In a rapidly changing and interconnected world, the only certainty is change. The ability to continuously adapt has become critical for everyone on the planet, including businesses, and by implication, institutions of learning. The global information economy puts a premium on intellectual capital – increasing pressures to remain at the forefront of knowledge creation and commercialisation.
For educators and governments worldwide, this poses significant challenges including the cost of sustaining world class teaching and research; developing students with relevant skills for employers; engaging millions of new learners with education that responds to their needs; and possibly the biggest challenge of all, choosing to remain discrete, self governing entities or becoming specialist hubs in vast learning networks spanning the globe.
Navigating this interconnected, global environment requires both a new consciousness and new intentions. Leading author and corporate philosopher Richard Hames provides a fresh perspective on the importance of leadership in a rapidly changing environment drawing on findings from his latest book 'The Five Literacies of Global Leadership'.
