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From a trusted space to a movement
From a trusted space to a movement
#NextGenEdu began in 2020, at a time when education systems around the world were being disrupted in ways few had anticipated.
#NextGenEdu began in 2020, at a time when education systems around the world were being disrupted in ways few had anticipated.
In Bangladesh and beyond, many were grappling with similar questions—about what learning should look like, who gets to shape it, and what comes next. People across the education system were working on these challenges, but often without shared understanding, trust, or alignment.
In Bangladesh and beyond, many were grappling with similar questions—about what learning should look like, who gets to shape it, and what comes next. People across the education system were working on these challenges, but often without shared understanding, trust, or alignment.
#NextGenEdu started by bringing people together through large virtual panels and community gatherings—creating space for dialogue across roles, perspectives, and experiences.
#NextGenEdu started by bringing people together through large virtual panels and community gatherings—creating space for dialogue across roles, perspectives, and experiences.
What followed was not a single initiative, but a growing network—shaped through conversations, relationships, and the work that emerged from them.
What followed was not a single initiative, but a growing network—shaped through conversations, relationships, and the work that emerged from them.
How we have evolved
How we have evolved
2020–2021: Building a trusted space
2020–2021: Building a trusted space
In the early phase, #NextGenEdu focused on bringing people together across different parts of the education system—across Bangladesh and beyond.
In the early phase, #NextGenEdu focused on bringing people together across different parts of the education system—across Bangladesh and beyond.
Through large virtual panels and community gatherings, it created space for open, futures-oriented dialogue—where honest reflection mattered more than polished presentations. Conversations on reimagining schools, social-emotional learning, and learning beyond the classroom brought diverse perspectives into the same space.
Through large virtual panels and community gatherings, it created space for open, futures-oriented dialogue—where honest reflection mattered more than polished presentations. Conversations on reimagining schools, social-emotional learning, and learning beyond the classroom brought diverse perspectives into the same space.
2022–2023: From conversation to influence
As trust deepened, the network began to shape wider conversations. Members contributed to Bangladesh’s National Blended Education and Skills Master Plan (2022).
As trust deepened, the network began to shape wider conversations. Members contributed to Bangladesh’s National Blended Education and Skills Master Plan (2022).
#NextGenEdu created space for “big questions” in education, shared reflections and op-eds, translated and launched the Green Schools book, and engaged more directly with policymakers.
#NextGenEdu created space for “big questions” in education, shared reflections and op-eds, translated and launched the Green Schools book, and engaged more directly with policymakers.
This was the point where conversations began to connect with systems.
This was the point where conversations began to connect with systems.
2024–2025: Structure, strategy, and thematic action
2024–2025: Structure, strategy, and thematic action
With growing momentum came the need for more intentional structure. The network clarified its focus around three areas: technology, environment, and society — or more fully, technological, environmental, and social resilience and justice in education.
With growing momentum came the need for more intentional structure. The network clarified its focus around three areas: technology, environment, and society — or more fully, technological, environmental, and social resilience and justice in education.
This phase included reading circles as part of the social resilience and justice work, climate education workshops in Dhaka and Bangkok, and several AI-Education convenings. The work began to move from broad dialogue into more focused thematic communities and experiments.
2026: Activation and translation
This phase included reading circles as part of the social resilience and justice work, climate education workshops in Dhaka and Bangkok, and several AI-Education convenings. The work began to move from broad dialogue into more focused thematic communities and experiments.
2026: Activation and translation
In 2026, #NextGenEdu entered a more active phase of translating ideas into structured collective work.
In 2026, #NextGenEdu entered a more active phase of translating ideas into structured collective work.
This included the AI-Education Learning Cohort, the AI Literacy Hackathon and Showcase with the University of Manchester and a2i, and the April 2026 Futures Reflection Offsite at Shinepukur, where the network reflected honestly on what has worked, what has not, and what comes next.
This included the AI-Education Learning Cohort, the AI Literacy Hackathon and Showcase with the University of Manchester and a2i, and the April 2026 Futures Reflection Offsite at Shinepukur, where the network reflected honestly on what has worked, what has not, and what comes next.
The central question we now carry forward is simple but difficult:
The central question we now carry forward is simple but difficult:
What does it take to move from inspiration to action
— and what sustains that connection over time?
What does it take to move from inspiration to action
— and what sustains that connection over time?
Our vision
Our vision
Every learner has the agency and opportunity to shape their educational journey — what, how, why, when, and where they learn — to build an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world where they unleash their full potential.
Every learner has the agency and opportunity to shape their educational journey — what, how, why, when, and where they learn — to build an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world where they unleash their full potential.
Our mission
Our mission
#NextGenEdu fosters connections, cultivates ideas, and co-creates solutions to empower educators and learners to collaboratively build an innovative and equitable future of education.
#NextGenEdu fosters connections, cultivates ideas, and co-creates solutions to empower educators and learners to collaboratively build an innovative and equitable future of education.
What guides this work
What guides this work
This work is guided by a simple idea: the future of education is not fixed—it is shaped by how people come together, make sense of change, and act collectively.
This work is guided by a simple idea: the future of education is not fixed—it is shaped by how people come together, make sense of change, and act collectively.
At its core, #NextGenEdu is about creating the conditions for trust, shared understanding, and collaboration across the system.
At its core, #NextGenEdu is about creating the conditions for trust, shared understanding, and collaboration across the system.
How we practice this work
How we practice this work
There is no single way this network operates. What holds it together are a set of shared practices that shape how people show up, relate to one another, and move work forward.
There is no single way this network operates. What holds it together are a set of shared practices that shape how people show up, relate to one another, and move work forward.
Mission, not organization
Mission, not organization
We focus on the goal, not the brand. The work matters more than who gets credit for it.
Node, not hub
Node, not hub
We connect, we don't control. Our role is to create conditions for others to lead.
Humility, not brand
Humility, not brand
We leave credit where it belongs and stay open to being wrong.
Trust, not control
Trust, not control
We build relational foundations that last beyond any single event or initiative.
The challenge we are honest about
The challenge we are honest about
Inspiration has been real in this network. It comes from people, not just methods—and it changes how people think.
Inspiration has been real in this network. It comes from people, not just methods—and it changes how people think.
But it does not always translate into collective action.
But it does not always translate into collective action.
The constraints are real: limited time, competing commitments, and the challenge of coordination across different parts of the system.
The constraints are real: limited time, competing commitments, and the challenge of coordination across different parts of the system.
We name this not as failure, but as the work ahead.
We name this not as failure, but as the work ahead.
The question is not whether inspiration happens.
The question is not whether inspiration happens.
It is what comes after.
It is what comes after.
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