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University 2.0: thriving in an era of disruptive global competition

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Nagarjun Kandukuru
Nagarjun Kandukuru

Innovations like Khan Academy, MITx and Udacity are taking world-class education to parts of the globe that have historically had no access to it. This, allied with the rapid strides countries like China, Brazil and India are making in education, means that Western graduates will have to compete with people from all around the world for jobs. Moreover, those jobs will demand deep understanding of the emerging world along technical, business and social dimensions. This presentation explains how the traditional university model (based on classroom lectures, and with a limited worldview) has to evolve to keep pace with this new, increasingly global, reality. Drawing upon the work ThoughtWorks is doing, it discusses three specific ideas for University 2.0: make deep technical education coveted again, think global in everything we do, and engage with the industry in fresh new ways. A version of this was delivered as a keynote by ThoughtWorks CEO Trevor Mather at University of Central Lancashire in May '12.

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University 2.0 Thriving in an era of massive global competition
The lecture format has been dominant for centuries
But education is changing fundamentally
University 2.0: thriving in an era of disruptive global competition
Short videos on ever conceivable Maths topic
iTunes U
More organised courses¡­
The world¡¯s best are reaching out
Stanford¡¯s experiment 60,000 students!
Email from Afghanistan
For the first time in history anyone anywhere in the world with an Internet connection and enough hunger can learn from world-class teachers
¡°Why teach 2,000 when I can teach 60,000?¡±
Engineering graduates per year 600,000 500,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 80,000 24,000 0 UK US China India Source: Bristol University report
How about quality? The UK ranked #25 Source: BBC quoting the Programme for International Student Assessment
Now combine that with economic growth¡­ Source: Economist (Graphic Detail blog)
Emerging economies as innovation nerve centres - I Frugal innovation: Aravind Eye Care System, India ? ~2m world-class cataract surgeries / yr ? Typical cost: $50, with 60% people paying nothing ? Comparable cost in the US: $1,650 ? ¡°Franchised eye care¡±
Emerging economies as innovation nerve centres - II Reverse innovation: Microfinance Reverse innovation: Green energy Pioneered in Bangladesh, now used in the China leads the world in investments in underdeveloped parts of the West too tomorrow¡¯s industries
Houston, we have a problem! Our students have to compete with peers everywhere The cost of traditional university education is skyrocketing Western economies are stagnant Innovation is increasingly coming from emerging economies
But the West still has the world¡¯s best universities. 3 ideas on how our students can compete
The decline in ¡°hard skills¡± "There's definitely a shortage of the right people. What we've found is ¡°High-flying students are often that somebody spot on in terms of the maths can't do the software; if not stretched while many pupils they're spot on in terms of the software, they can't do the maths.¡± spend computing lessons repeating tasks asked of them - Ian Wright, Chief Engineer, Mercedes F1 team a year ago.¡± Source: The Guardian
1. Make the hard sciences cool again
2. Go Global (Also applies to young women)
Go to where the opportunity is! ¡°If we could only persuade every person in China to lengthen his shirttail by a foot, we could keep the mills of Lancashire working round the clock.¡± ¨C 19th c British economist
West + East ¡°The people in the Indian countryside don¡¯t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That¡¯s had a big impact on my work. Rational thought is the great achievement of Western civilization. In the villages of India, they never learned it. They learned something else, which is in some ways just as valuable. That¡¯s the power of intuition and experiential wisdom.¡±
Being global is a core ThoughtWorks value ~20% of ThoughtWorkers currently work outside the country they were born ~15% of us currently work in a country different to the one we were hired in
3. Engage with industry in fresh new ways
Hacker School - Hackruiter ?
Help industry improve inclusivity and diversity? TW India: Hiring from underprivileged backgrounds TW Aus: Hiring women technologists
TW Univ in India: graduates learn by doing (run similar programs that make sense for industry?)
TW Brazil (our Porto Alegre office is on their campus, and we work together to identify industry-ready talent)
Summary eLearning is making the world flat Jobs, competition and innovation are global now University 2.0: 1. Invest in making the hard sciences cool and valuable 2. Understand, think and act global 3. Engage with industry in fresh new ways
¡°If you don¡¯t go, you don¡¯t know¡± - Tom Friedman, NY Times
Thank you! www.thoughtworks.com

