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- “Innovation in the field of innovation”January 6
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I received feedback from several readers that Arthur Harkins’ reasoning for why we need to Leapfrog might seem a bit too Machiavellian — “us versus them.” I therefore hope everybody will enjoy the contrast of perspective in this next video.
In early November, we had an opportunity to interview Jutta Treviranus, director of the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre at the University of Toronto. Her approach to creating sustainable innovation is somewhat different. Instead of relying on competition, we can operate on an assumption of collaboration for innovation, creating win-win scenarios for all.
The “king of the hill, competitive” type of thinking, Treviranus argues, is contributing to the modern world’s problems. To get past this, she declares we need, “innovation in the field of innovation.” Brilliant!
More in the video:
- Oops.January 4
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If you tried contacting me through this site’s contact form over the past month, chances are I didn’t get the message. I discovered the problem this morning, and fixed it immediately.
I apologize if you recently sent me a message, and if I never replied. The problem stems from the site’s recent software update, which reset the settings for the contact form. Your message probably got sent to a black hole.
- Arthur Harkins on LeapfroggingDecember 30 2008
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Earlier this month, I interviewed Arthur Harkins on our approach to innovating in human capital development (Leapfrog!). Specifically, I asked:
- What is Leapfrog?
- What are some examples of leapfrogging?
- What are the Leapfrog Institutes?
- What are the global implications for Leapfrog?
Watch his responses in this video:
- 2008 in review: What happened to this year’s predictions?December 21 2008
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[Photo by darkmatter]
At the beginning of this year, I released five predictions for global education in 2008. How did I do?
It’s a mixed bag, ranging from being completely off to spot on… with some surprises, too!
Prediction #1:
Largely driven by the moderate success of OLPC, Linux will emerge as the platform of choice for K-12 technology leaders. The OLPC will demonstrate that not only is Linux different, but it can also be used to do new and different things. Instead of using new technologies to teach the same old curricula, new technologies will be used to teach new things.
What really happened: Linux didn’t take off, but the OLPC spurned an entire ecosystem of cheap, portable computing. We’ve seen this in the form of exploding sales netbooks by Acer, Asus and other small-form, low-powered, low-cost producers –as well as products intended to compete with OLPC, including a $98 laptop from China.
Prediction #2:
Web 2.0 will continue to democratize the gl
- The networked studentDecember 18 2008
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Forwarded by Cristóbal Cobo: The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008. It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler’s high school students…