Today’s show has a special guest – Navid Nathoo, Co-Founder of The Knowledge Society. I saw him speak during an online event and he immediately got my attention when mentioning unicorn people! He was talking about some fundamental issues all of us face today – mindset, quality of relationships, technology and even networking. However, his company focuses on providing training to teenagers, who are the leaders of tomorrow. What a genius idea!

Essentially he has taken an executive training program and is delivering it to young people – I found this fascinating since this is similar to the services I provide to my clients now! We have thoughtful conversations around learning vs. education and the main areas he helps students with now. This is a reflection of society and we discuss the downstream implications this has on students and maybe has had on you.

All I am going to say is get your pen and paper out – this one is full of gems!

During this episode we discuss:

The 4 pillars of The Knowledge Society

What is first principles thinking?

“People want to be educated but they would rather be entertained” – the future is edutainment

Social pressures and agency – biggest issues facing youth today

We are confusing living a good life with not failing at life

Knowing the difference between things to happen TO you and BY you

The mindset of Antifragility (hint: not the opposite of fragile)

“Shortcuts often lead to dead ends or the wrong direction”

Your insecurities are not You

Navid’s Bio:

Navid Nathoo is the Founder of the Knowledge Society (TKS), a human accelerator that aims to develop the potential of young innovators to successfully impact tomorrow’s world by exposing them to problem solving in different disciplines of technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Nanotechnology, and Genetic Engineering. TKS Innovators are 11-17 years old and have spoken on stages at some of the world’s largest conferences and are working in areas including Brain-Machine Interfaces, Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Genetic Engineering.

Prior to his role at TKS, Navid was the founder and CEO of Airpost, a leading cloud security company based in Silicon Valley which was acquired by Box (NYSE: BOX) in early 2015.

Connect with Navid:

Social Handles

IG: @theksociety

Twitter: @theksociety, @navidnahtoo

Website: www.tks.world

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Edited by: Kattie Laur

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Music: ‘Breathe out, Breathe in’ (Instrumental) by Roof