The document discusses the trillion dollar global education market and opportunities for entrepreneurs. It notes that the education sector spends massive amounts on health, military and education but more could be spent on education to boost economies. New technologies in areas like mobile learning, adaptive learning, and analytics could help unlock value in education by improving access, discovery of knowledge, creativity and critical thinking. While education systems are large and complex, the market and technologies exist to support wrapping solutions around existing structures. True entrepreneurs can make an impact by addressing challenges like availability of resources for teachers and outdated systems.

1. Change the World
One Trillion Dollar Market at a Time
Volker Hirsch
@vhirsch
4YFN
Barcelona, 23 Feb 2016
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2. Who + Why…
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3. Angel Investor…
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4. … With Small Wings
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5. Leverage
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36333438@N00/846559015/

6. http://www.transerainc.com/uploads/blog/Dollarphotoclub_33442455.jpg
Impact

7. http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/how-countries-spend-their-money/
Government Budgets
EducationMilitary Health

8. Military
=
War (?)
http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/external/worldwar1somme-tl.jpg

9. Health=
Megabucks
http://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1436676/bubonic-plague.jpg

10. Education
=
Future
http://themileage.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Emerging-trends-in-Education.jpg

11. 5% of GDP spent on Education
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS/countries/IN-1W?display=map

12. Better Education = Higher GDP
http://ent.arp.harvard.edu/AfricaHigherEducation/
The full Harvard study is here:
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRREGTOPEDUCATION/Resources/444659-1212165766431/ED_Higher_education_economic_development_Africa.pdf

13. http://www.statista.com/statistics/268750/global-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
Global GDP = $76 Trillion

14. $$$http://www.redstonelogistics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Improving-resluts.jpg

15. Reasonst o i n v e s t
in education
https://jrbenjamin.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/thomas-jefferson.jpg
Thomas Jefferson

16. Massive growth
https://marketbrief.edweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IBIS3.pdf

17. Example: Africa
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/1-12_Africa_Green-Grey.png

18. Africa
Africa GDP: $2.45 trillion (2015)
Education can lift GDP by 20%(*)
result: $500 billion
incremental GDP!
… And that’s per year!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
(*) A Harvard study concluded a rise in tertiary education in Africa would result in 21.3% incremental economic output.
(http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRREGTOPEDUCATION/Resources/444659-1212165766431/
ED_Higher_education_economic_development_Africa.pdf, p. 29)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/1-12_Africa_Green-Grey.png

19. It’s a proven market

20. The Largest
Publishers Are in
Education
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/67224-the-world-s-57-largest-book-publishers-2015.html
http://www.prospectivedoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/books.jpg

21. https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/higher-ed-tech-landscape.jpg%3Fw%3D714%26h%3D614
HigherEd2014

22. EdTech has its own Hype Cycle
Innovation
Trigger
Peak of
Inflated
Expectations
Trough of
Disillusionment Slope of Enlightenment
Plateau of
Productivity
time
expectations
Mashware
Quantum Computing
Education Tablet
Open Microcredentials
Campus App Store
Affective Computing
SIS International Data
Interoperability Standards
BPO
Open-Source SIS
Student Retention CRM
Citizen Developers
Learning Stack
Adaptive E-Textbooks
Big Data
Gamification
MOOC
Social Software Standards
Wireless aaS
COBIT
Adaptive Learning
Digital Preservation of Research Data
BYOD Strategy
Mobile-Learning Low-Range/
Midrange Handsets
Open-Source Financials
EA Frameworks
Web-Based
Office Productivity
Suites
ITIL
Social Learning
Platform for
Education
Cloud HPC/CaaS
Mobile-Learning
Smartphones
Open-Source Middleware
Suites
E-Textbook
Cloud Email for Staff and Faculty Virtual Environments/Virtual Worlds
Emergency/Mass Notification Services
Hosted Virtual Desktops
Open-Source Learning Repositories
SaaS Administration Applications
Enterprise Architecture
IT Infrastructure Utility
Intellectual Property Rights and Royalties
Management Software
Lecture Capture and Retrieval Tools
802.11n
Unified Communications and
Collaboration
Tablets
Game Consoles as
Media Hubs
E-Book Readers
Self-Publishing
Mashups
Off the Hype Cycle: e-portfolio, User-centric IAM, Organization-centric IAM, SOA, Student Enrollment CRM,
Open-Source Portals, Social Media in Education
From, "Hype Cycle for Education, 2013," 25 July 2013 (G00251104)
Years to mainstream adoption:
More than 10 years
Obsolete before plateau
Less than 2 years
5 to 10 years
2 to 5 years
As of July 2013

