Pain by Design with Kwasi Adi-Dako

Kwasi Adi-Dako has watched what happens when you put young people from 23 different African countries in the same classroom and deliberately design challenges that push them to their edges. Through his lens as an educator, father, and speculative fiction writer, we explore how play becomes the foundation for learning how to navigate conflict, build empathy, and grow courage. We also discuss the tension between embracing AI for work efficiency while instinctively protecting our creative processes from automation. What does it take to maintain enjoyment and authenticity in a world of quick outputs? From imagining endless harmattan winds in Ghana to questioning whether love might be our limited contact with another dimension, this conversation examines how storytelling, play, and speculation help us engage with tomorrow on our own terms.