Innovation, Education and the Changing World of Work

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Innovation, Education and the Changing World of
Work
A Community Conversation with Daniel Pink
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I was noticing that not only how people
were working was changing but also what people
actually were doing to earn a living was
changing. Dan Pink
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High Concept High Touch
Pink, Dan A Whole New Mind p. 49
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ABUNDANCE
As houses have grown, family size has gotten
smaller.
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ABUNDANCE
We have more cars in the US than we have
licensed drivers.
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ABUNDANCE
When our houses wont fit our stuff.
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ABUNDANCE
The US spends more annually on trash bags than 90
other countries spend on everything.
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Michael Graves Designs for Target
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ASIA
Outsourcing
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AUTOMATION
Two humans in losing battles against the machine
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Left-brain Skills are Necessary but No Longer
Sufficient

• Can someone overseas do it cheaper?
• Can a computer do it faster?
• Am I meeting a need of the new age of abundance?

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THE MFA IS THE NEW MBA
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Six Senses

• Design
• Story
• Symphony
• Empathy
• Play
• Meaning

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DESIGN
Not simply function
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DESIGN
Fundamental Business Literacy
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STORY
Not just argument
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SYMPHONY
Not focus or specialization. Not analysis alone,
but synthesis.
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EMPATHY
Leadership is about empathy. It is about having
the ability to relate and to connect with people
for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their
lives. Oprah Winfrey
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PLAY
Creative play is one of the best ways to take
risks, juxtapose images and discover new
relationships.
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PLAY
The opposite of play is not work. It is
depression.
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MEANING
Not just accumulation
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Abundance
Happiness
Less
Time
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• We need to prepare kids for their future, not
  our past.

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PINK LINKSThe Six Senses in the Classroom

• Integrate arts education throughout the
  curriculum
• Give teachers at every level schools,
  principals, and teachers much greater autonomy
  to be creative
• Within the confines of the system,
• to try to break down the barriers between
  subjects

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Innovation, Education and the Changing World of
Work A Community Conversation with Daniel Pink