abe: anything but an engineer

A.B.E: Anything but an Engineer

David E. Goldberg ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. & the Big Beacon deg@threejoy.com

© David E. Goldberg 2012

©  David  E.  Goldberg  2011  

A.B.E.

Students in a!uent countries want to be…

Anything

but

an

Engineer

©  David  E.  Goldberg  2011  

A.B.E.

Reasons Complex

•  Degree di!cult: math-science death march. •  Environment hostile: Delight in failure. •  Engineer socially captive: Wage slave. •  Medium-to-low status: Not understood by

public. •  Limited potential: Pay OK to start (in some

countries), but need to shift to grow. •  Viewed as narrow education: Not agile or

adaptable.

©  David  E.  Goldberg  2011  

As antidote to A.B.E.

©  David  E.  Goldberg  2011  

Big Beacon is a global

movement

To bring 5 Pillars to transform engineering education

©  David  E.  Goldberg  2011  

by collaboratively disrupting the

status quo.

5 Elements of the Movement

•  Vision of whole new engineer •  Vision of whole new engineering education •  Educational rewire process •  All stakeholders at table. •  A system for collaborative disruption

The whole new engineer…

1.  Finds joy in engineering and in life. 2.  Is open, trusted, and trusting. 3.  Is authentically connected with others.

A whole new engineering education…

13.  Is a joyful and challenging experience. 14. Trusts students, believing they are resourceful,

creative, and whole. 15. Encourages diverse student aspirations and

increases student autonomy and choice.

Educational rewire…

25. Questions, listens, and is mindfully present to the possibilities of e!ective action.

26. Engages the willing, and embraces the once unwilling as soon as they are open to change.

27. Uses exemplars of authentic student engagement to change hearts then minds.

All stakeholders at table…

•  Students •  Engineers •  Engineering employers •  Educators

System for Collaborative Disruption

•  Thought leadership approach.

•  Coalition of collaborators.

•  Show rooms of innovation.

•  Network of incubators. •  Open source innovation. •  NLQ + TASL + POCA

training. •  Embrace the once

unwilling.

Big  Beacon  

Thought  Leadership  Campaign  

BB  Coali@on  

LiAle  Red  School  House  Network  

Incubators  Android  OS  for  New  Ed  

See-­‐Be-­‐Do  Share  Tank  

Compete  then  

Cooperate  

© David E. Goldberg 2011

www.bigbeacon.org

A.B.E: Anything but an Engineer

David E. Goldberg ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. & the Big Beacon deg@threejoy.com

© David E. Goldberg 2012