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Follow on Google News | Due to a surge of interest, elements of tomorrow are being reprogrammed.Stanford University is set to contribute to education and development in South Africa, thanks to a new initiative between the Silicon Valley-based Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD) and University of Stellenbosch School of Business.
By: IPPID The program, entitled "Innovative Futures", aims to fill the critical management skills gap undermining South Africa’s economy by introducing proven methods in long-range problem-solving and foresight skills developed at Stanford University. Targeted at business, industry and government leaders, the program is designed to help them tackle strategic challenges in innovation and become more effective in long-term planning. Graduates of the four day program will receive a certificate from the Stanford Center for Professional Development. http://scpd.stanford.edu The programs will run at the University of Stellenbosch Business School: Cape Town: 12 – 15 October at Bellpark Campus Bellville Johannesburg: The methodology from the Center for Foresight and Innovation (CFI) at Stanford University provides the backbone of the programme. CFI’s comprehensive methodology of foresight and innovation has been designed to help all types of companies and professional roles. http://foresight.stanford.edu/ “Our program builds upon 50 years of Stanford research and teaching of design thinking methodologies” “Developed at the behest of industry, we've taken this program into the labs, offices, and research centres of organizations worldwide". added Cockayne Stanford University is one of the world’s leading universities, educating global leaders and playing a key role in the rise of Silicon Valley, which is home to major technology companies such as Apple, Adobe, Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Intel, Cisco and HP. Frik Landman, CEO of USB-ED, described the initiative with Stanford as an important coup for a South African business school. Landman said, “The young leaders of South Africa have immense potential, but often lack access to the right training opportunities. Our competitive advantage in Africa is a population heading for a billion of which almost 50% would be under the age of fifteen. President Zuma has repeatedly vowed to make education a priority. In that spirit, this partnership is an exciting step in leadership development – at USB we continue to be committed and involved to facilitate this national priority.” “We're very excited by the opportunity to work with the universities, companies, and supporting organizations in South Africa, with the intention of expanding our network of global innovation”, says Cockayne, also a consulting associate professor in Stanford’s mechanical engineering department. The initiative was conceived and is facilitated by the Institute of Public Policy & International Development (IPPID) based in San Jose, California. David Altman, co-founder of IPPID, spoke about his organisation’ "The SCPD is pleased to partner with USB-ED and IPPID to extend design thinking and foresight concepts to South African business and policy leaders. We believe the methodology and tools, which have been time-tested at Stanford and in the Silicon Valley, will help leaders view the current challenges with new perspectives. We expect this new perspective will yield innovative solutions to complex problems" says Dr. Andy DiPaolo, senior associate dean, school of engineering and SCPD’s executive director. Contact person (For more Information) Samantha Diedericks Tel + 27 21 918 4479 E-mail Samantha.diedericks@ On the Web: http://www.usb- # # # The Institute of Public Policy and International Development (IPPID) was formed to help build leadership and innovation capacities in Africa through partnerships with leading institutions and experts in South Africa and around the world. End
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