This one came out of left field! A group calling itself SDG Warriors reached out to see if I would appear on their webinar series for an interview. I had no idea who they were but, sure, I was game.
Turned out SDG stands for the UN’s Sustainability Development Goals. And this group of youth in India are, in their own words, “passionate Student Changemakers and STEMinists on a mission to meet the Global Goals by 2030,” from ages 14-20.
Their production value was high, their research deep, and their interview abilities sharp, insightful, and full of play and fun. They learned about my 25 years of digital learning and asked me about almost everything!
I am used to interviews where the host wants to go deep into one topic and avoids lines that blurred between all the various aspects of my work; now, the tables were flipped, and they wanted to understand how it ALL connected – geocaching programs about national elections, a seltzer museum, Games for Change, a book on Sondheim, MicroRangers, microcredentials, and more.
It was thrilling to think with these remarkable young people about what they could learn about my quarter-century career. I was probably too verbose but my favorite parts were when the host reflected on my responses and tied threads together. Or asked me wildly creative questions (e.g. If Stephen Sondheim wrote a musical about your life, what would the end of act one’s song be?)
And they enjoyed my first appearance so much they decided to invite me back for another hour the week after!
You can check them both out below:
