Every community needs guiding principles
March 5, 2020
Every community needs guiding principles to solve the big problems our world faces, solutions that make a difference in our world. … More Every community needs guiding principles
Tag: innovation
Why we are offering digital credentials for learners and using blockchain to do so
April 1, 2019
Digital credentials that can self-verify graduates’ learning instead of transcripts describing a mishmash of courses with arcane titles, scant descriptions and grades based on obscure scales. … More Why we are offering digital credentials for learners and using blockchain to do so
Self disruption in the university
December 3, 2018
To ensure a just and more equitable future, students must learn to solve complex problems, understanding that solutions can be destabilized. … More Self disruption in the university
The (Big) Idea: Integrate Education and Research with Innovation and Community
April 9, 2018
We propose a concept to facilitate learning through immersion in an innovation classroom where students have steady access to carefully curated short “gigs”. … More The (Big) Idea: Integrate Education and Research with Innovation and Community
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
Failing To Learn By Fearing Failure
November 13, 2017
Penalizing failure encourages students to be risk averse and cut corners. … More Failing To Learn By Fearing Failure
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
With Diversity, Innovation Wins
October 2, 2017
When they value diversity, leaders make it safe for teams to propose novel ideas. Innovation flourishes. … More With Diversity, Innovation Wins
Innovation, Clusters and Universities
June 12, 2017
In response to the Great Depression of the 1930s, economically depressed jurisdictions used an approach, termed as “smokestack chasing”. Regional governments recruited industrial firms to enhance job creation by providing them with tax incentives, land use privileges and loans. Society was transformed. From being primarily agricultural, many regions quickly reorganized into manufacturing and resource extraction economies. … More Innovation, Clusters and Universities
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