1. Future Trends and Innovation Strategies for Extension Jerold R. Thomas eXtension/Ohio State University

2. Issues/trends Tech Tsunami Funding Professional development Demographics Organizational structure

3. Horizon 2015 Trends - 1 year or less Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Flipped Classroom

4. Horizon 2015 Trends - 2-3 years Makerspaces Wearable Technology

5. Horizon 2015 Trends - 4-5 years Adaptive Learning Technologies The Internet of Things (IoT)

6. What is innovation? ●Applied creativity ●Something different that has an impact ●Typically different than gradual change ●Often disruptive ●Non - linear

7. Innovation requires... ●Forward thinking - futuristic (innovation is about the future) ●Creativity ●Critical thinking ●Supportive culture - experimentation ●Ability to accept and learn from failure ●Hard work

8. Different types of innovation Structure Process Network Brand Customer engagement Product

9. Confirmation bias Our philosophical model is to get data, analyze the data, then make a decision We really seek information that confirms our beliefs Once we realize this is human behavior we can start to recognize and deal with it

10. Innovation Out of habit, we cling to the “obvious” ideas from the past. Innovation is about un-learning the past and discovering the future. - Phil McKinny

11. Some strategies Experiment/culture Little bets Lean startup Google (3M) 70-20-10 MIT - 5x5x5x5

12. Resources http://go.osu.edu/2016ESP