Rona van der Zander aims to create sustainable change and innovation in the education sector and facilitate change for organizations and institutions. She is a true global citizen. Her curious spirit and her keen eye for interesting trends and developments have led her to work in 8 different countries, in different types of organizations from large businesses to NGO’s and international organizations such as the United Nations. Currently, Rona is based in Berlin, working on her own initiative. GrowBeyound is a consultancy that works with universities, businesses, and individuals and supports them to reach their full global potential.
https://www.growbeyound.com/

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Introduction & Background

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What led you to jump between all these fields from business to politics to starting your own business within education?

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How did you make this decision of going and studying in different contexts?

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What was your main learnings? Especially related to what you mentioned before about reverse culture shock?

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What were your main learnings from a professional perspective?

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What was the need you saw in universities to start GrowBeYound? And what is your vision?

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Do you see some difference in this topic across countries different countries?

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What is GrowBeYound?

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What was the biggest challenge from working with universities?

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How do you usually approach these universities?

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What are the 21st century skills?

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How would you imagine an education system that trains the 21st century skills and prepares students for multiple careers?

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What is students’ feedback on the workshops you did?

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How should we teach skills such as empathy, skills that are not repetitive and cannot be measured?

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What were some education trends that really attracted your attention?

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What, in your view, future of work will look like?

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Where is this whole topic of burnout actually coming from?

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In the countries where you lived in, how is the attitude towards the future of work topic?

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You mention that you want to be a cheerleader...

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Do we need more caring in leadersip?

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Who are changemakers for you?

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What is the change you would like to see in your lifetime?

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What would be the impact you would like to create within education?

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What would be the advice you would give your younger self?