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Students need internships, but internships need disrupting

Christensen Institute

Strada and Burning Glass Institute’s new Talent Disrupted report made headlines this week conveying the indisputable crisis of underemployment that an astounding half of college graduates face. The report also confirmed what many in the field have long argued: internships are a critical ingredient in the college ROI equation.

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A Look at the 2020 State of Crowdsourced Innovation Report

IdeaScale

Disruption is a necessary component of innovation. The novel coronavirus has massively disrupted all industries, resulting in brand new questions and conversations. Research shows 30% of companies utilize one unit to control and drive innovation, while 35% report research results are passed … Continued.

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Innovating in the digital age- a terrific report

Paul Hobcraft

The report from Arthur D Little “ Innovating in the digital age- a cross-industry exploration ” has to be the one report that really stands out for me from this year. I think they will have too, in this digital age or they will be even more disadvantaged, disrupted and struggling to find sustaining growth.

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Surrounded: When disruption hits on all sides (Part 2)

Christensen Institute

In Part 1 of this blog series, I highlighted that disruption in health care is increasingly present at many points along the consumer value chain. Key takeaways to recall from that first post are as follows: Disruption doesn’t stop where it starts. What happens when disruptors move up-market? Three strategies for the path forward.

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The flaw behind coding bootcamps’ attempt to disrupt higher ed

Christensen Institute

At the Christensen Institute, we wondered if they might disrupt universities’ master’s degree programs. McGrath’s analysis of why companies like Casper lacked enduring disruptive value also reveals the central flaws in coding bootcamps’ initial direct-to-consumer models. Companies like Casper and Harry’s epitomized the trend.

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Virtual reality won’t fix the mental health crisis, but a disruptive innovation might

Christensen Institute

Instead, a better solution to the crisis would be to address provider shortages and make mental health services affordable…or introduce a disruptive innovation. Disruptive innovations make products or services more accessible and affordable, thereby making them available to a larger population. Probably not , though it can help.

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4 disruptive trends for higher ed in 2024

Christensen Institute

And according to a Bain & Company report , two-thirds of institutions must shift their business models to survive and thrive. The decline in enrollment in higher education, disruptive alternatives to higher education, demographic declines, and the continued rise in spending by higher education. That’s no longer the case.

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