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wilycheese's review against another edition
4.0
This book is very long and meticulously researched, and it's actually quite exciting to read. You have to be a higher education nerd to really appreciate it, but I would say that this book is the best of all the books I've read about the future of higher education.
jgolomb's review against another edition
5.0
Terrific in-depth look at The Innovators' Dilema and how higher ed needs to evolve. Focus is on the historic development of Harvard and the little-known BYU-Idaho.
Informative, historical, and thought-provoking. Especially for a dad whose first of three just started college. :-)
Informative, historical, and thought-provoking. Especially for a dad whose first of three just started college. :-)
laurenpressley's review against another edition
5.0
This book is outstanding. If you're in higher ed at all, or if you're interested in the future of higher ed in particular, I cannot recommend this book enough. If you're sending a student to college in the next few decades, I'd recommend it to you, too.
It's really a good read.
This book clearly uses the Innovator's Dilemma as a framework, but also draws on other conceptual models including the competency trap, lean manufacturing, the Pareto principle, and others.
The main takeaways: the most successful institutions (outside the most elite universities) will be those who identify their strengths and emphasize that while reducing non-core services/programs. Specifically, the book advocates a more agile environment, extreme focus on mentoring and student experience, a recognition that not all of our students will be going to graduate school, a reframing of knowledge generation to include things like scholarship of teaching and learning and more application based knowledge creation, and openly sharing the knowledge that is generated by the institution.
Again, if you have any interest in this topic at all: Read This Book!
It's really a good read.
This book clearly uses the Innovator's Dilemma as a framework, but also draws on other conceptual models including the competency trap, lean manufacturing, the Pareto principle, and others.
The main takeaways: the most successful institutions (outside the most elite universities) will be those who identify their strengths and emphasize that while reducing non-core services/programs. Specifically, the book advocates a more agile environment, extreme focus on mentoring and student experience, a recognition that not all of our students will be going to graduate school, a reframing of knowledge generation to include things like scholarship of teaching and learning and more application based knowledge creation, and openly sharing the knowledge that is generated by the institution.
Again, if you have any interest in this topic at all: Read This Book!
csd17's review against another edition
4.0
May I respectfully suggest that it be a requirement for ALL people working (or tenured) at an institution of higher learning to read this book by the end of the summer?
The world is changing and Christensen and Eyring have put their finger on some of the ways that change will effect the traditional university.
And, respectfully, I disagree with their view of UVU as an example -- it is too early in the game to prove their methods worthwhile (indeed, they seem to be struggling with specific goals, especially in regards to graduation rates). Revisit that campus in 10 years.
"You get what you measure."
The world is changing and Christensen and Eyring have put their finger on some of the ways that change will effect the traditional university.
And, respectfully, I disagree with their view of UVU as an example -- it is too early in the game to prove their methods worthwhile (indeed, they seem to be struggling with specific goals, especially in regards to graduation rates). Revisit that campus in 10 years.
"You get what you measure."
clintonking36's review
5.0
Fascinating history of higher education in the United States (focused primarily on Harvard). When they start talking about what's currently happening, it gets alternately scary, intimidating, and hopeful, speaking as someone currently employed in higher education. I liked it. It's not light reading, though.
srinoelreads's review
4.0
Loved the history of Harvard and the higher ed system in the US. Wish there were more details on the operations and financial aspects of BYU - Idaho.
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