the role of higher education in shaping the future economy
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Core Philanthropic Partner:
Global Partners:
OE Global Conference Cape Town 8-10 March 2017
Ir. Emma FrombergInformal Education Programme [email protected]: (+44)(0)7-850066378
Farming/collection1
Biochemical feedstock
Regeneration
Extraction of biochemical feedstock2
Cascades
Collection
Parts manufacturer
Product manufacturer
Service provider
Collection
User
Biosphere Recycle
Refurbish/remanufacture
Reuse/redistribute
Maintain/prolong
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Consumer
MINIMISE SYSTEMIC LEAKAGE AND NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
FINITE MATERIALSRENEWABLES
Biogas
Renewables flow management Stock management
Share
Regenerate Substitute materials Virtualise Restore
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY – RESTORATIVE AND REGENERATIVE BY DESIGN
SOURCE: Ellen MacArthur Foundation; drawing from Braungart & McDonough Cradle to Cradle (C2C)
THE ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation works across four areas, with the aim of accelerating the transition towards a circular economy:
INSIGHT & ANALYSIS
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Catalysing circular activities across the global economy
Inspiring learners to re-think the future through the circular economy framework
Providing robust evidence about the benefits of the circular economy transition
BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT
COMMUNICA-TIONS
KEN WEBSTER
THECIRCULARECONOMYA WEALTH OF FLOWS
Engaging a global audience around the circular economy
GLOBAL PARTNERS
EDUCATION & TRAININGInspiring learners to re-think the future through the circular economy framework
Schmidt MacArthur Fellowship ProgrammeBuilding a global partner university ‘network of excellence’ in the top design engineering and business schools
Pioneer UniversitiesPioneering new approaches to teaching, learning & research programme around CE
Disruptive Innovation Festival Exploiting informal education as a global ideas dissemination model in an online festival format showcasing the ideas and innovations that are shaping the changing economy.
Schools and collegesWorking with curriculum organisations to embed circular economy as a key focus in schools
EDUCATION IN A LINEAR CONTEXT
EDUCATION IN A LINEAR CONTEXT
EDUCATION IN A LINEAR CONTEXT
Human potential is wasted
in our current economy
APPLYING CIRCULAR THINKING TO THE ED. SYSTEM
Education does not equals knowledge transmission
Learning in a circular economy could look very different
A circular economy requires a more dynamic skillset (Webster, 2014)
UNBUNDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Unbundling is the process by which (in this case) the internet and technology helps to split apart functional areas of traditional industries (Bolles, 2016)
UNBUNDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION
UNBUNDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION
THE ROLE OF INFORMAL EDUCATIONOur vision on informal education
Content is everywhere, learning is sharingCuration and validation of content
THE ROLE OF INFORMAL EDUCATIONOur vision on informal education
Content is everywhere, learning is sharingCuration and validation of content
Effective over efficientPeer learning techniques are effective forms of educationTeaching and learning at the same timeNot 100% online: face-to-face component
THE ROLE OF INFORMAL EDUCATIONOur vision on informal education
Content is everywhere, learning is sharingCuration and validation of content
Effective over efficientPeer learning techniques are effective forms of educationTeaching and learning at the same timeNot 100% online: face-to-face component
Focus on the dynamic skillset / employabilityLifelong learningStronger relationship between education institutes and industryMultidisciplinary teamwork Soft-skills over hard-skillsSystems approach to problems
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION FESTIVAL
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION FESTIVAL
Festival of Ideas – crowdsourced content blended with our studio productionwww.thinkdif.co3 week event
This year 6 November 2017 – 24 November 2017DIF 2017 themes are: 1. Future of Work2. The Circular Economy3. Design
Last year: 200.000 festival visitors ….of which 10.000 live participants
The DIF is a platform for experimentsrelating to education.
DIF 2016 – Higher Education Day
DIF 2016 – Higher Education DayMain Take-Aways
• Softskills over hardskills.• Dynamic skillsets are necessary (life long
learning)• Emphasis on skillset instead of certification.• Collaboration and interdisciplinary group work.• Systems thinking
Core Philanthropic Partner:
Global Partners:
OE Global Conference Cape Town 8-10 March 2017
Ir. Emma FrombergInformal Education Programme [email protected]: (+44)(0)7-850066378