This document discusses challenges facing tomorrow's educational system based on experiences innovating a Danish public sector leadership program. It describes the program which has over 1000 students in middle management public sector positions. It notes knowledge, curriculum, and professionalism are facing corrosion as traditions are challenged. New notions of professionalism and a hybrid world require empowering citizens as coproducers through caring, sharing, and daring combined with corporate social responsibility. Success requires bringing outside influences in, being responsive not reactive, collaborating even with competition, and going "glocal" by thinking globally and acting locally while facing obstacles through polycentric thinking.

1. CHALLENGES, POSSIBILITIES AND DEAD ENDS OF TOMORROW'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMor:Innovating education through hard labouror:Develop or get lost! Niels Erik Hulgård Larsen Chiefconsultant and lecturer, R&D, UCC 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

2. Reflections based upon experiences from innovating the Danish public sector diploma programme of leadership 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

3. Presentation Areas of activity: Internal and external consultancy work Leadership training and organisational development Coordinator for the partnership strategy between UCC and the communes in the region Coordinator for the research partnership with Copenhagen Business School concerning school leadership 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

4. About UCC UCC was established in 2007 UCC is a self governing public institution awarding bachelor degrees and providing diploma programmes at bachelor levels and consultancy services for management and employees in the public sector. Parts of UCC operate on market terms 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

5. About UCC UCC has a strong brand and reputation concerning leadership development, evaluation, competence, and organisational development of schools and childcare institutions and their employees. 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

6. About UCC The cornerstone in all UCC research and development is the Knowledge Triangle. The Knowledge Triangle refers to the interaction between Education, Research and Practice. 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

7. Developing new knowledge together Research and development at UCC takes place in a mutual collaboration and networking with external partners Establishing and developing partnerships is a crucial part of UCC's aim to realize its fields of interest. Together with our partners we challenge and explore essential problem areas of professional education and daily practice 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

8. The scene of the ‘crime'The Diploma Programme in Leadership The programme has at present more than 1000 students, the majority with middle management positions within the public sector. The programme is a natural product of the modernisation of the public sector. Education of public managers is subject of considerable attention and political scrutiny. Management and managerial development are made a focal point of welfare improvement. 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

9. Corrosive thoughts “Living a life of constant change.Every day means the turn of a pageYesterdays papers are such bad news” Are we trying to solve todays and tomorrows problems with solutions of the past? Avoiding set back by cutting of the past! 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

10. Corrosive thoughts Something is rotten … The corrosion of knowledge The bankruptcy of curriculum The corrosion of professionalism 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

11. The public sector: In limbo Between solution and problem In a structural state of crisis Facing massive challenges of (re) prioritizing Need for powershift and empowerment Moving from poviding towards involving The citizen as a coproducer Need for citizendriven social innovation 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

12. The corrosion of knowledge We are living in a ‘hybrid world’ between modernity and post-modernity where knowledge, reason and rationality are heavily contested. So is the very fundament - the established knowledge base and ‘ curriculum’ - of the academic and traditional professions 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

13. The corrosion of professionalism Traditional notions of professionalism have met criticism and are under heavy fire, accused of disempowering clients. In the wake of New Public Management, new notions of professionalism have emerged under the banner of New Professionalism (NP). The traditional concepts are challenged both from an increase in NP and a decrease in trust of the traditional professions. At the same time, the NP-model of professionalism is criticised for reductionism and managerialism. 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

14. The magic formula:CSD+CSR 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

15. The magic formula:CaringSharingDaring+/=Corporate SocialResponsibility 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

16. Leading and managing change on the edge:Innovation with a sense that makes sense Today Daily Operations Tomorrow Development Potentiality

17. Why we did not lose our way Brought the outside in as a driving force Responsive and not reactive Interacted with the market Entered into ‘ collaborative competition’ Faced and dealt with obstacles and conflicts Kept a polycentric stance Changed mindset and linked together innovation and an imperative need for change We went Glocal! 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC

18. We went Glocal! 10-03-2011 NEHL/UCC