“The Leonardo category “Thought Leadership” focuses on contributions which are of tremendous intellectual value and help us to understand better - in reference to the UNESCO´s four pillars of learning in the 21st century - how we are “learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together and learning to be”.
This kind of laying out theoretical foundations by no means to be mistaken for providing simply recipes that can be copied and applied everywhere
On the contrary, “Thought Leadership” is about challenging us in our prevailing assumptions, and encourages us to not hide away from fundamentally new assessments and conclusions if urged on by ever changing circumstances. In this respect, the practical value is even more important.