Town Hall Wednesday, February 13, 2019 5:00 - 6:00pm Thursday, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, 1 st Floor | Fred P. Pomerantz Center FIT STRATEGIC PLANNING Town Hall Wednesday, February 13, 2019 5:00 - 6:00pm Thursday, February 14, 2019 1:00 - 2:00pm 1

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Agenda Welcome, Opening Thoughts, and Strategic Plan Team Intro Overview of Strategic Plan Schedule Early Findings, Trends and Engagement Exercise Role of the FIT Community Questions & Answers 3

Overview of Strategic Plan Schedule 4

INTRODUCTION Strategic Planning Development Journey Process Overview Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Scope Goal Plan Assessment & Development Development Final Report 9/26 – 10/25 11/12 – 2/6 2/11 – 3/29 4/1 – 5/14 FOCUS QUESTION TREND & ALTERNATIVE VALUE & TREND INSIGHTS SCENARIOS CREATION RESEARCH PLAN PRIORITIZATION OPPORTUNITIES Kick-off Trends Ideation FIT Community Meeting Workshop Workshop Engagement Planning Scenarios Kick-off Strategic Final Plan Council Workshop Plan Committees Deliverable Session FIT Community Engagement 5

INTRODUCTION Strategic Plan: Phase 1 1 Scope September 26 th - October 25 th FOCUS QUESTION & TREND RESEARCH PLAN Kick-off Meeting A kick-off meeting was A planning council session Planning held to collect visions, was held to analyze sample Council requirements and barriers responses from the Session to FIT’s ideal future. stakeholder interviews. 6

INTRODUCTION Strategic Plan: Phase 2 2 Goal Development November 12 th - February 6 th TREND & INSIGHTS PRIORITIZATION Trends Workshop A Trends Workshop was held In the Scenarios Workshop , Scenarios to explore how global forces, forecasts from the Trends Workshop industry trends and emerging Workshop were explored changes on the horizon could using systems thinking to impact the creative industries create 4 alternative scenarios. and higher education. 7

INTRODUCTION Strategic Plan: Phase 3 3 Plan Development February 11 th - March 29 th ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS Ideation Workshop With insight gained from the The initiatives developed in Trends and Scenarios this session will be refined Kick-off Workshops, the Ideation and prototyped by the Strategic Plan Committees Workshop will bring bold committees in Phase 3. ideas to FIT innovation goals. FIT Community Engagement Week of February 18 th : Committee Kick-off February through March: Committees meet weekly 8

INTRODUCTION Strategic Plan: Phase 4 4 Assessment & Final Report April 1 st - Phase 4 will focus on refining and May 14 th scaling the specific activities and infrastructure investments from Phase 3: Plan Development, and the metrics for assessing progress VALUE against strategic goals. CREATION OPPORTUNITIES FIT Community Engagement Final Plan Deliverable 9

Early Findings, Trends and Engagement Exercise 10

31 31 37 37 INTERVIEWS PARTICIPANTS 5-10 CURRE CURRENT NT STATE OF FIT YEARS INTO THE FUTURE 11

Indus ustry/Alum umni ni EARLY FINDINGS Cro ross-pol pollinat nation on and innov ovat ation on with industry is key What We Heard • Lead Lead industry into the future • About FIT’s Vision Facult lty for the Future Given the disrupti uption on of the creative industries, there is • an oppor ortuni tunity ty and need need for FIT to pursue its innovation vision Reimagi agine ne how FIT prepares future industry leaders • Student dents Learni ning c ng custom tomizat ation on and self-directed learning • Suppor pport a collaborative and interdi discipl plinar nary learning • environment FIT Brand and Dual ual foc focus on today and the future • Bring ng learning to students in new ways – lifelong • learning, online, skills certifications Students and industry are advancing rapidly – FIT • needs to stay tay on on the c the cutt utting edge edge of technologies 12

