Making use of Innovation at School Level

In
an effort to address and solve some of the challenges and concerns
present in the education system, NEA i.e. National Education Association
and U.S. Department of Education initiated an open innovation contest
to drive innovative and creative solutions. The “Challenge to Innovate”
was a chance for numerous US educators to participate and to present
their ideas on a wider scale. This contest realized that the level of
school education has great potential and could be improved further.
There is a huge scope to modify the traditional broadcast teacher model,
to one, where the candidate can get more involved with the learning
process.

Innovation in education sector is not just limited to
academic brands taking creative initiatives. Top notch brands engaged in
education initiatives too have made use of unique idea generation
techniques in order to foster knowledge sharing and academic growth.

Global
IT giant Microsoft has been walking on this path. The brand asserts
that nothing is more crucial to the future prospect of a country than
fostering education amidst young people. Their “Partners in Learning
Program” is closely associated with local schools, communities and
government, on initiatives to help teachers use technology efficiently
and to impart better education to children. Microsoft through this
technique has assisted about 8 million teachers and over 185 million
students. The brand firmly believes that innovation is the key that
helps to unleash creativity, talent and passion in everyone.

Therefore,
academic and other global brands can leverage innovation by investing
in advanced idea management solutions and crowd sourcing software
available today. This will encourage key industry influencers and other
people to voice up their opinions and engage in progressive discussions.
Essentially, it will create an ambiance of collective intelligence with
a thread of imagination. Furthermore, when it’s the education sector,
nothing works better than free flowing ideas and imagination. As it is
all about learning and re-learning that expands the education sector as a
whole.