{"id":61036,"date":"2017-10-18T08:16:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=61036"},"modified":"2017-10-18T08:15:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T12:15:33","slug":"for-colleges-community-colleges-universities-the-new-exponential-pace-of-change-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/10\/18\/for-colleges-community-colleges-universities-the-new-exponential-pace-of-change-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"For colleges, community colleges, &#038; universities: The new, exponential pace of change. [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Some of the largest waves of change that are hitting the beaches of numerous societies throughout the globe are coming from technological changes such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Artificial intelligence (which includes things like machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, personal assistants, bots, algorithms, and the like)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Big data and analytics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Robotics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The digital transformation of businesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">New forms of human computer interaction such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Mobile computing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Cloud computing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The Internet of Things<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Wearables<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2026and more<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">But in all of these developments, what is common amongst them is that the <em>pace of change has changed<\/em>. It\u2019s much faster now. In fact, we are no longer on a linear path of slow, steady, incremental changes. We are now on an <em>exponential<\/em> trajectory \u2013 or pace \u2013 of change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45985\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ExponentialNotLinearSparksNHoney-Spring2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ExponentialNotLinearSparksNHoney-Spring2013.jpg 466w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ExponentialNotLinearSparksNHoney-Spring2013-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61069\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pace-of-adoption.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pace-of-adoption.jpeg 353w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pace-of-adoption-150x117.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61068\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/consumptionspreads.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"307\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56848\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ExponentialPaceOfChange-DanielChristianSep2016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ExponentialPaceOfChange-DanielChristianSep2016.jpg 595w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ExponentialPaceOfChange-DanielChristianSep2016-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">This new pace of change is starting to have profound implications for societies, individuals, institutions of higher education, and workforces throughout the globe. Some of these ramifications include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Profound modifications to the existing workforce; in some cases, staff reductions<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">New fields, new positions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">New skillsets that require highly-educated individuals as well as a massive amount of additional training for existing employees<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">New methods of learning and the requirement for <em>lifelong, constant<\/em> learning from here on out<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The need to become more responsive and nimble<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The need to pulse-check a variety of landscapes to ascertain the best potential strategies to pursue (in light of the potential upcoming scenarios)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Yet the changes aren\u2019t just arising from technological changes. For institutions of higher education, there have been other areas of change that bring with them significant impact, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Decreases in state funding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The increasing costs of healthcare and benefits for faculty, staff, and administrators<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Headwinds from demographic-related declines (depending upon one\u2019s geographic location)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Aging facilities and infrastructures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u2026and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Navigating these rough waters is not easy. But the key questions now are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Is your institution poised to ride the waves of change or is it about to get crushed by these same waves?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61037\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/RidingWaveOrGettingCrushed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/RidingWaveOrGettingCrushed.jpg 931w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/RidingWaveOrGettingCrushed-150x48.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/RidingWaveOrGettingCrushed-768x243.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Is someone at your organization looking out for these oncoming waves?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> That is, <em>is someone pulse-checking a variety of landscapes<\/em> to ascertain the trends that are developing, trends that could <em>significantly<\/em> impact your institution and\/or your students?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>What are some of the ways that your organization could respond to these waves of change to positively impact the following parties?<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Your organization<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> What new programs could be offered at your institution? How is the level of responsiveness at your institution to these changes?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Your students<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Many jobs that your students will have in their futures haven\u2019t even been invented yet. How can you best develop them to be ready for the new, exponential pace of change? How are you helping your graduates who (increasingly) need to come back to your institution and reinvent themselves \u2013 quickly, conveniently, and cost-effectively?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Your employees<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Given all of this change, the professional growth of your own faculty members, staff, and members of your administration is extremely important. How are you looking after their growth?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Would you use the word \u201cinnovative\u201d to describe the <em>culture<\/em> of your organization? That is, is your institution willing to experiment and take some calculated risks?<\/strong> To take no action or risks in the current environment is likely the biggest risk of all.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: Some of the largest waves of change that are hitting the beaches of numerous societies throughout the globe are coming from technological changes such as: Artificial intelligence (which includes things like machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, personal assistants, bots, algorithms, and the like) Big data and analytics Robotics The digital transformation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,374,435,356,817,174,86,209,115,302,159,72,347,533,3,419,180,55,102,15,245,431,44,436,437,480,310,20,212,460,118,206,321,214,11,562,299],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-21st-century","category-adult-learning","category-analytics","category-artificial-intelligence-agents-llms-and-related","category-bots","category-career-development","category-change","category-changing-business-models","category-colleges","category-community-colleges","category-dangers-of-the-status-quo","category-daniel-s-christian","category-education-reform","category-experimentation","category-higher-education","category-ideas-teaching","category-innovation","category-internet","category-learning","category-lifelong-learning","category-mobile-technologies","category-organizational-change","category-pace-of-change","category-reinvent","category-robotics","category-society","category-staying-relevant","category-strategy","category-surviving","category-technology-general","category-training-corporate-universities","category-trends","category-united-states","category-universities","category-vision-possibilities","category-wearables","category-workplace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61036"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61074,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61036\/revisions\/61074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}