Indus ustry/Alum umni ni EARLY FINDINGS Bring ng industry into the classroom FIT’s Unique • Job pl ob plac acement t for students: students are ready to work • Core Assets and on day 1 and there is an established pipeline Capabilities Facult lty Exper perienc enced ed in and connec nected ed to industry • Offer special alty ty p progr gram ams unavailable elsewhere • Student dents “Capitalize on Diverse, e, i inclus usive c e communi unity ty with varied backgrounds • things that are and interests ordinary at FIT, Digi gita tal nati natives who leverage technology • but ut Driven en and f focus used ed from the beginning extraor aordinar dinary t to • the he res est of of t the he world” ld” FIT Brand and Long Longevity of of lead eadership • Outc utcome-dr driven p en program ams • Recogni ognized g ed global bally • 13

Indus ustry/Alum umni ni EARLY FINDINGS Increas eased ed incor orpor porat ation o on of technol hnology ogy: AI, VR/AR, Trends Coming • medical tech, wearables/IOT, new materials in the Next Indu Industr try O Open pen Inno Innovati tion: innovation may become • more open sourced, FIT could serve as a research/R&D 5-10 Years That center for industry partners Will Impact FIT Facult lty Demand f nd for i interdi discipl plinar nary k know owledge: edge: innovation will • require an ability to think and work across disciplines Student dents Entrepr epreneur eneurial al m minds dset et: : entering the workforce and • seeking intrapreneurial opportunities in changing industry environments Increas eased d ed diver ersity: Diversity of thought and • approaches will be a competitive advantage FIT Brand and Changi ging l ng lands dscape o ape of higher her e educati ation: on: get skills • faster and return to workforce, lifelong learners, consolidation of schools 14

Indus ustry/Alum umni ni EARLY FINDINGS Collabor aborati ation on w will be seen as mutual ually a advan antageous ageous A Successful FIT • FIT lead eads the di the directi tion of of chan hange, rather than following • in 10 Years industry Facult lty Projec ects ts w will r range ge from pop-up tests to large scale and • “Fewer multi-semester and include science and research majors, Open pen spa pace l labs abs that are self-directed by students • more e pathway ways” Student dents Capitalize on student’s assets and abi ability to to que questi tion • the stat the s tatus quo quo Students are sett etting tr trend ends and and mak aking dec decisions about • “Create a new new how we do our work categor egory o of applied r ed resea earch h FIT Brand and built around FIT’s Expand reputation beyond f ond fashi hion on • experiential Building is archi hitec ectur ural al r reflec ection on of innov ovat ation v on vision on learning focus” • 15

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COMMUNITY EXERCISE Participate Live We’ll Ask You the Following Questions for Each Trend How much do you see this trend Enter your impacting you or FIT? response on Crowdpurr When would this impact you or FIT? 17

D R I V I N G F O R C E S E C O N O M Y Economic Bifurcation The gap is widening between the haves and the have nots. • A shrinking middle class has contributed to the polarization of the population towards two extremes: those with low- income and high-income. Enter your response on Crowdpurr 18

D R I V I N G F O R C E S S O C I A L Changing Demographics Globally, populations are aging, migrating and concentrating in urban centers. • Falling fertility rates and longer life spans have led to an aging population • Globally, the percentage of the population aged 65 plus will double in the next 30 years • By 2030, urban populations will reach 5 billion Enter your response on Crowdpurr 19

H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N E C O N O M Y Corporations as Educators Companies are beginning to offer their own technical programs and courses to the public. • These courses are lead by internal experts and engineers and often cover content used by current employees • External programs enable prospective employees to learn important skills pertinent to their company Enter your response on Crowdpurr 20

C R E A T I V E I N D U S T R I E S T E C H N O L O G Y Machine Learning in Creative Industries Machine learning is staged to make a significant impact on the creative industries by moving beyond the basics of big data. • Established brands and startups are taking advantage of advanced capabilities in personalization, searching power, dynamic pricing, and customer needs identification Enter your response on Crowdpurr 21

C R E A T I V E I N D U S T R I E S E N V I R O N M E N T Sustainability in Fashion Retail plays a major role in the global economy but this success comes at a high environmental cost. • Sustainability in the fashion and retail industry is the center of much focus, funding and innovation • For example, new compliance standards around water usage and labor are emerging Enter your response on Crowdpurr 22