{"id":46365,"date":"2014-06-03T17:21:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T21:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=46365"},"modified":"2014-06-03T17:22:47","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T21:22:47","slug":"how-might-innovation-lessons-from-googles-self-driving-car-barba-apply-to-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2014\/06\/03\/how-might-innovation-lessons-from-googles-self-driving-car-barba-apply-to-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"How might “Innovation lessons from Google\u2019s self-driving car” [Barba] apply to higher education?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Innovation lessons from Google\u2019s self-driving car <\/strong><\/a>— from game-changer.net by Jorge Barba<\/p>\n

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Idealistic vision<\/strong>
\nIn Google\u2019s own language, this is a moonshot project. It\u2019s something that will make a dent in the future, that is worth pursuing though it might not work. In the end, the results could be dramatic…<\/p>\n

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What are you changing and how will the world look like after you change it?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Where can we make the most initial impact in the least amount of time?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Unlike incremental ideas, really big ideas<\/em> have no clear business case; only potential. <\/strong>And you have to find that potential in a very disciplined way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bottom line:<\/strong>
\nInnovation requires a different kind of leadership. One that understands that innovation requires trial and error.<\/strong> The rhetoric of innovation is often about fun and creativity, but the reality is that innovation is hard work and can be a very taxing, uncomfortable process, both emotionally and intellectually.<\/strong> We can learn valuable innovation lessons from Google<\/em>, a true innovator, on what it takes to create the conditions for projects like these to happen and become real.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"ThinkBiggerYet-DanielChristian-August282013\"<\/p>\n

 
\nInstitutions of higher education have developed some great products and services out there for creating solid scholars, thinkers, future citizens, and much more; however, such programs are increasingly out of reach for many people (or they come with a crushing weight that stays on a graduate’s back for years to come).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So I’d like to see those of us working within higher education take some lessons from the likes of Google:\u00a0 It’s time for some serious innovation and experimentation.\u00a0 Such a shift requires massive cultural changes<\/em> throughout many of our institutions of higher education (not all, but many).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We need to continue to provide quality products and services, but at much more<\/em> affordable prices. What we have now is NOT working for many people. It’s simply not working.<\/span>
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Towards that end, it’s time for TRIMTAB Groups, experimentation, and innovation throughout higher education.<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

NOTE:
\nWith the affordances that come from technology, it isn’t always possible to put $$ figures on things like ROI’s.\u00a0 To see this immediately, t<\/span>hink of the difficulty in trying to nail down any sort of accurate ROI from <\/span>your email system or from your voicemail system or from your networking infrastructure.\u00a0 I don’t think it can be done. This is where bold, visionary, informed thinking comes into play. We can start small; then see what is and isn’t working.
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\"TheTrimtabInHigherEducation-DanielChristian\"<\/p>\n

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From DSC, some related questions:
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