Lean teaching

Lean TeachingHank HorkoffIgnite ShanghaiMay 24, 2010

Teach Chinese

The Lean Startup

Customer Development

The Search for a Business The Growth of a Business

Customer Discovery

Customer Validation

Customer Creation

Company Building

Lessons, Study Tools & Teachers

Apply “Lean” to Teaching?

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Possible to Draw Parallels?

Customer Development » Student Development

Customer Discovery » Curriculum Discovery

Customer Validation » Curriculum Validation

Principles of Lean

Schools are inefficient

Textbooks are rigid

Start with the student

1. Define the student’s goal

2. Identify appropriate metrics

Is this really necessary?

Students have varying needs

Binary Metrics

Functional Metrics

Curriculum Design

Was it effective?

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CourseCourseDataData

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A institution that learns

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Startup

Lean Healthcare

Lean Teaching

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Thanks!Hank Horkoffhttp://thenetworksense.com @hankfdh