Singularity University, founded by Peter Diamandis of the X Prize Foundation and Ray Kurzweil of The Singularity is Near, has been celebrated for its executive and graduate level programs, which provide a comprehensive overview of emerging exponential technologies and their implications for modern society. In response to presentations by scientific geniuses and captains of industry, participants collaborate in small groups to devise projects intended to have an impact on at least one billion people. Alumni, shaped by this experience, have gone on to pursue these and other extraordinary projects.
On TechCrunch, Andrew Keen briefly explores how this may in fact be a much better model for higher education than what is currently on offer. What a concept.
At DisruptED we’re exploring exactly this sort of experimentation and innovation. Singularity University has pioneered a truly disruptive model that has proven itself through impressive real-world impact. As Mr. Keen so rightly points out, it almost begs the question: “why isn’t the rest of the education system more like this?”
