Industries: Education

Feb
14

The Future of Higher Education Has Arrived

“Students who demonstrate their mastery will be able to receive a certificate of completion for free.” Re-read that last sentence again: “Students who demonstrate their mastery will be able to receive a certificate of completion for free.” If you’re in the field of higher education it should send a cold chill down your spine because [...]

Feb
5

A Window into the Future

Corning Glass has created an impressive 11 minute video that offers a real “window” into the future. If you have the time, I highly recommend it … especially if you’re in the automotive, buildings & construction, education and/or health care industries:

Jan
27

Affecting Future Behavior

What if you could be enticed into saving more money just by being made to look older? What if you could be encouraged to exercise with greater regularity by appearing to be more overweight, and what if you could be made to become more environmentally-conscious by cutting down “virtual” trees. The aforementioned ideas might sound [...]

Jan
18

The Rise of the Digital Book

Trey Radcliff has an excellent piece over at GigaOm discussing why e-books will be bigger than expected. I agree with his analysis. I also agree with the statistics outlined in this article, Apple to Give Lesson on Textbooks: By 2020 digital textbooks and learning content will represent more than 50% of the overall textbook market. [...]

Dec
7

Futurist Jack Uldrich’s Predictions for 2012

Blackout Friday #1: In an attempt to appease consumer unease over the growing use of facial-recognition technology, a handful of retailers will admit prior to “Black Friday” that they have deployed the technology during the 2012 Holiday season but will claim they are using it only as a “safety tool” to monitor crowds and prevent [...]