The future is not something to be predicted, it's something to be achieved.

Institutions are becoming naked, and if you're going to be naked … fitness is no longer optional. If you're going to be naked, you better get buff.

Teachers are no longer the fountain of knowledge; the internet is.

Leaders of institutions everywhere have lost trust. The global economy is stalled and the world is deeply divided, too unequal, unstable and unsustainable.

Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.

Peering succeeds because it leverages self-organization—a style of production that works more effectively than hierarchical management for certain tasks.

The university is in danger of losing its monopoly, and for good reason. The most visible threat are the new online courses, many of them free, with some of the best professors in their respective fields.