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OPEN: How we'll work, live and learn in the future Kindle Edition

by David Price (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What makes a global corporation give away its prized intellectual property? Why are Ivy League universities allowing anyone to take their courses for free? What drives a farmer in rural Africa to share his secrets with his competitors?

A collection of hactivists, hobbyists, forum-users and maverick leaders are leading a quiet but unstoppable revolution. They are sharing everything they know, and turning knowledge into action in ways that were unimaginable even a decade ago. Driven by technology, and shaped by common values, going ‘open’ has transformed the way we live. It’s not so much a question of if our workplaces, schools and colleges go open, but when.

Packed with illustration and advice, this entertaining read by learning futurist, David Price, argues that ‘open’ is not only affecting how we are choosing to live, but that it’s going to be the difference between success and failure in the future.
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OPEN is a revelation. With an engaging wit and a clear mind Dave Price cast a penetrating light on how the new dynamics of digital culture are transforming not only how we work and play but how we think, feel and learn. He writes with a sharp sense of social history and theory. But he argues too from deep practical experience as an artist, parent and noted leader in educational change. From every perspective 'Open' will open your mind to some of the real implications of digital technologies for how we live and learn in the 21st century. --Sir Ken Robinson, world-leading expert on education and creativity

There a lots of books about learning, but there are hardly any that manage to put the coming education revolution in a context that makes sense both emotionally and economically. OPEN is a tour de force that is by turns inspiring, shocking, highly entertaining, but above all practical. David Price combines the rare skill of understanding an institution without being institutionalised - a maverick thinker who can, through force of reason and humour coupled with long experience, make the job of re-booting education a fun one. He's just the kind of revolutionary the new world needs - one who's influence comes from putting the power to change things directly into your hands. --Mark Stevenson, author of 'An Optimist's Tour of the Future'

About the Author

David Price is a writer, consultant, speaker, and trainer. He is a Senior Associate at the Innovation Unit, in England, and Director of Educational Arts. He consults with organisations and schools, and has led a range of ground-breaking, innovative, education programmes. He has given talks all over the world, and written extensively. In 2009, he was made an Officer of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen for services to education. He lives in Leeds, England. For more info on the author, please visit: www.engagedlearning.co.uk

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FLYFS98
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crux Publishing (October 3, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 3, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1070 KB
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David Price, OBE, is a speaker, author, trainer, advisor. He is the author of two Amazon best-selling books. His new book, The Power Of Us: How We connect, Act, And Innovate Together was published by Thread in August 2020. His first book, OPEN: How We'll Work, Live And Learn In The Future, was published in 2013. Goodreads members voted it the most influential education book in 2014. Sir Ken Robinson wrote that 'from every perspective OPEN will open your mind to some of the real implications of digital technologies for how we live and learn in the 21st century'.

In 2009 he was awarded the O.B.E. By Her Majesty the Queen. For services to education. He lives happily with his wife and dog in North Rigton, North Yorkshire, chosen mainly because it is home to the Square & Compass pub. The best pub in the world.

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Kristen
5.0 out of 5 stars Are you Passionate about sharing your learning and learning from others? Read this book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2017
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Once I picked up this book, I couldn’t put it down. I liked the contrast between business and education and appreciated the direct links between these two fields as an educator. If educators don’t look outside of school, how are we going to adequately prepare students for the workforce?

As I read this book I felt like I was having a conversation with the author. The author weaves many examples from both business and education and balances those examples with personal stories which kept me engaged as a reader. I found the author’s style very easy to read.

One thing I really appreciated about this book, especially as an educator, was that the author drew on examples from the US, UK, and Australia. It was helpful to read about different ideas and examples of successes in different parts of the world.

A part of the book that really stuck with me was the chapter on significant learning experiences. We have all had them. I found it powerful to reflect on my own moments of significant learning, thinking about how those moments shaped me as a learner and educator and how I can apply those ideas to my own teaching practices.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is passionate about learning whether that be in an educational setting, the workplace, or in pursuit of your own passions.
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Ann H.
5.0 out of 5 stars It's time to stop doing more of the same!
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2013
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David's book is a must-read, because we must all, as a matter of urgency, take John Dewey's assertion to heart, that 'if we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we will rob them of tomorrow'. It's that serious. For educators at all levels this is an insightful and therefore powerful analysis of how the way we live and work is changing, and how our education systems have been left behind.
In addition, David provides the how-to - a framework of values and strategies for how to make the change that is needed to create schools that engage students in powerful and productive learning. In this way he shows that student engagement doesn't come at the expense of high performance, but is the precursor to it.
The successful examples David describes, along with other innovative educational designs that recognise the same imperatives, like Big Picture Education, show that it can be done - and the time is now!
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Joseph Annaruma
4.0 out of 5 stars The Future is Open
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014
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“Driven by Technology, and shaped by common values, going “Open” has transformed the way we live. It's not so much a question of if our workplaces, schools and colleges open, but when.”

