Together with my History of Creativity course students, I attended the last BYU Innovation Academy session of the semester this evening. Jeff Dyer, author of The Innovator's DNA presented a summary of his finding. It was engaging and informative. …
When Tests Fail
In this Style Weekly article "When tests fail: Why our public education system needs to rethink high-stakes standardized testing" Tom Shields reviews why high stakes standardized assessments are killing education and creativity. The future of …
Young entrepreneurs can find good help without leaving campus.
"Young entrepreneurs can find good help without leaving campus." Quote from New York Times article "Got the Next Great Idea?" explains how some universities are increasingly providing entrepreneurial value to match what they might find if the same …
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Entrepreneurs are great at creating serendipity
Forbes article by Samantha Smith "University Summer Startup Accelerators Come To A Close" summarizes how several universities accelerating innovation and success by supporting student entrepreneurial efforts throughout the summer. …
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Encounters With the Digital Revolution
Article On Becoming a Phoenix: Encounters With the Digital Revolution by Catharine R. Stimpson attempts a foray into evaluating the opportunities and challenges posed to education by the digital revolution. The conclusions she reaches are untenable …
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Startup University
Matt Welsh makes the case for fixing the academic value system to unleash the tremendous potential of faculty members and universities. Entrepreneurship and university innovation incubators all can play key roles. …