UDI Slick (November 2023)

Higher education needs to be redesigned.

Higher education frameworks of the past cannot adequately address the global and local forces we are encountering.

The University Design Institute at Arizona State University advances transformative change in global higher education.

The University Design Institute believes that universities can and should serve as core drivers of social impact and economic value. Yet most higher education institutions around the world are designed to solve old problems. Higher education needs to be toabe redesigne transformed through new models, purpose-driven partnerships, collaboration acrossHigher sectors,Education leapfrogging needs ideas and relentless focus on innovation.

UDI is working to close the gap between how universities are currently organized and what they could be. We help universities move from problems to prototypes and build capacity within institutions to carry on the transformation work themselves. We believe that change is possible when we work together.

How does UDI support higher education transformation?

REIMAGINE

REDESIGN

REBUILD

To create capacity for implementation

What needs to be done?

To design for implementation

Imagine a desired future collaboratively Generate creative solutions Prioritize ideas for implementation

Co-design strategies, structures, processes and metrics for successful implementation

Support implementation by building capabilities within institutions for sustainable change

How does UDI do it?

To envision new possibilities

Design Workshops Strategic Roundtables Rapid Ideation Sessions

Transformation Roadmaps Strategic Blueprints Activation Plans

Leadership Programs Design Clinics Design Accelerator

UDI’s vision is universities emerge as powerful engines of social transformation and economic impact. udi.asu.edu

UDI advances critical models of innovation.

We have worked with 106 institutions across 22 countries.

Why do universities partner with UDI?

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Co-design is a key tenet of UDI’s work. This guarantees our work together will be collaborative and contextualized.

2

We are a neutral partner and utilize an inclusive process. UDI has no agenda to advance so all voices including faculty, staff, students and other stakeholders are part of an inclusive, transparent process.

3

We engage a broad set of experts from both ASU and around the globe. Partners feel confident that emerging themes can be informed by some of the world’s best higher education thought leaders and implementers.

4

We understand universities because we are a university. UDI sits within Arizona State University - a university that has undergone significant transformation itself - so we understand the challenges and have lessons learned that come with this type of work.

We are situated within and leverage expertise from the unique living laboratory of ASU. For the past 20 years Arizona State University has redesigned itself from the core outward.

ASU transformed into a learner-centric institution, expanding pathways into the university and using data to shape services that support student success.

ASU created structures and cultures to advance use-inspired research that transcends traditional academic boundaries including over 160 interdisciplinary initiatives and centers across the institution.

ASU reimagined how a university could resource big ideas to create value and economic impact for the region.

How did ASU transform itself?

Infusing a culture of innovation across the institution Designing purpose-driven partnerships with industry and government Leveraging technology to scale Utilizing the services of the University Design Institute

How do you fundamentally change the trajectory of an institution?

UDI’s work focuses on six University Design Imperatives critical to higher education transformation

University Mission Moving beyond academics to incorporate societal needs and concerns

Leaders & Culture Investing in agile and diverse leadership at multiple levels

Learner Experience Embracing relevant curricula and pedagogy

Research & Discovery Comprehensively and collaboratively addressing research challenges

UDI‘s work at ASU

40+ design engagements to shape new schools & initiatives and to redesign colleges, schools and nonacademic units

450+ leaders trained universitywide across administrators, faculty and staff

Partnerships & Financial Models Rethinking traditional dependencies and funding sources

Digital Solutions Incorporating current and future-sensitive digital technologies

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