World-renowned business futurist and innovation thought leader Nicholas J. Webb, the author of “The Innovation Playbook,” will help Waubonsee Community College launch its “Next Big Thing” project, and you’re invited to attend.

Alan Kay, an innovator involved in the development of the Graphical User Interface, is credited with saying, “The best way to predict the future is to invent it,” and the leaders at WCC are taking that to heart as they “anticipate, imagine and elevate our collective futures through the Waubonsee Vision 2050 project.”

Launching the Project

As Waubonsee completed its 2020 College Master Plan earlier this year, the college wondered what its “next big thing” would be. With the face of education changing rapidly in light of technological advances, privatization, and students’ shifting wants and needs, the answer became clear — engage in meaningful dialogue about what the future may hold for Waubonsee and its surrounding communities.

So on Tuesday, June 23, everyone is invited to attend the Waubonsee Vision 2050 Futures Summit on Waubonsee’s Sugar Grove Campus. You’ll engage in meaningful dialogue while also getting tips and inspiration from world-renowned business futurist and innovation thought leader Nicholas J. Webb, the author of “The Innovation Playbook.”

A quick and convenient way to take part in these 2050 discussions is to log on to Waubonsee’s online Idea Lab. You can submit your own idea, vote/comment on other ideas, or simply educate yourself on what’s trending in higher education and other industries.

In this community, you can submit ideas, vote on existing ideas or add comments.

To submit an idea, please click the Submit New Idea button at the top of the navigation sidebar. You will then be asked to add a title and choose a campaign for the new idea. You will also have the option to add tags to the idea. To vote on an idea, simply click the up or down arrows to the right of the idea title/description. And to add a comment, click in the box below the idea.

If you would like to see all ideas created with a specific tag, you can click on the word or phrase via the tagcloud in the navigation sidebar area under “What we’re discussing.” You can also view ideas sorted by campaigns from the right navigation area. To return to this page, click the All Ideas link.

SOURCE: Waubonsee Community College

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