There is no single right answer or path forward, but there is one right way to frame the problem.
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For 300 years, higher education was not disruptable because there was no technological core.
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What this quote means
Higher education remained unchanged for three centuries due to a lack of technology.
Clayton M. Christensen's quote emphasizes that the stability of higher education for 300 years stemmed from the absence of disruptive technologies. It suggests that innovation and technological advancements are crucial in transforming established systems and that the potential for disruption exists when new technologies emerge.
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EducationTechnologyDisruptionInnovationTransformation
In practice
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In a discussion about the future of universities at a conference.
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