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389: Viable alternatives to a 4-year college degree with Nat Greene

Apr 1, 2024

Nat Greene, founder of Futures Forge, discusses viable alternatives to traditional college degrees, emphasizing core skills over prestigious universities. They explore the limitations of the current education system, advocate for project-based learning, and highlight the importance of personal growth and adaptability in a dynamic job market.

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Futures Forge offers practical skills over academic achievements as alternatives to traditional tertiary education.

Nat Greene encourages individuals to challenge traditional education norms and embrace self-directed learning for career success.

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Futures Forge: Revolutionizing Education

Futures Forge, founded by Nat Green, challenges traditional tertiary education, offering a new approach to developing essential skills for career success. The initiative seeks to provide gifted students an alternative to conventional university systems by focusing on practical skills over academic achievements. Green's endeavor stems from a critical view of the existing system's limitations, emphasizing the need for a more innovative and relevant educational model that aligns with modern workplace requirements.

Introduction

2min

Initiating Futures Forge to Reform Education System

2min

Rethinking Education in a Changing World

13min

Redefining Education for the Future

16min

Small Touch Points in Education

7min

Emphasizing Personal Growth over Grades and Introducing a Website

2min

Nat has accelerated the careers of hundreds of professionals of all ages as consultant, coach, and business leader.

His latest startup Futures Forge, a challenger to the current university system, is inspired by the success Nat had developing recent grads from Ivy+ schools in the firm he founded, Stroud International. Stroud’s success helping Global 1000 businesses and the rapid learning of early employees, Stroud won “Best Small Consulting Firm” 7 times in 8 years.

Nat’s mission with Futures Forge is to provide gifted students the opportunity to develop the core skills and attributes that matter far more for career success than which college you went to, and to seed a market of viable alternatives to a 4-year college degree to create competition and strategic choice for families everywhere.

Nat has a Masters of Engineering from Oxford University and studied design, manufacturing and management at Cambridge University, in addition to executive education coursework in Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management program.

Website

www.futuresforge.org

Social Media Information

www.youtube.com/@FuturesForge

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389: Viable alternatives to a 4-year college degree with Nat Greene

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