E25. The Human Behind the Work with Santiago Rincón-Gallardo

Learning as a practice of freedom

The latest episode in The Human Behind the Work series is now live and it’s one that will resonate in many ways on many levels, not just with educators.

Santiago’s work as a learning activist and systems thinker has quietly and powerfully shaped people and systems around the world. His book Liberating Learning is a radical invitation to rethink not just how we teach, but how we learn to be human together.

In this episode, Santiago shares how, despite thriving in school, he left high school unable to learn on his own and how rediscovering his own power to learn changed everything.

Santiago shares his core belief about what it means to treat learning as a practice of freedom and how this shapes leadership grounded in the heart, the head, and the hands.

Santiago leaves us with a powerful provocation…

“It’s time to become the leader you’ve been waiting for.”

This conversation is generous, powerful and quietly revolutionary.

This conversation was originally recorded as part of the World Education Summit and you can now access four years of Summit content free at www.weslegacy.com.

If you enjoyed the episode, I think you’ll also enjoy my conversation with Professor Guy Claxton.

Thanks for listening to Space to Think, a podcast where I create space to think through conversations with guests exploring their knowledge, insights and stories. Each conversation holds the potential for ideas to grow wild.