Interview with Taninna Portebos, IOTA director
From philanthropic tech programs at Microsoft to digital inclusion work with underprivileged communities, Taninna’s path to leading IOTA has been anything but conventional. Today, she leads the team behind one of 42’s most people-centered tools, one built to bring students together and help even the most struggling learners feel seen and valued. We sat down with her to talk about her journey, her management style, and where she sees IOTA heading next.
IOTA: How 42 Intends to Disrupt Primary Education, One Classroom at a Time
To say that 42 has fundamentally transformed the landscape of higher education would not be an overstatement. Our methodology, built on peer learning, free from traditional classes and teachers, challenged conventional models and opened a new path to knowledge acquisition and, more importantly, to the mastery of real-world skills. Thirteen years on, we have tangible proof that our model has unlocked talent, revealed hidden potential, and produced the kind of workforce that industry and society so urgently needed. With that track record established, we are now setting our sights earlier in the educational journey: applying the same principles that redefined higher education to primary schooling. And to do so, we are banking on a revolutionary tool: IOTA.
