Stanford 2025

The project culminated with an experiential exhibit entitled “Stanford 2025,” held at the d.school in May 2014. To encourage an exploratory mindset, ... Home Explore OpenLoopUniversity PacedEducation AxisFlip PurposeLearning Build About Part2(New!) Learning&LivingatStanford 'Acomplexandspecialsetting' Exploringashiftinglandscape ProvocationstoSparkExperiments Momentsintime Let'sfastforwardtoapossiblefuture... Learning&LivingatStanford Anexplorationofundergraduateexperiencesinthefuture SCROLLDOWN Learning&LivingatStanford Anexplorationofundergraduateexperiencesinthefuture ThisisafascinatingtimetobeatStanford.Ouruniversity—likemost—wasdesignedaroundamodelofeducationthathasremainedfairlyconstantforhundredsofyears.Butmanyschoolsandeducatorsarecurrentlylookingatthismodelwithfresheyes.Thepotentialdisruptionposedbyonlinelearningallowsustoquestionhowtime,space,expertise,accreditation,andstudentagencymayalsochangewithinhighereducation. Manypartsoftheundergraduateexperienceareripeforreinvention.  “Collegeisaboutbuildingagreathuman—intellectuallyandemotionally—andansweringthequestion:‘whodoIwanttobe?’” —StanfordGraduate,Classof2003 'Acomplexandspecialsetting' 'Acomplexandspecialsetting' Exploringtheon-campusexperienceCollegehasmultipleaims:it’saplacetogainexpertiseanddevelopabilities,butalsotocomeofage.Theseareentwinedtogetherinaresidentialcollegeexperience―acomplexandspecialsetting.Enormousenergyandinvestmentarenowbeingplacedinexperimentationandpioneeringintheonlinelearningspace.Wewantedtocomplementtheseeffortswithanexplorationoflearningandlivingoncampus,nowandinthefuture. “Ineededtherightstimulitoprovoke‘breakingmoments’togettoknowmyself.” —StanfordGraduate,Classof2003 Exploringashiftinglandscape Exploringashiftinglandscape OurProcessAdesignteamfromtheStanfordd.schoolworkedwithhundredsofperceptive,creative,andgenerousstudents,faculty,andadministratorsoverthecourseofayeartoexplorethisterritory.Weconsideredmanylenses—fromhowstudentsprepareforaStanfordeducationwhilestillinhighschool,topatternsofundergraduatedecision-makingaboutwhatandhowtheystudy,totheshiftingneedsandexpectationsfromfutureemployers.  “AccordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics,theaverageworkertodaystaysateachofhisorherjobsfor4.4years,buttheexpectedtenureoftheworkforce’syoungestemployeesisabouthalfthat.” —JeanneMeister,“JobHoppingIsthe'NewNormal'forMillennials,"Forbes,August14,2012 ProvocationstoSparkExperiments ProvocationstoSparkExperiments AninvitationtotravelthroughtimeTheprojectculminatedwithanexperientialexhibitentitled“Stanford2025,”heldatthed.schoolinMay2014.Toencourageanexploratorymindset,theeventwasstagedasatime-traveljourney.Thecommunityembarkedtothedistantfuture—andlandedjust atthemomentwhenStanfordwaslookingbackretrospectivelyatmajorparadigmshiftsthat“happened”around2025.Thesepossibleshiftsweresharedasprovocations—asubjective,student-centeredimaginingofwhatcouldhappenasthefutureunfolds.Here,onthiswebsite,weinviteyoutotravelwithusandexplorethesepossiblefutures.Then,wehopeyouwillusetheprovocations—andthetoolsavailableonthesite—tosparkyourownvisionforthefutureofhighereducationbytryingsomeexperiments.Now,strapin,andlet’sgototheyear2100… “Thepurposeofaliberaleducationis‘preparationforappointmentsnotyetmade.’” —HowardSwearer,formerPresidentofBrownUniversity,asquotedintheSUESreport Momentsintime Momentsintime ShowDon'tTellTakeaquicklookatthejourneyoffaculty,staff,students,andguestsattheStanford2025experience.    Viewfullsize YourtimetotravelNowit'syourturn!Bepulledbackintohistorybeforelaunchingintothefuture.HearthemomentsthatmadeStanfordwhatitistodayandlistenforthemomentsthatwillmakeittotomorrow. Headphonesrecommended Let'sfastforwardtoapossiblefuture... Whatmighttheuniversityexperiencebethen? Let'sfastforwardtoapossiblefuture... Whatmighttheuniversityexperiencebethen? Chooseafuturetoexplore.