Learnability is more important than mere Knowledge

Our education system is built for the purpose of providing knowledge. At schools, we feed children with information. We expect them to remember them, and test for the accuracy at exams. In many ways we expect children to become walking…

Modular Thinking — Breaking Complicated Systems down into Simpler Pieces

Why your kid should(n’t) use computers

Internet today is filled with parental horror. We often hear of game-addicted kids, or stories of kids being misguided by internet. Parents are panicked and computers are kept away from children.

How do you prepare your child for the scary future?

Working at Igniter Space

My first blog post

How I changed the purpose of popsicle sticks.

When I was small, i used to think “hey! this is so exiting” when i was merely…

The prime challenge of our education

The world is progressing faster than ever and no one has a clear view of what and how it will…

Building a Values-Driven organization for Social Change

“Why do I do What I do?” this is the one question that I ask myself on a regular basis in leading the great IgniterSpace team.

When I co-founded IgniterSpace with my partners Hasith & Buddika, we took a very…

Exposing my 3 year old daughter to the world of technology ..What good i see in it..

So i am a mother of a very mischievous 3 year old girl who always runs around with my phone on her hand watching nursery rhymes on you tube or playing a game. She already knew on how to…