What is Good, What is Bad?
February 7, 2019
The future of work will be difficult. We future proof our graduates through technical depth, leadership, empathy, and social consciousness. … More What is Good, What is Bad?
Tag: engineering
Letter to a new graduate: Handling the interview
May 22, 2018
Congratulations! You are now a new graduate. If you are a brand new McMaster engineer, there’s a 65% likelihood that you’ve already found your first job. Sixty percent of those with jobs in your cohort have salary offers in the $55,000 to $75,000 per year range while 8% will earn more than $75,000 upon earning … More Letter to a new graduate: Handling the interview
Letter to a new graduate: You have a job offer, should you negotiate?
April 16, 2018
Do some new graduates negotiate job offers better than others? Do they have more to offer? … More Letter to a new graduate: You have a job offer, should you negotiate?
Why learning from experience is the educational wave of the future
February 27, 2018
Volunteers work on a Habitat for Humanity site in Winnipeg in July 2017. Building homes for the disadvantaged is the type of ‘learning through service’ that will stand university grads in better stead with employers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods Ishwar K. Puri, McMaster University The university experience has changed. It used to be enough for … More Why learning from experience is the educational wave of the future
Big Ideas for Grand Challenges
January 22, 2018
Our world faces many grand challenges. I embrace the optimism that the future will be brighter than our past. For that, we must help students learn. … More Big Ideas for Grand Challenges
AI and the Future: Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity
December 11, 2017
An uncertain technological future requires adaptable and resilient engineers who can see through the fog and create robust engineering designs based on AI. … More AI and the Future: Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity
The Big Idea: Educate Citizen Scholars To Transform Our World
November 6, 2017
A university degree is simply a ticket that allows graduates to apply for jobs. MacChangers enhances graduates’ employment prospects because of their active experiential learning based on design-thinking, systems thinking and an entrepreneurial fail-fast innovation approach. … More The Big Idea: Educate Citizen Scholars To Transform Our World
Guest Blog by Brian Baetz: Mindful Engineering
August 14, 2017
Dave Goldberg, emeritus professor at University of Illinois, teamed up a few years ago with Mark Sommerville of Olin College on a ground-breaking book, A Whole New Engineer. Dave also created The Big Beacon initiative, where he and his collaborators envision and implement innovations to transform engineering education. His 2016 Jack Hodgins Memorial lecture at … More Guest Blog by Brian Baetz: Mindful Engineering
Innovation, and the Sharing and Gig Economy
March 27, 2017
How can entrepreneurship that drives disruptive innovation also foster equitable and inclusive social outcomes?
Bringing innovation home
March 6, 2017
One thing is certain. Our alumni are on top of innovation and leading change. I’m convinced that we’re educating just the engaged citizen scholars who are transforming our world through the real innovations that they are catalyzing and developing. … More Bringing innovation home
Fireside with the Dean 