The marketplace for higher education is evolving rapidly, with some of the new entrants looking very different from our traditional colleges and universities. Let’s think beyond the needs of today; how might we encourage a diversity of new models for educating students? And how might these solutions empower learners and entrepreneurs to themselves shape the job market that they will eventually lead?
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iTeach
connect teachers, coaches, community officers etc to a learners market. It is about delineation of separate components of learning.

Prototype your Futures
Using principles of design thinking, rapid prototyping and foresight to help individuals design their career

Fluidity
Revamp the whole education system to revolve around learners.
How to make the best of Artificial Intelligence
We need human creative and critical thinkers to complement the tasks that AI will in the future do for us.

University Union
The University that has no physical classroom but enables students to learn skill sets that match the needs of the job market.

Care For Pets, Care For Others
A pet centre to wind down when it is all a bit too much.

Buy one, get three free
Buy one degree at age 18, get three more "free" for you to cash in on in the future.

Build your own learning
Offer a variety of education models to students in a way that allows them to choose the best option suited to their needs and situation.

Moneyball GPA
Baseball chose players by score. Good home-runs + average running were chosen over great home-runs + terrible running. All of that changed..

Global Leadership Academy (GLA)
An online talent development program that builds self-awareness, skills, & career clarity through innovative exercises & on-demand coaching

Kulukulu School Project
The Kulukulu University is an innovative higher-education model focused on the promotion of good leadership culture and democratic principle

The Communiversity Approach
Academic achievement and co-circular activities must co-exist providing opportunities of learning beyond the spectrum of the classroom.

Free Education To The World That Is Sustainable
Making Free Education To The World A Reality

Shadowing
Follow a person doing the job you think you want to discover whether it is right for you!

OPENideo-ED
OPENideo has a great platform for sourcing challenges, and for solving these in an open collaborative environment. OPENideo meet your market

Separate Learning from Credentialing
Break the connection between teaching students and certifying academic achievements to allow alternative ways of demonstrating competency.
Real Talk: MDC
Real Talk: MDC aims to provide MDC students, particularly minority and/or non-traditional students, a safe space to discuss social issues.

Product Based Education
PBE provides an alternative to current academic capstones, allowing students to gain essential skills to thrive in modern businesses.
Intentional Multiplicity of Options
Education as a multiple track system &people have choices: 2 yr, 4 yr, technical training, gap year - but planning and intentionality is key
Ed Re-Combinator
To meet the diverse and changing challenges needs of society we need to harness the experiments of millions of education innovators.

Anyone's Learning Experience (ALEX)
We are increasing access to higher education by creating an online marketplace for in-person courses for career advancement.