Reinvent Decision Making at Established Institutions by Allison Dulin-Salisbury - The Lean Startup...

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Higher education has legendarily long decision-making cycles, which create a real tension for teachers and administrators who want to test curriculum ideas in new digital markets. Allison Dulin, Special Projects for the President at Davidson College, explains how the 177-year-old college has shifted its decision-making processes and used experimentation to face down the uncertainty that's rocking education markets.

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Reinventing Decision Making at Established Institutions

Allison Dulin Salisbury @amdulin

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“lives of leadership and service”

success is a barrier to change

why design higher education for innovation?

how do we remain relevant?

complexity requires lean startup methodology

the way we lead.the way we invest resources.the way we work together.the way we measure impact.

the way we lead

sandbox approach

Massive Open Online Courses

(MOOCS)

Davidson ~15 per course $45,000/year young adults residential selective

MOOCs ~10,000 per course free any age anywhere anyone

sandbox approach

increase ability to conceptualize and drive subsequent change

the way we invest resources

85% operations5% improvements 5% sustaining innovations5% disruptive innovations

85% (75%) operations5% (5%) improvements 5% (10%) sustaining innovations5% (10%) disruptive innovations

10% shift from operational innovation-oriented

the way we work together

hybrid, networked teams

the way we measure impact

pre-define hypotheses not outcomes

data-driven design

application of learning science

the way we lead.the way we invest resources.the way we work together.the way we measure impact.

success is a barrier to change

innovation by design

Allison Dulin Salisbury

@amdulin

aldulin@davidson.edu

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