Dispensing with Education

Coca-Cola is now partnering with Diary Queen to install high-tech soda fountains which can dispense over 125 types of drinks. My question is this: If Coca-Cola can figure out how to deliver highly-tailored products to their customers why can’t the educational industry? Related Post Creating the University of the Future, Today A Futurist’s Perspective on [...]

By |2011-06-04T08:09:01-05:00June 4, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Dispensing with Education

Unlearning the University of Today

Last evening, I had the pleasure of participating in a strategic planning session with the senior management team from one of the world's largest online universities.  I began my session by noting how Cisco (just yesterday) announced that by 2015 -- or in just 4 short years -- the number of network-connected devices will quadruple [...]

By |2011-06-03T12:17:43-05:00June 3, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Unlearning the University of Today

The Harder Part

One of my favorite authors, Seth Godin, recently had an insightful post entitled "The Hard Part (One of Them)." I'll repeat it below for your reading enjoyment: A guy asked his friend, the writer David Foster Wallace, "Say, Dave, how'd y'get t'be so dang smart?" His answer: "I did the reading." No one said the preparation [...]

By |2011-06-02T07:52:01-05:00June 2, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Harder Part

Speaking About the Future: Voice Translation Technology

Japanese cellular service company NTT DoCoMo, has recently demonstrated a smartphone cloud-based app that allows users speaking different languages to communicate with one another by translating their conversation into each other’s language. The technology has implications for the global hospitality industry, business travelers, translators and, of course, any student desiring to learn a second language.

By |2011-06-01T06:48:00-05:00June 1, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Speaking About the Future: Voice Translation Technology

Brain Cells, Mind Maps and the Universe

Take a look at the pictures to the right. The symmetry between microscopic neurons and a macroscopic galaxy is rather surprising. Is there a connection between the two? Honestly, I don’t know but I do believe the human mind is capable of discovering the answer. To this end, I invite you to watch this six [...]

By |2011-05-14T06:41:00-05:00May 14, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Brain Cells, Mind Maps and the Universe

The Future of Legal Education?

”Abe Lincoln did not go to law school.”—Jack Uldrich, Futurist P.S. I’m in Montreal today to discuss the future of law and legal services at the Meritas Law Firms Worldwide annual meeting. The future of legal education is just one of the many trends I will be discussing. Related Post Orville Wright Did Not Have [...]

By |2011-05-12T06:05:00-05:00May 12, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Future of Legal Education?

Abe Lincoln Did Not Go to Law School

"Abe Lincoln did not go to law school." -- Jack Uldrich, Futurist P.S. I'm in Montreal today to discuss the future of law and legal services at the Meritas Law Firms Worldwide annual meeting. The future of legal education (and the importance or non-importance of accreditation) is just one of the many trends I will [...]

By |2011-05-12T05:04:34-05:00May 12, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Abe Lincoln Did Not Go to Law School

Declarations of a Fixed Opinion

I'm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania today to deliver the keynote speech at the Ben Franklin Technology Partners annual iX Change conference. The theme of this year's event is "Leading in an Era of Exponential Growth." In honor of Ben Franklin -- and because I believe unlearning will be a critical skill is this era of exponential [...]

By |2011-05-10T04:40:11-05:00May 10, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Declarations of a Fixed Opinion
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