==Zak Stein is a writer, futurist, transformative educator, and co-founder of **[[The Consilience Project]]**.==
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## About:
- I studied philosophy and religion at Hampshire College, and then educational neuroscience, human development, and the philosophy of education at Harvard University. While a student at Harvard, I co-founded what would become Lectica, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to the research-based, justice-oriented reform of large-scale standardized testing in K-12, higher-education, and business.
- I’ve published two books. _Social Justice and Educational Measurement_ was based on my dissertation and traces the history of standardized testing and its ethical implications. My second book, _Education in a Time Between Worlds_, expands the philosophical work to include grappling with the relations between schooling and technology more broadly. I also write for peer-reviewed academic journals across a range of topics including the philosophy of learning, educational technology, and integral theory. My work has appeared in a variety of journals including, _American Psychologist_, _New Ideas in Psychology_, _Mind, Brain, and Education_, _Integral Review_, and the _Journal of Philosophy of Education._
- Teaching is one of my greatest pleasures, which I have enjoyed doing at Harvard University, Meridian University, and JFK University. My invited speaking engagements span a wide range of venues, from metamodern podcasts to the National Security Agency and off-the-grid spiritual retreat centers.
- I am a scholar at the Ronin Institute, where I research the relations between education, human development, and the evolution of civilizations.
- I serve as Co-President and Academic Director of the activist think-tank at the Center for Integral Wisdom, where I write and teach at the edges of integral meta-theory.
- I act on the scientific advisor boards of technology start-ups, where I use my expertise in ethics and human development to help guide innovation.
- I offer human development and learning science consultations to schools, organizations, and educational technology companies.
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### Links:
- Personal Website: www.zakstein.org
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### Social:
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-stein-757b528
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### Focus:
#futureofcivilization
#education
#educationaltechnology
#humandevelopment
#integraltheory
#learningscience
#metamodernism
#philosophy
#philosophyoflearning
#sensemaking