EPISODE · Sep 16, 2025 · 19 MIN
AI for African Students, Human Currency & Skill-Based Economies with Popoola & Alex Lion Yes!
from Coherence.tv · host Coherence.tv
In this Project Onboarding session for Coherence 2025, Popoola Olajide Fatai (founder of MHK Creative Company) shares a bold, community-rooted vision for AI education, regenerative economics, and youth empowerment in Africa.MHK is not just a company — it’s a growing movement to equip African students with the tools, networks, and mentorship to use AI and emerging technologies for real-world impact. From running a Pan-African "AI in Campus" solutions summit to designing a “Human Currency” model based on skill-sharing and mentorship, Popoola outlines how this initiative blends education, storytelling, and systems change.Topics explored: 🔹 MHK as a movement: from organizational structure to pan-African community 🔹 The AI in Campus event series: fostering innovation through student-led solutions 🔹 Two-stage design: the “Economy” phase (building community) and “Governance” phase (local engagement & adoption) 🔹 How Coherence can support matchmaking between student innovators and global mentors 🔹 Human Currency: a documentary and collaborative initiative to pair mentees with legacy-minded professionals 🔹 Why streaming platforms like Netflix may offer better reach than building an app 🔹 Building a platform to manage innovation submissions and mentor relationships 🔹 Coherence as a modular layer that could plug into existing workflows like MHK’s 🔹 The importance of legacy, intergenerational exchange, and values-based mentorship✨ If you're a mentor, educator, funder, or technologist passionate about skill-based regenerative education and African innovation — this is a conversation to watch.📣 Join the upcoming event hosted by Popoola and RSA: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/human-currency-solving-global-economic-crises-without-money-tickets-1394763819129?aff=oddtdtcreator🔹 Coherence 2025: https://coherence.tv/🔹 MHK Creative Company: https://www.instagram.com/mhkcreativecompany🔹 Popoola Olajide Fatai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/popoola-abdul-fatai-caic-aie-mca-aimi-frsa-272a71131/🔹 Alex Lion Yes!: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-lewtak🔹PREBRANDING: https://www.prebranding.wtf
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In this Project Onboarding session for Coherence 2025, Popoola Olajide Fatai (founder of MHK Creative Company) shares a bold, community-rooted vision for AI education, regenerative economics, and youth empowerment in Africa.MHK is not just a company — it’s a growing movement to equip African students with the tools, networks, and mentorship to use AI and emerging technologies for real-world impact. From running a Pan-African "AI in Campus" solutions summit to designing a “Human Currency” model based on skill-sharing and mentorship, Popoola outlines how this initiative blends education, storytelling, and systems change.Topics explored: 🔹 MHK as a movement: from organizational structure to pan-African community 🔹 The AI in Campus event series: fostering innovation through student-led solutions 🔹 Two-stage design: the “Economy” phase (building community) and “Governance” phase (local engagement & adoption) 🔹 How Coherence can support matchmaking between student innovators and global mentors 🔹 Human Currency: a documentary and collaborative initiative to pair mentees with legacy-minded professionals 🔹 Why streaming platforms like Netflix may offer better reach than building an app 🔹 Building a platform to manage innovation submissions and mentor relationships 🔹 Coherence as a modular layer that could plug into existing workflows like MHK’s 🔹 The importance of legacy, intergenerational exchange, and values-based mentorship✨ If you're a mentor, educator, funder, or technologist passionate about skill-based regenerative education and African innovation — this is a conversation to watch.📣 Join the upcoming event hosted by Popoola and RSA: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/human-currency-solving-global-economic-crises-without-money-tickets-1394763819129?aff=oddtdtcreator🔹 Coherence 2025: https://coherence.tv/🔹 MHK Creative Company: https://www.instagram.com/mhkcreativecompany🔹 Popoola Olajide Fatai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/popoola-abdul-fatai-caic-aie-mca-aimi-frsa-272a71131/🔹 Alex Lion Yes!: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-lewtak🔹PREBRANDING: https://www.prebranding.wtf
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