Looking ahead: The future of Edson E+I During VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) times, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking may be more valuable than ever. New problems need new solutions. Entrepreneurial approaches to ideation, rapid development, and widespread diffusion and adoption of solutions are invaluable in creating value.
Case study: Globalization When the possibility of globalization seemed imminent, corporations, organizations and institutions of higher education leaned into that possibility with new global headquarters; international team members; and study abroad sites, locations and even campuses. The premise of Thomas Friedman’s “connect and collaborate” world replacing the former “command and control” linear mode of value creation seemed inevitable, the way things would go in a global community flattened by technological reach. Many institutions of higher education invested heavily in recruiting international students to U.S. campuses and standing up additional sites worldwide. And yet, it took us decades to truly measure, assess and articulate the value of global study abroad and other globalized and internationalized initiatives in higher education. For evidence of the merits of global study abroad, we accepted participatory metrics. These metrics tell us the growth in number of programs and international agreements over time, but not whether they are having the desired outcomes.
