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Open: How We’ll Work, Live and Learn In The Future
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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 ...more
A collection of hactivists, hobbyists, forum-users and maverick leaders are leading a quiet but unstoppable revolution. They are sharing ...more
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October 2nd 2013
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There's an old joke about Tonto and the Lone Ranger. They've ridden into an ambush, and are surrounded by a vast number of hostile Indians. The Lone Ranger turns to Tonto and asks: "What do we do now?" Tonto replies: "What do you mean *we*, kemosabe?"
It's funny,[1,2] because when I started reading this book, I put it down near the beginning and didn't get back to it for a long time, because the author was too nice to the deeply flawed 'Occupy' movement. But by the time I made it to the end, my ...more
It's funny,[1,2] because when I started reading this book, I put it down near the beginning and didn't get back to it for a long time, because the author was too nice to the deeply flawed 'Occupy' movement. But by the time I made it to the end, my ...more

"Open" discusses many fine subjects: collaborative, self-motivated learning; self-organizing, grassroots disaster response teams; better ways of doing business and building schools. These are all good things — when carried out in a positive way. Unfortunately, David Price's embrace of the good is exclusive and unquestioning. The "old ways" of doing business, education, and learning are all obsolete, stifling, and procrustean; the "open learning commons" that is replacing them is infinitely
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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.... ...more
«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.... ...more

The way we’re learning and how we are as a part of the society have been evolving for the better part of the last 30 or so years. Since the birth of the internet, there are more information being shared across the globe every second of every day. The author argues that the “institutions”—societal governance, the economy, industry, the environment, our education system, and much more—are under scrutiny because we have found new ways to connect and share information. “[W]e no longer need the
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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. Price does predict a dreary future for the traditional education model, although, I am not quite sure whether his ideas ...more
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. Price does predict a dreary future for the traditional education model, although, I am not quite sure whether his ideas ...more

David Price does a good job of pulling a lot of divergent thinking together from a range of sources to make a compellingly optimistic account of how we will live learn and work in the future. Rooted in the lifestyle changes brought about by the internet and digital technology the book offers interesting insights, suggestions for action and sent me off in a flurry of activity searching for more information from the sources that he cited. I do wish that the book had an index but fortunately I make
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As someone who was educated both in the US (Elementary) and the U.K. (Secondary) this book should have appealed to me. These two countries are the focus of the authors vision for the future of an 'Open' society and how it will effect education the workplace and society as a whole. But I found myself time and again nodding my head in disapproval to the world that David Price tries to envision. His 'open' society of shared ideas between people was too idealistic and naïve for me to buy into. It's
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Oct 29, 2013
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It's hard to say what I think about this book. I wasn't quite sure what I was getting when I won a copy in the Goodreads giveaway, but it sounded interesting.
The beginning of the book was one of the most powerful things I've read in a long time and completely challenged how I think about our economic changes and how we should approach the world. I'm one of the over-educated and long-term unemployed he writes about as being the victims of an economic shift we haven't been prepared for by our ...more
The beginning of the book was one of the most powerful things I've read in a long time and completely challenged how I think about our economic changes and how we should approach the world. I'm one of the over-educated and long-term unemployed he writes about as being the victims of an economic shift we haven't been prepared for by our ...more

It's hard to say what I think about this book. I wasn't quite sure what I was getting when I won a copy in the Goodreads giveaway, but it sounded interesting.
The beginning of the book was one of the most powerful things I've read in a long time and completely challenged how I think about our economic changes and how we should approach the world. I'm one of the over-educated and long-term unemployed he writes about as being the victims of an economic shift we haven't been prepared for by our ...more
The beginning of the book was one of the most powerful things I've read in a long time and completely challenged how I think about our economic changes and how we should approach the world. I'm one of the over-educated and long-term unemployed he writes about as being the victims of an economic shift we haven't been prepared for by our ...more

A clear-eyed look at modern education and business practices that advocates convincingly for corporate information sharing and teaching systems that encourage collaboration, self-direction and personal motivation. I didn't agree with all its conclusions, but its premise of approaching reform of both education and business to respond to the rate of change in the modern world is laudable.
Rigid testing processes, inflexible curricula that don't account for different rates and modes of learning, ...more
Rigid testing processes, inflexible curricula that don't account for different rates and modes of learning, ...more