23. The Big Boys are Here…

24. There are Unicorns!
Qtone (>$4bn)
Growing a horn:

25. What bubble? What Series A Crunch?

26. You can win a
Nobel Peace Prize
Before getting a
Drivers Licence
Malala Yousafzai

27. How to unlock value in education?
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28. The Value of Education
Education is not
the learning of facts,
but the training of
minds to think
Albert Einstein (abbreviated)

29. “It is not so very important for a person to learn facts.
For that he does not really need a college. He can
learn them from books.
The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not
the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind
to think something that cannot be learned from
textbooks.”
Quote taken from: Philipp Frank "Einstein: His Life and Times" Albert Einstein
The Value of Education

30. “It is not so very important for a person to learn facts.
For that he does not really need a college. He can
learn them from books.
The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not
the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind
to think something that cannot be learned from
textbooks.”
Quote taken from: Philipp Frank "Einstein: His Life and Times" Albert Einstein
The Value of Education
Access &
Discovery
Distance learning
Mobile, Online, video, ...
Creativity
Critical
Thinking
Learning outcomes
Methodology
Adaptive
Learning

31. Access? Mobile? Well, doh!
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32. Access
Teaches languages to people around the world.
Aggregates vocational training resources,
matches them with skill requirements and adds
a certification layer.
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33. Discovery
Knowledge graph around learning content,
sourcing contextually relevant content.
Personalised learning platform that adapts to
learner’s progress.
http://videos.testtube.com/revision3/images/shows/discoveryspace/0033/discoveryspace--0033--trips-through-space--large.thumb.jpg

34. Creativity
3D-printable laptops that will teach you to
design, apply and discover.
Find courses to enhance your life.
http://podprint.com.au/wp1/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Iain_Crawford_2.jpg

35. Thinking
Platform making the ideas of the world’s greatest
thinkers accessible and comprehensible and
developing high-order thinking skills.
Schools and education systems that complement
curricula with focus on multi-cultural outlook and
inclusion of women. https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/583929055264710656/Q2BOGL-V.jpg

36. Why isn’t everyone doing it?
https://newingness.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/different.jpg

37. Fear...
http://cdn2.epictimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FEAR.jpg

38. Heavily regulated sector
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericejohnson/4408073661

39. Slow pace of education systems
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/sites/biosciencetechnology.com/files/bt1510_snail.jpg

40. Complex systems
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41. Impenetrable
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42. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0mZbHCU59-0/maxresdefault.jpg

43. http://www.ispyprice.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ninja.png

44. Strategy: Wrap around
Private
Tutoring
Curriculum
Enhancement
Lesson
Preparation
Revision
Lifelong Learning
Skills Training
Languages
Computer Science
Adaptive
Learning

45. They know they must improve

46. Let’s not forget:
teachers are heroes! http://cdn5.thr.com/sites/default/files/2014/08/Dead_Poets_Society.jpg

47. Tough environment
http://www.mycpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Road1.jpg
Schools: Budget cuts, resource deprived
Teachers: frontline job, low pay, increased
responsibilities
Parents: more double-earners & single-parent
families, time-constrained
Systems: regulated, move slower than private sector

48. ^
KEEP CALM
and
HUG ME
HARD
Education systems to you:

49. Device availability & bandwidth
Big data (real-time feedback loops)
Analytics
AI & Machine Learning
Neuroscience & pedagogy (adaptive learning)
Beat the system with technology
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50. the market is there
the Tech is ready
the time is now!

51. True Entrepreneurs…
Get. Shit. Done!
And make a difference …http://eskipaper.com/images/silver-surfer-wallpaper-7.jpg

52. Thank you!
@vhirsch
me@vhirsch.com
+44 7843 599 678
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