Education: What Next?Niru Mehta

Founder /CEO - AttendByVideo.com

Managing Partner – India Technology Investments Group

Key Message…

World is Going thru the Turns… This is the best time to get ahead.

How?

An American Point of View…

Four Economic Threats…Globalization

IT RevolutionEnergy

Deficit

By: Tom Friedman, Author

Five Pillars to Economic Prosperity…

Education

Innovation

Infrastructure

Immigration

Regulations

By: Tom Friedman, Author

A Unique Opportunity for India & Indians

Belief One…It’s not the strongest of the species that survives,

nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

Evolutionary Theory

Belief Two…

“You win in the turns…”

Industry Experience

1995 – 2005 = Productivity

PC = Content

Internet = Connect, Communicate

Work-Flows = Collaborate

PC Server

PC + Internet + Search Engines

“Enable anyone to find anything that

interest them.”=

1995 – 2005 : Productivity

4.5 BillionCell Phones

2005 - 2015: Communities

PC + Internet + Smart Phones +Facebook

“Enable anyone to find anyone that interest them.”

=

2005 - 2015: Communities

Just Five Years Ago…

Was Just Getting Started

Was Just a sound

Was Something in the sky

Was a Parking Spot

What You Send to Colleges

Two Decades…

Anyone to Find Anything

Anyone to Find Anyone

Adaptation = Opportunities

1995 - 2005

2005 - 2015

World is indeed going thru the turns…

PeopleEducational Institutes

BusinessesCountries

Who adapt quickly Will Leave Others

Behind for a long time to come

What Next?Politics = Crowd with Command & Control

Professional Services = “Be Found”

Workplaces = Global

Education = Personalization

Commerce = Online

Education

Institutes

Teachers

Students

Professionals

Everyone

Educational Institutes

“Partnerships”

Teachers

“Reach Out”

Students

“Extra”

Students : Bring “Extra”

• Must SucceedImmigran

t

• Proud to Put My Name On ItArtisan

• Give Personal touchWaitress

Attitudes of

Professionals

“Creative Skills”

Innovation Drives Success at Workplace…

CompaniesIndividuals &

Small Groups

Creative Servers

Creative Creators

Routine Servers

Routine Creators

CreatorsServers

Creative

Routine

Professionals : Creative Skills

Professionals: Creative Skills

Cannot Be Reduced to Algorithms

Cannot be Easily Digitized

Professionals : Creative Skills

Critical Thinking

Reasoning

Analytical Skills

Imagination

Judgment

Creativity

Everyone

“Continuing Education”

What Next?

“a Knowledge Marketplace”

Lots of ChoicesOn-Campus Learning

eLearningPhysical Events – Conferences, Tradeshows

Online Events - Webinars

One-on-One with Professional Experts

Marketplace

AttendByVideo.com

On-Demand & On-LineEducationProfessional TrainingsProfessional ServicesMeetings & Events

It’s Here…

Thank You

Definitely Smart!

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