Heng Swee Keat, Singapore's education minister sets the scene - "The educational paradigm of our parents generation, which emphasized the transmission of knowledge, is quickly being overtaken by a very different paradigm. This new concept of educational success focuses on the nurturing of key skills and competencies such as the ability to seek, to curate and to synthesize information; to create and innovate; to work in diverse cross-cultural teams; as well as to appreciate global issues within
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With the increasing abundance of information available on the Internet, the way we learn new things is changing in many ways. The author discusses many aspects of this revolution and how it affects business, schools and individuals. He discusses the conglomeration of information available in what he calls the Global Learning Commons, the acronyms SOFT (sharing, open, free and trust) and MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) and other concepts. We find out about the shift from learning being
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Lots of good thoughts and ideas. A couple points stand out for me: (1) "Companies can’t mandate learning, because engagement"--a pre-req of learning--"can neither be bought, nor instilled." And neither can schools, politicians, parents.... (2) The author asks the reader to consider the "most significant learning experience you can recall from your youth"--this may have taken place in formal education (school/college) or informally. Results: "usually happened outside of school, involved a mentor,
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This is a bold and brave book in its reach. The internet, a key facilitator in the disintegration of the traditional, linear Gutenberg technologies and their dominance in cultural/social fields, has kicked open the doors to how we Create and how we perceive and experience Work, Life, Learning, Capital, Politics etc. We are living in the age of the total-field, we are the networks we create, and they are breaking down our top-down systems. With the instantaneity of everything, there are
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I have read David Price's blogs for a while and found him:them inspiring and motivating, so was really looking forward to reading Open.
I have found it a really optimistic book, looking at the new technologies from the perspective of the good they can do and the opportunities they open up to both students and educators.
The examples of how these technologies have already been used as a force for social change, and how business has adopted approaches illustrates how the education system is lagging ...more
I have found it a really optimistic book, looking at the new technologies from the perspective of the good they can do and the opportunities they open up to both students and educators.
The examples of how these technologies have already been used as a force for social change, and how business has adopted approaches illustrates how the education system is lagging ...more

This ebook was free when I downloaded it to my Nook library.
I recommend it to all readers who are aware of change, and who are trying to keep up with change because our "learning lies in the telling of the story."
These are some take-aways for me:
"...while the social value of knowledge would soar, ...its economic value would plummet."
The five core beliefs for hacks are sharing, openness, decentralization, free access to computers, and world improvement.
The six imperatives of social learning ...more
I recommend it to all readers who are aware of change, and who are trying to keep up with change because our "learning lies in the telling of the story."
These are some take-aways for me:
"...while the social value of knowledge would soar, ...its economic value would plummet."
The five core beliefs for hacks are sharing, openness, decentralization, free access to computers, and world improvement.
The six imperatives of social learning ...more

I liked the book, Open. The relevance for teachers, learners, and GoodReads is emphatic. The premise is that we learn through technology avenues and communities, such as GoodReads. Open source material, free access to abundant knowledge and resource, and the power of online movements are other themes. I appreciate my venture into this world through GoodReads.

David Price’s book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the changes in the way information and knowledge will be transferred and accessed in the future. The content is keen and incisive, and written with an energy and passion that can only come from an expert within the field. Important ideas well evidenced by the author. Highly recommended!
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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, educationprogrammes. He has given talks all overthe world, and written extensively. In 2009, he was made an Officer of the British Empire by Her
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“When President Obama asked to meet with Steve Jobs, the late Apple boss, his first question was ‘how much would it cost to make the iPhone in the United States, instead of overseas?’ Jobs was characteristically blunt, asserting that ‘those jobs are never coming back’. In point of fact, it’s been estimated that making iPhones exclusively in the US would add around $65 to the cost of each phone – not an unaffordable cost, or an unthinkable drop in margin for Apple, if it meant bringing jobs back home. But American workers aren’t going to be making iPhones anytime soon, because of the need for speed, and scale, in getting the product on to shelves around the world. When Apple assessed the global demand for the iPhone it estimated that it would need almost 9,000 engineers overseeing the production process to meet demand. Their analysts reported that it would take nine months to recruit that many engineers in the US – in China, it took 15 days. It’s these kind of tales that cause US conservative media outlets to graphically describe Asia as ‘eating the lunch’ off the tables of patriotic, if sleep-walking, American citizens. If Apple had chosen to go to India, instead of China, the costs may have been slightly higher, but the supply of suitably qualified engineers would have been just as plentiful. While China may be the world’s biggest manufacturing plant, India is set to lead the way in the industry that poses the biggest threat to western middle-class parents seeking to put their sons or daughters through college: knowledge.”
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“The erosion of trust in public school systems has had catastrophic consequences, and will take decades to put right. As we’ve seen, attempts to make schools ‘more accountable’ for their test scores leave teachers torn between what psychologist Barry Schwartz calls ‘doing the right thing and doing the required thing’. The right thing is to teach students through personalised, flexible methods, according to their needs, interests and aspirations; the required thing is to ‘turnaround’ test scores, by ‘teaching to the test’ or, worse, ‘gaming’ the system. Successive US federal administrations have sought to improve school standards through high accountability. The pressure this puts upon schools at risk of closure and teachers – with test scores linked to pay rates – is intense. During 2011/12 a series of allegations emerged of inner-city schools in New York, Washington DC, Atlanta and Philadelphia ‘cheating’ on student test scores in order to hit accountability targets. Undoubtedly a case of fear producing wrong figures. The result of doing the required thing, above the right thing, is what Schwartz describes as a ‘de-moral-ised’ profession. The double tragedy is that, in addition to the pressure put on teachers – 50 percent of new teachers in the US leave the profession within their first five years – there’s growing evidence that the over-reliance on standardised testing fails to improve academic learning anyway.”
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