Victor Saad decided to take his education into his own hands and handcraft a unique personal educational experience called the “Leap Year Project.” He is now crystallizing his vision for reinventing education by building a new school called the Experience Institute.

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In this episode of A Congruent Life, Victor discusses his thoughts about customized experiential education, including:

• his personal journey that led him to rethink pursuing a traditional MBA program,
• developing a personal “Leap Year Project” that valued experience and connection over content,
• lessons learned from selecting experiences, financing the project, and asking for help,
• inspiring thoughts about what he values “if I started a school…”
• lessons learned, and a compelling vision for an alternative educational approach called the Experience Institute,
• how authenticity and individuality plays into reinvention.

Links from the Show

• The Leap Year Project book (Amazon)
• The Leap Year Project website
• “If I Started a School…” – Victor Saad at TEDxUofIChicago (YouTube)
• Experience Institute
• Victor’s website

Transcript