The futures of the state fair

By John Moravec | 8/23/2006 | Filed under: Accelerating Change, Articles, General, Innovation, Technology

Time for shameless self-promotion! The StarTribune is running an article on the future of the Minnesota State Fair, which contains input from Arthur Harkins and myself. From the article:

“The State Fair has traditionally been a showcase, but in the future, we see it becoming much more of a collaborative, idea- and product-generating place,” said John Moravec, a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota whose research focuses on knowledge production in higher education. “We would be going from the ‘Great Minnesota Get-Together’ to the ‘Great Minnesota Create-Together.’ “

Link to article: State Fair: 148 Years and Counting
Supplemental information: Fair of the Future

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About John Moravec

Dr. John Moravec is a faculty member in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development and the Innovation Studies/Master of Liberal Studies graduate programs at the University of Minnesota. He is the principal of Education Futures LLC; a co-founder of the Horizon Forum, a roundtable on the future of education at all levels; and is the editor of Education Futures. He can be emailed at john@educationfutures.com.

http://www.educationfutures.com/john

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