined the Design Fellowship Advisory Group of the Stanford Graduate School of Education to build and study new employment/education pathways for working learners in Silicon Valley
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I visited the Kendall Jackson wine farm in Sonoma County, California to learn more about the impact of climate change on wine making.
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Israel, hungry and resistant to crises, is successfully profiling itself as a start-up nation. In the Silicon Wadi, young people encounter a quality that is often lacking in the German economy.
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Many years after the foreign volunteers flocked to work in the Israeli fields and plantations, a unique program, in Israeli-German cooperation, will bring dozens of German students to Israel in the next five years.
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Refugees who come to Germany often suffer from not being able to find work. Since this issue has been bothering us at the enactus university group, we started looking for solutions together. For us, it's all about the principles of social entrepreneurship.
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On March 6, 2014, as co-lead of the Student council we organized a panel discussion on the topics of education, TTIP and the energy transition at Gymnasium Bethel. The participants were Christina Kampmann (MP, SPD), Britta Haßelmann (MP, Greens), Ralf Nettelstroth (MP, CDU) and Michael Gugat, top candidate of the Bielefeld Pirate Party for the 2014 local elections.
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