Building Systems That Help People Rise

Strategy, AI, and human-centered design—shaping learning that works anywhere.

I'm Jason Thompson—strategist, builder, and education innovator. From boardrooms in Switzerland to solar-powered classrooms in the Karoo, I design systems that turn data into purpose—and purpose into impact. This site is my home base: the work, the tools, and the people behind them. Explore the ecosystem—ProScola for teacher enablement, Khula Box for offline AI and libraries, and Rise Village for community upliftment—and see how they connect to one idea: helping people rise.

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Products

ProScola — Teacher Enablement

Give analog teachers instant digital superpowers—shared, pedagogically sound lessons even offline. "Enablement, not replacement."

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Khula Box — Local AI + Library

A palm-sized server with 32M+ resources and local AI; runs on solar; built for schools and towns without reliable internet.

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Rise Village — Community Upliftment

NGO partnerships that start with a village assessment and end with sustained learning access—devices, training, and local champions.

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From intent to impact

Great ideas die without delivery. My craft is turning intent into infrastructure—clarity of strategy, simple tools, and steady execution. I build for real constraints: low connectivity, limited budgets, busy teachers, curious communities. The outcome isn't noise; it's momentum you can measure—in classrooms, in homes, and in livelihoods.

What it looks like when learning arrives

Khula Box in Action

Khula Box brings local search + AI to classrooms and community hubs, aggregating books, videos, Wikipedia, and science tools—all offline. Purpose-built indexing delivers instant responses and distraction-free learning. Teachers contribute and share lessons through ProScola; communities grow their own knowledge base through Rise Village. This is technology as a supply line for curiosity.

See the system in action

Work with me

I help organizations ship meaningful change: AI & data strategy, teacher enablement, offline learning design, and digital transformation in constrained environments. Formats range from 90-minute advisory sessions to multi-week build sprints and keynote talks.

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Put sunlight to work

Sponsor a Khula Box for a school or fund a community training sprint with Rise Village. Your support turns solar power into searchable knowledge—and puts teachers, parents, and learners in control of their future.

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Notes from the build

Why offline is the next digital revolution

The future of technology isn't about faster connections—it's about working without them. Here's why offline-first design is the key to global equity.

Teacher enablement > teacher replacement

AI in education should amplify great teachers, not replace them. How we're building tools that put pedagogy first.

What building a bike taught me about systems

Rebuilding motorcycles and designing software share the same principles: fewer moving parts, more meaningful outcomes.

Let's connect

Ready to bring learning to your community? Looking for a speaker or strategic advisor? Let's talk.

Or reach out directly:

jason@jtkm.ch • LinkedIn