Brent and I discuss the future of Universities, the importance of soft networks and clusters of competence, creativity and the 6 thinking hats. New music in the introduction by Supakarn Nakavisut (@BARE MUSIC - https://bit.ly/33ZtIh8)
00:00:43 – Intro (Music by Supakarn Nakavisuit)
00:01:25 – Specialising/decentralising Universities?
00:04:45 – Future of Universities
00:08:10 – Purpose built cities/communities
00:13:08 – Implementing the change despite pushback? Improving quality of life.
00:19:15 – Importance of teams and networks
00:23:58 – What recruiters say about networking skills
00:27:50 – Work hrs vs pay research (correlations)
00:32:01 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
00:33:20 – Six Thinking Hats
00:37:35 – Creativity and Innovation – “The literature of life is something we shouldn’t devalue”
00:45:22 – Accelerated Learning
00:48:31 – Tools and Drills for creativity?
00:50:52 – Clusters of Competence
00:53:43 – The impact of the coffee shop
00:54:25 – The Manhattan Project (20 Nobel Laureates)
00:55:14 – Gambling with Maths cluster; Silicon Valley; Musical crossovers
01:00:02 – What is the causal factor? What aren’t we measuring?
01:02:00 – Accounting is about making things visible
01:05:40 – Find Brent at ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brent_Gregory
Intro Music by Supakarn Nakavisuit (https://kaensupakarn.wixsite.com/bare-music/music)
Outro music by Kasimir Gregory (http://anionthefuture.com/)
SMArt  - "Butterflying" by Kasimir Gregory (http://anionthefuture.com/category/smart-codes/)