Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What skills will kids need to thrive in a rapidly changing world? In this episode of Trending Forward, Peter Horan and Dan Gaul sit down with CrunchLabs Chief Product Officer Rachele Harmuth to explore how curiosity, hands-on learning, resilience, and even failure can help prepare the next generation. From STEM education and creative problem-solving to the growing challenge of screens and technology, the conversation looks at what it really means to teach kids to think like engineers.

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