{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Different Perspective","title":"A Different Perspective with Ed Fidoe, Chief Exec of The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2818,"description":"Ed is the co-founder and CEO of the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), a new university in east London that offers BASc and MASc which oriented around complex problems, not disciplines.\nIn 2012 Ed co-founded School 21 in Stratford with Peter Hyman and Oli de Botton. In 2017 the first GCSE class achieved grades that placed them in the top 5% of the country for attainment, and the school was awarded an Outstanding Ofsted. In 2014 Ed led the launch of Voice 21 to raise the status of oracy in schools. \nEd has also advised the leaders of several education institutions including Cambridge University, LSE, Teach First, Teach for All, Ark Schools and Eton College, as well as over 30 other clients in the private sector and government.\nPreviously Ed ran a theatre production company with the screenwriter Matt Charman and was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. He has served on the boards of Ashoka UK and Big Education.\nNick and Ed talk about Ed's career and how Ed's see the future of education with the LIS.\nEd's book choice where:\nThe Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato\nhttps://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/entrepreneurial-state-book-mariana-mazzucato-9780141986104\nThe Rise of the Meritocracy by Michael Young\nhttps://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=32040280938&dest=gbr\nThe Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics by David Goodhart\nhttps://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/the-road-to-somewhere/product/HD_302420608?sku=HD_302420608\n,\nEd's music choice was:\nThe Streets, Don't Mug Yourself \nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2phF2CRhoSnpJUxxvHUf8Z\nThis content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for designated investment business, (Reg No. 224621) and is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange. This content is for information purposes only and neither the information contained, nor the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3vveljr62zsO_QXSmiqYrOxLjJjPz5vHScoU2wy8eLg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxMzE0LzE3MDYw/MjQ5NTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}