Learning Reimagined

Education and museum knowledge management It seems counter-intuitive to advise learning organizations about how to implement learning, but universities, colleges and museums often find themselves locked into a matrix of intellectual intransigence hardened by politics, funding and bias. To avoid this, they need to actively adopt ideas from knowledge management …

12 Study Tips for Learning Business English Faster Learning a language is not an isolated activity. After spending a year immersed in the language learning market, a key takeaway was just how collaborative learning a language needs to be. Organizations and individuals who invest need to understand that part-time investment …

Windows 10s for Education: Microsoft Not Giving Schools to Google With the release of Microsoft Windows 10 S laptops Microsoft makes a bid bid to compete, if not reclaim, the mindshare in education. Long-tested theory suggests that the machines people learn on in school become the machines they want to …

Should BYOD Shape Education in the 21st Century? BYOD (bring your own device) is being adopted by hundreds of schools due to its positive impact on learning. See how it’s shaping education. Source: BYOD Is Shaping Education in the 21st Century I think we must be very cautious about BYOD in education from an …

  Ten Precepts for Good Higher Education Strategy Download the PDF of this post here. Download the expanded version, Planning at the Speed of Change: Creating Good Strategy in Higher Education, here. Higher education faces disruption from innovations in technology and business models. These disruptions threaten the relevancy of existing institutions and …

Education and Legislation There was a discussion about education this morning among the congressional republican leadership in Washington D.C. around 529 savings accounts and a move toward local funding (you can see it here on C-SPAN). Neither issue is as clear cut as was suggested by the rhetoric. In particular, …

Strategic planning next steps: first in a series on strategy in higher education I was brought into a community college district to present on strategic planning. This was not a kick-off meeting where I offered guidance on the process. Quite the opposite. This was a meeting held the quarter following …

The focal question in scenario planning acts as an anchor and as a fence. It anchors the project so that people are clear about what they are solving for. “The future of learning” will pull in dialog about learning, acting like gravity, placing appropriate ideas, concepts and evidence in orbit, …

Download the entire paper here. 1. Workforce Dynamics Key Dynamic: Will the workforce effectively integrate, or will generational issues result in bifurcation? What skill gaps and needs for knowledge will emerge as each generation seeks to define its future? 2. Globalization Key Dynamic: Will the global economy march to ever …

Recently, I helped Rob Salkowitz, the instructor of the University of Washington’s Future of Marketing class work with his students to develop scenarios about the future of marketing. Although we employed an abbreviated process, we successfully engaged students and established a framework they will continue to develop over the course …