Designing for a Hastily Converting World

About 65% of children entering primary school today will find themselves in entirely new jobs that do not yet exist. Designing learning environments for an unknown future requires flexibility, says Rosan Bosch, creator of Learning Environments.

The lifespan of the knowledge and skills acquired in school continues to shorten. Science and technology are evolving rapidly, constantly pushing employees around the world to become more adaptable and agile, yet schools still have the same layouts designed for memorization remain.

The layout of the school resembles that of a prison. Instead, schools should be flexible and encourage different forms of learning. Achieving equity and relevance requires a rethink by nearly everyone involved in education.

A distinctive and beautiful façade can convey the identity and belong of a building's occupants. It has little effect on the learning process.

We have never demanded more from our education system than we do today, but we demand it because the future we aspire to requires it.

To ensure that all children are prepared for uncertainty, we need to increase participation in learning situations and take into account the differentiation of teaching and learning experiences.

To develop the teaching paradigm, we need to become more concerned with the physical environment and its role in motivating students to learn.

Play as a catalyst for better learning Research shows that 80% of all mammal juveniles play to learn. We pump our children into the education system.

Because we believe that the education system makes children grow as human beings. But monotonous spaces encourage passive behavior, and inactivity limits creativity and human development.

What we urgently need is an education that supports natural growth and individual needs and promotes self-determination. Surrounded by a rich environment with an amazing destiny, children and young people stimulate an intrinsic motivation to play and learn.

Education must focus not only on what is learned but also on how learning takes place—the skills acquired through memorized content.

Playful social experiences provide opportunities to develop flexible behavioral strategies when new uncertain situations arise.

Innate human curiosity forms the basis of our desire to play and is a major driver of creative thinking and learning. Through the game, we explore and discover the world.

Play forms the basis for developing skills, acquiring new knowledge, and discovering opportunities throughout life and we playfully learn how to deal with each other.

Integrating play as one of the key strategies of pedagogy and the physical environment stimulates essential human activities closely related to curiosity, creativity, and learning.

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