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Selective universities won’t be disrupted

Christensen Institute

Thanks to a confluence of factors—unsustainable business models and cost structures; demographics; and new, low-cost college options or alternatives powered in part by online learning—roughly 25% of colleges would close or merge in the couple of decades ahead. Disruptive innovations initially expand the pie, in other words.

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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? Women make 80% of health care decisions.

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Which new developments in K–12 education will prove disruptive?

Christensen Institute

It’s a challenging time, for sure, given the learning loss, mental health crisis, and educator burnout that have come in the aftermath of COVID-19. What are the necessary elements for disruption? Sony disrupted RCA using transistor-based electronics. Technology alone, however, doesn’t disrupt an industry.

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Failing Is Learning; Fail Fast to Learn Faster

Daniel Burrus

This is the idea behind my powerful strategy: Fail Fast to Learn Faster. As mentioned above, the immediacy of the information age, coupled with the speed of exponential technological change and digital disruption , creates a solicitude in the hearts of every entrepreneur. “I Intergalactic Innovation: A Case Study in Fast Failure.

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Top Books for Learning How to Learn

InnovationTraining.org

The ability to learn new skills, knowledge, understanding, and values is essential in every area of our lives. While we often think of school as the place of learning, people actually learn throughout their lifetimes both in and outside of the classroom, through trial and error, life experience, and from others.

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Accelerating the Journey to HR 3.0: Key Insights from IBM’s 2020 Study

InnovationTraining.org

More than two thirds of executives surveyed in IBM’s latest research report said that HR is ripe for disruption – and the time is now to make a move to fundamentally change the way organizations think about their human resources department. Image courtesy of IBM study. Ten Action Areas for Reaching 3.0.

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Innovation in action: Value prior learning, no matter where that learning happens

Christensen Institute

This piece is authored by Becky Klein-Collins, VP of research and impact at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) , an organization that’s been a leader in advocating for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) for nearly 50 years. Click here to learn more about CAEL and its mission. Why shouldn’t that credit count?