Spotlight
Slow Learning in a Fast World: Reclaiming time, attention, and resilience in training
In an age of information overload, ever-accelerating technologies, and on-demand learning, learners today are required to continuously reskill, upskill, and newskill. Rooted in the global slow movement, this session explores the emergence of the slow learning paradigm, born from creative collaboration, deep reflection, and a desire to reclaim time for lifelong learning in the digital age. It’s time to praise questions over answers, observations over evaluations, and “mindware” over software. Lessons from the tortoise and the hare taught us what happens when we’re slow and steady. How might we adopt a snail-like pace to make learning — and innovation — more meaningful and mindful?
Dephine Dall'Agata
Associate Programme Officer, International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO)
Delphine Dall’Agata currently acts as Learning Innovation Officer at the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), a United Nations agency that provides professional training for the world of work. Over the past 6 years, her work has focused on designing and facilitating innovative online and in-person learning events in over 10 countries. As a UN Innovation Fellow, she actively advocates for forward-thinking experimentation and co-creative solutions at the crossroads of innovation and inclusion. In 2023, she was nominated as one of the 30 Under 30 members of the Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference, which spotlights the next generation of global leaders in the learning and development field. Previously, she was a Fulbright Scholar for the USA-Italy Fulbright Commission. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Dickinson College (USA) and a Master’s Degree from the Turin School of Development (Italy).