Rethinking the role of universities

CASE: Future of the universities

Fabric of the future world of work and learning – inspired by the White Paper of the St. Gallen Symposium 2022

PROF. OLIVER GASSMANN
PROFESSOR OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN (HSG).

PROF. NAOMI HAEFNER
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN (HSG).

DAVID M. WAGNER
IS PH.D. CANDIDATE AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN (HSG).

FELIX RÜDIGER
HEAD CONTENT AND RESEARCH OF THE ST. GALLEN SYMPOSIUM.

Preparing is high on the agenda: Universities play a crucial role in preparing the ground for the future. They must prepare their students to be collaborative and, therefore, competitive. This requires new skills and, very importantly, a new mindset. Universities must prepare and educate the next generation for huge global challenges. They must also prepare themselves for a world where not only information but, increasingly, knowledge is becoming a commodity. This CASE is to be understood as a shortened version of the Joint White Paper of the HSG/St. Gallen Symposium 2022 (Gassmann et al. 2022): Rethinking the Role of Universities in the Future of Work and Learning.