Some of what David Price discusses in Open: How We'll Work, Live and Learn in the Future, has been a hot topic for decades-particularly concerning the issues of education, and student engagement. When this long-lamented issue is explained in connection with the new “open” paradigm shift taking place within the last decade, the problems facing the current system of teaching our children and young adults seems like it is ready to implode.

Price eloquently explains the recent shift in business processes from being secretive giants that trust no competitor, to a growing network of businesses that are collaborating with each other, and sharing information in order to grow ideas more freely. Meanwhile, major universities are opening up popular courses to the general public free online, through the growing MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) curriculum, allowing everyone the chance to learn new skills, primarily in tech and science.

With the abundance of information that is available to everyone online, a social and economic shift is taking place, with those who understand the new paradigm joining in the benefits, while those who ignore its power being left behind, on the wrong side of a digital divide of sorts. And as much as I found this book interesting, David Price offered me only one side of the story-namely his. What he doesn't bring up very often are the cons of an Open system.

There are quite a few loose ends dealing with trademarks and creative ownership that should be addressed more closely, rather than simply announcing that open sharing of all information is the future. That said, I found this book very interesting, and should be read by anyone interested in the future of business, technology and Economics.

One fact that is made abundantly clear from reading Open, is that the future is changing as fast as new technologies are, and those that do not (or cannot) assimilate will be stuck in a bygone era, unable to compete.
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Fabio
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Italy on September 13, 2019
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I read it in few step and always found learning on this book about learning. The concept of open learning breaking all barriers is not new, but we realise that today is a reality (and this book is already few years old; showing a good foresight from the author).
« Open » is impacting all aspects of our society and life, with benefits and risks, you need to know both to navigate in this rough sea....
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Joe Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars All educators must read Open!
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2013
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Open by David Price is a wake-up call to anyone who works in post-secondary education. Knowledge is no longer controlled by institutions or teachers and learning no longer happens in the classroom. In fact, Price suggests that our colleges and universities need to recognize that teaching and learning is shared activity that no longer happens on institutional terms but is in the hands of the students. Therefore, to remain relevant we need to embrace new models, to facilitate critical thought, and celebrate collaboration that enhances the leaning experience for students.
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Mr. T. R. Gibb
5.0 out of 5 stars File under 'Required Reading'
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2013
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This excellent book comes at a very crucial time when education policy in the UK appears to be going backwards. This work points to a progressive and open future, something policy makers not just in the UK but globally, should take heed of.

Although educators everywhere will no doubt take something fresh and inspiring here, the real brilliance of this work is in how it connects to the wider global context.

Taking key historical events and factoring in the technological, socio-political and economic changes, the book highlights how the internet has been a key facilitator in opening up everything and the cultural change it embodies. Drawing on everything from W. B Yeats and perhaps even Marshal McLuhan this work underlines how we are in flux, at a tipping point. Of course there will be struggles as old hierarchies and institutions either fail to adapt or attempt to contain this change. David Price outlines how corporations from Xerox to Google have begun to adopt elements of this model and how individuals are becoming 'prosumers', breaking down dualities to a synthesis of consumer and producer.

Our cultural critics have been talking about this in one way or another for a while now but often not in tandem nor offering a clear path. In a recent piece for The Guardian, Will Self touched on this idea paraphrasing McLuhan on 'the transformation from what he termed "the linear Gutenberg technology" to the "total field"... implied by the instantaneity of electricity... that this was a change in the human mind as well as the human hand.'

In the 1980s Baudrillard anticipating the internet offered much the same when he said, "We no longer partake in the drama of alienation, but are in the ecstasy of communication".

We are in a new and unique position and 'Open' is both a sign and a signifier, one of the key works that will help us forge the way ahead in this new post-internet age.

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Denis Feletto
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
Reviewed in Italy on October 7, 2017
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I certainly would recommend this book to all teachers and headmasters, before they start any innovation try in their school.
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D. Codding
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2013
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This is an excellent book that will appeal to parents, business people, educators and everyone else who is planning on living, learning and working in the future.

"Open" is well-written & has a nice balance of research, relevant and interesting examples, and the author's personality comes through as trustworthy, likeable and smart.

This one is definitely worth buying.
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