Vince Chan

Fast forward to today, you're using technology to scale live group learning and engage learners. I'm curious about your approach to using technology to foster and develop a more genuine sense of community. How do you achieve that?

Fast forward to today, you're using technology to scale live group learning and engage learners. I'm curious about your approach to using technology to foster and develop a more genuine sense of community. How do you achieve that?

I think this could be a game changer for many people, especially since despite the technology bringing us together, social media has often made us feel more disconnected.

I think this could be a game changer for many people, especially since despite the technology bringing us together, social media has often made us feel more disconnected.

Yeah, and it's something that I think you're totally right that it's sense of community has really been eroded and or the word community has been diluted in the social media world. I would say, okay, so if you step back, what are the things that actually build true sense of community? In our view, I think it requires meaningful conversations.

Yeah, and it's something that I think you're totally right that it's sense of community has really been eroded and or the word community has been diluted in the social media world. I would say, okay, so if you step back, what are the things that actually build true sense of community? In our view, I think it requires meaningful conversations.

that allow people to really get to know each other in a deeper way than they otherwise would. Go beyond the small talk or the classic set of things you share in a normal context and allow them to get deeper and learn about like, how do different people think? What are their values?

that allow people to really get to know each other in a deeper way than they otherwise would. Go beyond the small talk or the classic set of things you share in a normal context and allow them to get deeper and learn about like, how do different people think? What are their values?

what where do their perspectives come from and so on and i would say what the way we've designed our learning gets at sparking conversations to get at that level so now comes the question of how do you create that kind of an environment you can't simply throw people into a group and say now talk deep right people don't do that and so the way we've try to do it in our modules.

what where do their perspectives come from and so on and i would say what the way we've designed our learning gets at sparking conversations to get at that level so now comes the question of how do you create that kind of an environment you can't simply throw people into a group and say now talk deep right people don't do that and so the way we've try to do it in our modules.

I think there are a number of different levers we pull, but maybe I'll highlight two. The first one is, in a lot of our modules, we first of all get people to solve problems together that are realistic but fictitious and that are not actually their own life problems.

I think there are a number of different levers we pull, but maybe I'll highlight two. The first one is, in a lot of our modules, we first of all get people to solve problems together that are realistic but fictitious and that are not actually their own life problems.

And by getting people to engage on this external problem, first of all, it just gets people to start deeply engaging and opening up in a more comfortable way because it's not like you're suddenly having to be very vulnerable from the get-go. And people also just really like problem solving together.

And by getting people to engage on this external problem, first of all, it just gets people to start deeply engaging and opening up in a more comfortable way because it's not like you're suddenly having to be very vulnerable from the get-go. And people also just really like problem solving together.

I think it's one of the innate qualities of humans that gets people to want to play social games, play board games, and do things with each other. And so we've created an environment where it feels like you're collaborating together and working together. Then the second thing we do is we then layer on the kinds of interactivity that allows everybody to share in a meaningful way.

I think it's one of the innate qualities of humans that gets people to want to play social games, play board games, and do things with each other. And so we've created an environment where it feels like you're collaborating together and working together. Then the second thing we do is we then layer on the kinds of interactivity that allows everybody to share in a meaningful way.

So one of the examples of this interactivity in our platform is we actually get everyone to write down their thinking. So it's a group setting, but alone, solo, quietly for a few minutes. So you reflect on the questions first and you are able to organize your thoughts. Then afterwards, you're able to share with each other how you thought about the prompt that was given.

So one of the examples of this interactivity in our platform is we actually get everyone to write down their thinking. So it's a group setting, but alone, solo, quietly for a few minutes. So you reflect on the questions first and you are able to organize your thoughts. Then afterwards, you're able to share with each other how you thought about the prompt that was given.

And so this sort of sequence intentionally allows everybody to have more of an equal voice in sharing and also the thoughts that they share to be more richer rather than people just off the cuff answering questions without having had a chance to really thought about it and write it down.

And so this sort of sequence intentionally allows everybody to have more of an equal voice in sharing and also the thoughts that they share to be more richer rather than people just off the cuff answering questions without having had a chance to really thought about it and write it down.