‘A failure to thrive’: Closing a college
Amidst COVID-19, many colleges are at risk of closing—especially small ones. What's it like to be the president and close your institution?
Aug 20, 2020
Topics: Business Model Innovation
How Disruptive Innovation Theory helped a small college set a new direction
In its quest to prepare for the future of higher education, Hiram College applied Disruptive Innovation Theory to rethink its adult learner experience. President Lori E. Varlotta shares Hiram's innovation journey.
July 16, 2020
3 investments colleges can make during COVID-19 to reduce risks for learners
The push to open college campuses is a reminder that higher ed's business model can create unnecessary risks for learners. Here are 3 changes institutions can make to optimize for learner risk during the pandemic and the...
July 14, 2020
Higher ed is bad at handoffs—and it’s crippling student achievement
Increasing completion and job placement in higher education will mean fixing the broken interfaces between higher ed, K-12, and the workforce.
July 1, 2020
Calling for the disruption of liberal arts colleges—in order to save liberal education
We risk losing liberal education unless we decouple it from traditional higher education's broken business model. Could Disruption Theory show the way?
Feb 6, 2020
Why disruption is stealing Pennsylvania’s students
Public higher education systems want states to simply boost their spending so that the price students pay will decrease. But it isn’t so simple.
Feb 4, 2020
The business model of research is winner-take-all. Is it killing higher ed?
Higher education's business model is complex, combining teaching with research. But the business model of research seems to be winner-take-all.
Aug 13, 2019
A closure highlights the challenges of adopting a disruptive strategy
Building an autonomous, disruptive business model is hard—but sustaining one can be even trickier, as Northeastern's experience with Level illustrates.
Aug 1, 2019
Innovators Worth Watching: Thriving on an upmarket trajectory, part 1
In our Innovators Worth Watching series, we have profiled nine potentially disruptive companies. How have they fared?
July 3, 2019
Is graduate school being disrupted? It’s not that simple.
Falling enrollment is putting pressure on a variety of graduate school programs. But disruption isn't driving all of those declines.
June 25, 2019