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Newsletter July and August 2025

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Topic of the month: innovation in education

Editorial by Dr. Claudia Nicolai 
Academic Director at HPI d-school 

In her editorial, Dr. Claudia Nicolai argues that real future skills don’t come from tools or methods, but from agency. Education must provide spaces where people can take initiative, experiment, and build community. Only when learners can shape their own path do they gain the skills needed to actively shape the future.

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Interview with Sherif Osman 
Program Lead and Lead Program Designer at HPI d-school 

Sherif Osman is dedicated to creating new learning formats at the HPI d-school, always with one goal in mind: to spark curiosity.  He calls for future-ready education to be full of openness, collaboration, and learner agency. "It's about designing experiences where people want to learn", Osman explains. Read the interview to find out how education must prepare people to thrive in a rapidly changing world. 

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