© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B © 2013 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved. SR-1563B Speaker Name | Speaker Title March 2013 GAME ANALYSIS: Top 25 Zones of Future Innovation © 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B

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© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B Classrooms—both traditional and not—will turn to project-based real-world interactions for their students to hone their problem-solving skills at a younger age. These projects, framed as quests and filled with game mechanics to hook student engagement, will focus on working with real people around the world and in their own communities to solve local issues, often in parallel with other regions and classrooms around the world. These “glocal” quests will focus on the connections between the global and the local, recognizing the need to reconcile local dynamics and social structures with the global perspective | Glocal Learning Quests | Future Innovation © 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B

Inspired by game mechanics and increased global connectivity, Catalysts for Change players discussed ways to take advantage of current trends aimed at re-envisioning education around the world. They suggested breaking out of the classroom in order to connect students to communities and older generations, building inter-generational knowledge and cross-community empathy and awareness. Ideas ranged from simple mentorships to global wikis allowing students from around the world to collaborate on projects. Players even imagined guilds of students and professionals working together on quests to solve real world issues and leveling up as they successfully solve problems | Glocal Learning Quests| From the Players © 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B

5 23 | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game *Cards have been lightly edited for readability. **Player location was self selected. Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects* Mexico**

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 6 23 | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 7 23 | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 8 23 | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 9 23 | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Foster relationships between students and community leaders. Give schools real (local) problems to solve. USA Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game An educational and professional experience programme where anyone/anywhere/anytime can choose and engage in tackling poverty glocally. Mexico Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India Foster relationships between students and community leaders. Give schools real (local) problems to solve. USA

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Imagine having kids join guilds and participate with scientists on quests. Imagine the “leveling up” opportunities. USA Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India Foster relationships between students and community leaders. Give schools real (local) problems to solve. USA An educational and professional experience programme where anyone/anywhere/anytime can choose and engage in tackling poverty glocally. Mexico

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Create an exchange where a bright young person can issue a personal bond repayable after graduating by as a small share of income earned Ghana Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India Foster relationships between students and community leaders. Give schools real (local) problems to solve. USA An educational and professional experience programme where anyone/anywhere/anytime can choose and engage in tackling poverty glocally. Mexico Imagine having kids join guilds and participate with scientists on quests. Imagine the “leveling up” opportunities. USA

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Recognition: “leader boards” in games (imagine some high school kid winning points in a guild with Nobel prize winners) USA Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India Foster relationships between students and community leaders. Give schools real (local) problems to solve. USA An educational and professional experience programme where anyone/anywhere/anytime can choose and engage in tackling poverty glocally. Mexico Imagine having kids join guilds and participate with scientists on quests. Imagine the “leveling up” opportunities. USA Create an exchange where a bright young person can issue a personal bond repayable after graduating by as a small share of income earned Ghana

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game If we wanted to maintain today's institutions for change a great glocal mind-shake would be necessary Spain Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India Foster relationships between students and community leaders. Give schools real (local) problems to solve. USA An educational and professional experience programme where anyone/anywhere/anytime can choose and engage in tackling poverty glocally. Mexico Imagine having kids join guilds and participate with scientists on quests. Imagine the “leveling up” opportunities. USA Create an exchange where a bright young person can issue a personal bond repayable after graduating by as a small share of income earned Ghana Recognition: “leader boards” in games (imagine some high school kid winning points in a guild with Nobel prize winners) USA

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B | Glocal Learning Quests | Micro-forecasts from the Game Project based learning that uses Wiki’s so that children from all around the world can collaborate on the same projects Mexico Gawad Kalinga is introducing Social Innovation Lab: A semester (or longer) worth of units is devoted to immersions in social enterprise work Philippines Private sector funding for specific skill development. Or, create an apprenticeship system for secondary level students. USA Instead of exams, those that learn can be tested on actual skills. Measuring competency by actual performance rather than tests. India Foster relationships between students and community leaders. Give schools real (local) problems to solve. USA An educational and professional experience programme where anyone/anywhere/anytime can choose and engage in tackling poverty glocally. Mexico Imagine having kids join guilds and participate with scientists on quests. Imagine the “leveling up” opportunities. USA Create an exchange where a bright young person can issue a personal bond repayable after graduating by as a small share of income earned Ghana If we wanted to maintain today's institutions for change a great glocal mind-shake would be necessary Spain Recognition: “leader boards” in games (imagine some high school kid winning points in a guild with Nobel prize winners) USA

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B Signals from the Present | Glocal Learning Quests

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 17 ThinkQuest, developed by Oracle Education Foundation, invited classrooms from around the world to collaborate on web-based projects and enter an annual competition to solve problems using technology; it has already inspired successors. Saxifrage School Saxifrage School is redesigning university education to focus on community involvement as opposed to classroom learning. 23 | Glocal Learning Quests | Signals from the Present ThinkQuest Image Source: Image Source:

© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B 18 Solar for Learning is a partnership among multiple Indian organizations who are working to bridge the digital divide in rural India. By setting up solar powered computer stations equipped with open source software and educational games, the project is using cutting edge technology and teaching methods to rapidly effect change. 23 | Glocal Learning Quests | Signals from the Present Solar for Learning Image Source: from Ekta Kothari at