Just wanted to say it broke my heart to hear Paul so disheartened in this podcast. I don't know if you'll ever see this but I'll write it anyway.
As someone who has knocked around permies for a while but never done much interacting, I didn't realise how much of a real tangible amazing thing the SKIP, PEP and BB ideas had become. It IS world changing, but 'the people' don't like change as you've noticed haha.... but that doesn't mean everyone. I've experienced the same in the education sector. The system is broken, but people are scared to try alternatives - until some brave families give it a go and others can see the success, and are more likely to try. Sometimes it's just a case of timing - alternative education approaches boomed during the pandemic.
What I'm saying is I think it's going to be a snowball effect. Right now you have a few snowflakes doing cool things, some BBs, some PEPs... but you've built something incredible and made it freely accessible and it WILL grow. Just give it time and publicise peoples success. The first person to meet their Otis will prove it's not snake oil and I imagine it will snowball from there. Or just be a slow burn as people discover this. But more and more people are reflecting on what they want their lives to look like and it's inevitable to me that something like this will get popular. People will reskill. Just have hope and patience. 😊 thank you for everything you've done and then community you've built.
I'll be starting my BBs ASAP and introducing this to allll my students!
not heard back about this project idea of yours, wondered if you prefer to share it on here so other amazing permies can give it a go too? Otherwise feel free to PM your ideas, I am dying of curiosity! 👀😄
