Clayton Christensen, Disruptive Innovation Expert and Author, to Speak at WGU's 20th Anniversary Commencement
By: Robert Diamond Jul. 06, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY, July 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Clayton M. Christensen, author, innovator, and Harvard Business professor, will speak at Western Governors University's summer commencement ceremony in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 15. Christensen will share insights with the graduates and their families for creating a purpose-driven life, achieving career success, and thriving in all areas of life. The commencement, which is being held at the Salt Palace, will begin at 9:45 a.m. MDT, and will be streamed live online at www.wgu.edu/wgu/commencement_summer2017.
Christensen has long been a supporter of WGU and the university's learning model. WGU pioneered competency-based education, a model Christensen has recognized for disrupting higher education and improving student outcomes.
"WGU has leveraged many of the principles and theories developed by Christensen to expand access and improve quality in higher education," said WGU President Scott D. Pulsipher. "His life and work are all about changing lives through innovation, and it will be inspiring to listen to one of the world's foremost thinkers on the topic."
One of the world's experts on innovation and growth, Christensen introduced the theory of "disruptive innovation" and has founded a number of successful companies and organizations that apply these theories. These companies include Innosight, a consulting firm that helps companies create new growth business; Rose Park Advisors, a firm that identifies and invests in disruptive companies; and The Christensen Institute, a nonprofit think tank with a mission to solve societal problems such as healthcare, education, and economic growth.
Christensen is the author of eleven books, including the New York Times best-selling, How Will you Measure Your Life?. The Economist magazine named The Innovator's Dilemma, another one of Christensen's well-known works, as one of the six most important books about business ever written. Christensen holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University, an M.Phil in applied econometrics from Oxford University, and an MBA and a DBA from Harvard Business School. He is currently the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and a Senior Lecturer in Radiology at the Harvard Medical School.
About WGU
Established in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors with a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable higher education, online, nonprofit WGU now serves 82,000 students and 85,000 graduates in all 50 states. Driving innovation as the nation's leading competency-based university, WGU has been recognized by the White House, state leaders, employers, and students as a model that works in postsecondary education. In just 20 years, the university has become a leading force in changing lives of through education. WGU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, has been featured on NPR, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and in The New York Times. Learn more at www.wgu.edu.
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