City of Wings

More questions than answers

A conversation from Davos

May 6 • Josine Overdevest

March 2026

How Laughter Builds a Human Bridge Across the Digital Divide

Two years into observing the noise around AI in education, I kept coming back to the same questions.

Mar 2 • Josine Overdevest

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December 2025

In Praise of the Pause

What does taking a pause bring us? In how we live our lives, in how we use our digital devices, and in how we design technology?

Dec 19, 2025 • Josine Overdevest

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November 2025

Cattle don't fly, they say.

But some of us know better.

Nov 9, 2025 • Josine Overdevest

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September 2025

Finding Humanity on an inspirational Hill

On choosing to face the world again. And again.

Sep 29, 2025 • Josine Overdevest

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August 2025

When Humans Take Over From Robots

"Thud!" I could feel in my gut that the sound reaching my 10th-floor apartment didn't bode well.

Aug 31, 2025 • Josine Overdevest

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July 2025

The Techno Dandy: Reimagining Inclusion in a World of Cables, Code and Creativity

I'm inspired by this striking work of art by Congolese artist Maurice Mbikayi, whose Techno Dandy challenges us to look beyond access and ask deeper…

Jul 28, 2025 • Josine Overdevest

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April 2025

Here Be Dragons

Drawing parallels between ancient maps and modern technology, I explore how we might navigate this shifting landscape with critical thinking and a sense…

Apr 2, 2025 • Josine Overdevest

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March 2025

People drive EdTech success, not the technology

With AI in Education advancing rapidly, we need to make sure to get the foundation right, investing in people as much as in technology. Or more.

Mar 31, 2025 • Josine Overdevest

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October 2024

The UN Global Digital Compact: shaping our collective, human-centred digital future

Excited about the Global Digital Compact's multi-stakeholder approach, I highlight the requests made of tech companies in creating a fairer, more…

Oct 31, 2024 • Josine Overdevest

City of Gold, City of Education

A City of Education is emerging as the latest incarnation of the City of Gold, bringing wealth in the form of educated, young people ready to take on…

Oct 15, 2024 • Josine Overdevest

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in African School Leadership Development

Ubuntu leadership and AI align well as both have the potential to contribute to a just and sustainable world and address Africa’s specific needs and…

Oct 8, 2024 • Josine Overdevest