In this podcast episode, Rustica interviews Bodo Hoenen, an entrepreneur and founder of Nolej, and Dev4X a social enterprise that is leveraging technology to improve education and learning opportunities for underprivileged children around the world. Bodo shares his inspiring stories of working in refugee camps and his innovative approach to solving complex social challenges using technology. He is a thought leader in education, technology and social entrepreneurship, and is widely recognised as a prolific writer and speaker. The conversation touches on the limitations of current learning pathways and LMS content delivery and how Bodo is creating a "Google Maps for learning" that enables people to learn for jobs that don't even exist yet.  

Best moments: 

• A heart-warming story of how Bodo helped his daughter regain movement in her paralysed arm, by building her a brain-controlled exoskeleton in just five months with no medical or technical knowledge, and without any experience! 
• How collective intelligence could solve the World's greatest challenges.
• Move over LMS, Google Maps for learning is here! 

About the Guest: 

Bodo is a renowned entrepreneur, business consultant, and speaker who has dedicated his career to driving positive change in the world. He is the founder of Nolej, and Dev4X a social enterprise that uses technology to improve access to education and learning opportunities for children in underprivileged communities worldwide. 

Through his work with Dev4X, Bodo has demonstrated a deep commitment to using technology for good and empowering individuals and communities to achieve their full potential. In addition to his work with Dev4X, Bodo is also a prolific writer and speaker, sharing his insights and perspectives with audiences worldwide.

About the host: 

Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator, and CEO and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best-known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor, and a well-respected leader in the industry. 

Rustica has 25+ years of experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager, and mentor. Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number and range of organisations and held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015 and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012. 

In 2021 she was awarded her Masters in Technological Futures at the Tech Futures Lab. She is currently working on several tech projects, including www.findalms.io and an Augmented Reality Game that will eventually teach English to refugee children in camps around the world, bringing joy, happiness, hope, and compelling futures. 

Podcast Resources: 

Connect with your host, Rustica Lamb on LinkedIn 

Connect with Bodo Hoenen on LinkedIn  

Learn more about Dev4X and the brain-controlled exoskeleton Bodo built

Learn more about Nolej 

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