Have learned some more the past weekend observing a workshop for 3 regional universities (CMU, KKU, and PSU) under 'University 4.0' project, supported by the Spearhead Project on 'Khon Thai 4.0' ka.
The workshop was run by Associate Professor Apiwat Ratanawaraha from the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, who uses Foresight to help lead the universities to identify future signals that will have key implications to future of education.
My key learning points are:
1. V to STEEP: Value is added to the forces I earlier learned last year when we had our environmental scanning using STEEP: Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, and Political. Now it includes Value to make it STEEPV ka.
2. Go beyond megatrend: This would help the universities sharpen their strategies by going beyond general mega trends e.g. as aging society sends out strong signal, we must include it with more specific terms for higher education like AI for aging society as lifelong learners (my own version ka). It will give us some framework to work on.
3. Ajarn Apiwat was giving an example of Aberdeen University which has shared on its website the list of scans they've identified from some good processes involving key stakeholders.....some of the signals that will/may have impacts on their university were Additive manufacturing, Australia considers formalized recognition of micro credentials, Blockchain universities, Brexit: Protecting Scotland's interest, etc. Ajarn Apiwat said he shared it after the universities had done their scans because they would make more efforts to draw their own lists without being led (copied)!....sounded great to me loei ka!
4. Some scans our 3 universities have identified are: Social impact investment, Psycho-social disorder, DIY education, Digital learning platform, Blockchain in education, Mixed reality, Sustainable lifestyles, Diversity, China impact, Functional AI for all, Inequality, etc.
Working with their own and across universities allowed the flow of ideas and shared perspectives for them to polish their reports for higher quality strategic plans. I'm sure they'll be more future-oriented to get clearer, more sharpened strategies, and more practical approaches responsive to their contexts while retaining the philosophy of higher education institutions for Thailand and the world ka.
Feeling hopeful!
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