Lead by Letting Go: Creating a Mosaic of Education
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Lead By Letting Go
Create a Mosaic of Education
Prof. Terri L. GriffithChair, Management Department
Leavey School of BusinessSanta Clara University
Framing Question
“What needs to happen in order for educational institutions to
become centers for innovation?”
Lead Like a ProHow Great Executives,
Team Leads, Equestrians, Golfers, Dancers, and You Do More With a
Lighter Touch
Loosen Our Grip On:
Traditional Degrees
Our Students
Our Campus Walls
Our Faculty
Our Assessments
We Have Too Much “White Space”
Duplicating Effort Not Meeting Student or Organizational Needs
Loosen Our Grip on “Our” Students
Current Situation (Traditional Degrees)
It’s as if students “flatlined” after their “terminal” degree.
Loosen Our Grip on Traditional Degrees
Focus on Lifelong Learning Moments Where Courses Are Taken When Needed
Serve the people that fit in this building
Or serve the world?
By Being Here, We’ve Already Loosened Our Grip on Our University Walls
Loosen Our Grip On the Idea of
One Course, One Faculty
How Can My Single Perspective on Each of the
Required Topics Be the Best?
Each of Us Teaching Our Best Topics
Loosening Our Grip on “Our” Faculty
Assessment by Faculty
or
Assessment by Organizations?
High Fidelity Simulations, Organizational Projectsversus
Academic Tests?
KNOD/IBM Project Learning Experience
MalaysiaKenya
UKComputer Science
EngineeringJournalism
2.5 Years – 100% Employment – USD $10K
Framing Question
“What needs to happen in order for educational institutions to
become centers for innovation?”
Less “White Space”
More Opportunity for Focused ElectivesGreater Service to
Student and Organizational Needs
Mosaics of The Best Course Modules
Taught By The Best on the TopicOpen to the World
In Forms that Fit Real World Learning Moments & Job Needs
Loosen Our Grip On:
Traditional Degrees – Lifelong Learning
Our Students – Efficiencies
Our Campus Walls – Reach
Our Faculty – Best Faculty/Topic
Our Assessments – Value
Additional Framing Question
If we innovate away from traditional degrees,
how do we co-create value with hiring organizations?