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University 2.0: thriving in an era of disruptive global competition

  • 1. University 2.0 Thriving in an era of massive global competition
  • 2. The lecture format has been dominant for centuries
  • 3. But education is changing fundamentally
  • 5. Short videos on ever conceivable Maths topic
  • 8. The world¡¯s best are reaching out
  • 9. Stanford¡¯s experiment 60,000 students!
  • 11. For the first time in history anyone anywhere in the world with an Internet connection and enough hunger can learn from world-class teachers
  • 12. ¡°Why teach 2,000 when I can teach 60,000?¡±
  • 13. Engineering graduates per year 600,000 500,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 80,000 24,000 0 UK US China India Source: Bristol University report
  • 14. How about quality? The UK ranked #25 Source: BBC quoting the Programme for International Student Assessment
  • 15. Now combine that with economic growth¡­ Source: Economist (Graphic Detail blog)
  • 16. Emerging economies as innovation nerve centres - I Frugal innovation: Aravind Eye Care System, India ? ~2m world-class cataract surgeries / yr ? Typical cost: $50, with 60% people paying nothing ? Comparable cost in the US: $1,650 ? ¡°Franchised eye care¡±
  • 17. Emerging economies as innovation nerve centres - II Reverse innovation: Microfinance Reverse innovation: Green energy Pioneered in Bangladesh, now used in the China leads the world in investments in underdeveloped parts of the West too tomorrow¡¯s industries
  • 18. Houston, we have a problem! Our students have to compete with peers everywhere The cost of traditional university education is skyrocketing Western economies are stagnant Innovation is increasingly coming from emerging economies
  • 19. But the West still has the world¡¯s best universities. 3 ideas on how our students can compete
  • 20. The decline in ¡°hard skills¡± "There's definitely a shortage of the right people. What we've found is ¡°High-flying students are often that somebody spot on in terms of the maths can't do the software; if not stretched while many pupils they're spot on in terms of the software, they can't do the maths.¡± spend computing lessons repeating tasks asked of them - Ian Wright, Chief Engineer, Mercedes F1 team a year ago.¡± Source: The Guardian
  • 21. 1. Make the hard sciences cool again
  • 22. 2. Go Global (Also applies to young women)
  • 23. Go to where the opportunity is! ¡°If we could only persuade every person in China to lengthen his shirttail by a foot, we could keep the mills of Lancashire working round the clock.¡± ¨C 19th c British economist
  • 24. West + East ¡°The people in the Indian countryside don¡¯t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That¡¯s had a big impact on my work. Rational thought is the great achievement of Western civilization. In the villages of India, they never learned it. They learned something else, which is in some ways just as valuable. That¡¯s the power of intuition and experiential wisdom.¡±
  • 25. Being global is a core ThoughtWorks value ~20% of ThoughtWorkers currently work outside the country they were born ~15% of us currently work in a country different to the one we were hired in
  • 26. 3. Engage with industry in fresh new ways
  • 27. Hacker School - Hackruiter ?
  • 28. Help industry improve inclusivity and diversity? TW India: Hiring from underprivileged backgrounds TW Aus: Hiring women technologists
  • 29. TW Univ in India: graduates learn by doing (run similar programs that make sense for industry?)
  • 30. TW Brazil (our Porto Alegre office is on their campus, and we work together to identify industry-ready talent)
  • 31. Summary eLearning is making the world flat Jobs, competition and innovation are global now University 2.0: 1. Invest in making the hard sciences cool and valuable 2. Understand, think and act global 3. Engage with industry in fresh new ways
  • 32. ¡°If you don¡¯t go, you don¡¯t know¡± - Tom Friedman, NY Times

Editor's Notes

  1. Developing countries are growing not necessarily under the rules of the developed West. They are becoming innovation nerve centres themselves.With a combination of telemedicine, holistic thinking and management innovation, they got the cost of a cataract operation down from $1650 in the US to $50 in India. And 60% people don¡¯t even have to pay.They are so wildly successful that they treat around 2m people a year. The founder modelledAravind on McDonald¡¯s franchise system.This type of frugal innovation (and the principles behind it) could become huge in the West too.More: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cjnNPua7Ag