[eBook Code] Higher Education's Road to Relevance (eBook Code, 1st)

Acknowledgments vii

About the Authors ix

Introduction 1

1 Exploring Challenges and Opportunities: Setting the Context for Change 5

Introduction 6

Growing Public Concern 8

Radically Changing Employment Landscape 37

Expanding Learner Base and Changing Learner Needs 53

Conclusion 65

References 66

2 Leveraging Complexity: Illuminating Compelling Outcomes 88

Introduction 89

Address the World’s Political, Economic, and Social Challenges 93

Reflect the Human Experience and Imagining the Future 98

Respond to Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity (VUCA) 100

Engage a Multigenerational and Multicultural Workforce 104

Continue to Learn in a Workplace Environment 110

Take Control of Their Own Career Development 113

Learn to Work in Human-Robot Partnerships 116

Navigate Access to Expanding Information 123

Become Responsible Citizens of Their Country and the World 128

Design Lives That Achieve Balance, Fulfillment, and Well-Being 131

Conclusion 134

References 136

3 Discovering Possibilities: Designing for the Future 147

Introduction 148

Broaden Perspective 149

Leverage What We Know about How People Learn 162

Change Strategies and Seize Opportunities 168

Align People, Processes, Structures, and Technology 222

Conclusion 234

References 235

4 Charting a Path Forward: Getting Us from Here to There 251

Introduction 251

Embrace Disruption with an Innovative Mindset 253

Employ Systems Thinking 256

Engage Design Thinking 261

Create Skunk Works: An Organizational Approach to Innovation 264

Break the Cycle That Perpetuates Socioeconomic Gaps of Access and Success 266

Reduce Administrative Redundancies 268

Lessen Noise to Enhance Mobility 270

Nurture Transformational Leadership 272

Conclusion 276

References 278

Index 285