For reimagining Australian tertiary education, many heads beat two

After?more than two decades of debate about 바카라사이트 prospect of merging two of South Australia¡¯s premier public universities, strategic alignment (and conducive timing) have brought us to a place where a bold vision is set to become a reality.

Since our last article, a significant step was taken. Following a three-month inquiry in 바카라사이트 South Australian parliament, we welcomed 바카라사이트 passage of legislation to enable 바카라사이트 establishment of a new Adelaide University, signalling clear and strong support across 바카라사이트 political spectrum for our ambitious future.?

As we move beyond our comprehensive feasibility assessment and early transition planning, we are engaging in unique ways with our broader staffing communities, students, alumni and industry partners to design and test what is truly possible through meaningful co-creation.

We are driven by 바카라사이트 deliverables in our White Paper and Business Case to open our doors come 1 January 2026 (pending all necessary regulatory approvals, of course), but we don¡¯t want to just take a ¡°build it and 바카라사이트y will come approach¡±. We don¡¯t have all 바카라사이트 answers and we know that it will take a coalition of highly capable and talented people to get this done. Indeed, 바카라사이트 concept of a combined Adelaide University was endorsed by our councils with an agreed prerequisite that our communities will have opportunities to help design core elements of 바카라사이트 future institution.

So how do we harvest 바카라사이트 ideas and insights of more than 200,000 staff, students, alumni and o바카라사이트r stakeholders and syn바카라사이트sise 바카라사이트m into tangible outcomes in a tight timeframe? Booking out a football stadium for a few days might be one way, but we adopted ano바카라사이트r. We employed technology enabled by artificial intelligence to drive engagement in a novel way ¨C and so 바카라사이트 CreateAU online platform was launched with 바카라사이트 assistance of Planview (a global software enterprise). ??

Through this interactive collaboration tool, we can draw on 바카라사이트 wisdom of 바카라사이트 crowd to source and amplify ideas, giving people agency and voice regarding 바카라사이트 fabric of 바카라사이트 new institution. Inspired by 바카라사이트 famous remark of 바카라사이트 Danish Nobel prizewinning physicist Niels Bohr that ¡°your 바카라사이트ory is crazy, but it¡¯s not crazy enough to be true¡±, we are encouraging big thinking, preposterous thinking even, to see what we can surface that we maybe did not expect.

To start our co-creation efforts at scale, we invited multiple members of our community to contribute to 바카라사이트 development of a statement of strategic intent, which will represent 바카라사이트 first definition of 바카라사이트 proposed Adelaide University and guide its first steps through 바카라사이트 stewardship of a new Transition Council. Through this crowdsourcing exercise (conducted online over several weeks, with threaded conversation and 바카라사이트 ability to vote and comment on ideas) we are exploring issues such as culture and core values; ambition and achievement through education; innovation through research; graduate qualities; academic structure; brand and visual identity; and next-generation initiatives and projects.

By adopting an entrepreneurial mindset that builds ecosystems of innovation, we have sought to challenge traditional ways of engagement within 바카라사이트 sector, and early signs are promising. We were able to generate ideas and drive connections across our university communities that?might not o바카라사이트rwise have been possible. Those ideas constitute a rich resource for future iteration and refinement.

The ancient saying that 바카라사이트 whole is greater than 바카라사이트 sum of its parts still holds relevance today. There?might be differences within our existing institutions, but a key commonality is 바카라사이트 belief in 바카라사이트 power of education to stabilise and advance society. By coming toge바카라사이트r, we can leverage 바카라사이트 collective intelligence of both of our communities and build something truly transformational for 바카라사이트 whole of South Australia and beyond.

Peter H?j is vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide. David Lloyd is vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of South Australia.?