The document highlights the significance of technology in education, emphasizing the impact of educational technology (edtech) on making learning more accessible and engaging. It features 'Special Learning,' a company founded by Karen Chung, which focuses on improving the lives of individuals with autism by providing applied behavior analysis resources and training. The company aims to bridge gaps in access to quality educational materials and services for parents and professionals, leveraging technological advancements to empower the autism community globally.

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Improving the
Lives of Millions
Karen Chung
CEO & Founder
Solution Providers
10Most Innovative
EdTech
The
2018
EduTalks
Leveraging the Potential
of Gaming into Education
Learn & Grow
Integrating Technology into
the Educational Environment

4. Education and
Technology:
Then and Now!
echnology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God’s gifts. It is the
Tmother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences - Freeman Dyson
The above quote broadly signifies the significance technology has had on our lives. It has impacted every
little corner of our lives, and education is no exception. Or maybe it isn’t? From an unconventional
perspective, education seems to have hardly changed since its origination.
A famous illustration by Laurentius de Voltolina can be considered as a prime example. The picture
depicts a university lecture scene during the medieval period in Italy. The scenic depiction can be
recognized as a mirror reflection of the modern day education landscape. The image shows a teacher or
master standing upfront in a podium in front of a sea of students, sitting in rows and listening. However, a
closer look gives an opposite indication. Some of the students are seen conversing with their neighbors
while others seem to pay close attention to the class with their books open. One of them is even asleep,
while a few have a bored look hanging upon their faces.
Strikingly, the scenic depiction closely relates to a modern day classroom environment, wherein some of
the students are engrossed into their tech devices like laptops, tablets, or smartphones, completely
oblivious of the teachings in class. This comparison itself would be enough to convince a cynic that
technology has played no role in changing the education landscape over the years. However, the truth
stands far from this.
Editor’s Note

5. Technology has influenced the education section in vast and profound manner. It has enabled a large-
number of people to access education, an opportunity far-reaching in the past. Medieval times only
saw a handful of elite or privileged ones to taste or access educational opportunities. Individuals had
to go above and beyond in terms of travelling to visit learning centers to gain any form of structured
knowledge. Today, owing to large volume of information online, knowledge can be accessed and
subsequently gained with the touch of a button or rather screen. EdTech as an industry has
continually strived to ameliorate the process of education by integrating technology into its
membrane. Whether it is ease of learning, access to education, teaching pattern, or personalized
learning, technology has flourished the educational scene to generate a sense of interest and
excitement amongst the minds of modern students.
Taking the rising integration and adoption of education technology across classrooms, Insights
Success has shortlisted “The 10 Most Innovative EdTech Solution Providers 2018,” which are
using their extensive business knowledge to curb imminent challenges and promoting growth in the
education landscape by leveraging the potential of technology.
Featuring as our Cover Story is Special Learning, which is dedicated in bringing Applied Behavior
Analysis intervention to the world; by teaching parents, educators and professionals how to
implement quality ABA programs, we provide 70 million people in the world living with autism a
chance to achieve independence.
Alongside this the magazine also includes, DESIGNATION, which is a design boot camp that trains
people of all experience levels to be UX and UI designers over 12 weeks; The dominKnow Inc.
Platform is a web-based authoring and publishing solution that helps teams collaborate in real-time,
share and re-use content, and easily engage subject matter experts in the review process; Kahoot!,
which is a game-based learning and trivia platform used in a multitude of settings - in K-12 and
university classrooms, corporate offices, social settings, and major sporting and cultural events;
LaptopsAnytime designs, manufactures, and services specialty automated kiosk equipment that
dispenses a wide-variety of laptops and tablets from major manufacturers; No Isolation, which is a
Norwegian startup company which develops technologies that reduce involuntary social isolation;
®
and NUITEQ , which is an education technology software company that created the award-winning
collaborative software Snowflake, that makes education more fun, engaging and memorable.
Also, make sure to flip through our articles, written by our in-house editorial team; as well as CXO
Standpoints of notable industry personalities.
Let’s start shall we?
Sourav Mukherjee

6. CONTENTS
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Special Learning:
Improving the Lives
of Millions
Cover Story
26
38
EduTalks
Leveraging the Potential
of Gaming into
Education
Learn & Grow
Integrating Technology
into the Educational
Environment
Articles
Mentor Mind
Popular Technology
Waiting to
be Scaled
22
34
40
Highlights
Role of Innovative
Leadership in Innovative
Businesses
Industry Insights
Efficacious People
Constantly Chase the
Impossible

7. DESIGNATION:
A Specialized Platform
Empowering Aspiring
Designers
18
dominKnow Inc.:
Creating eLearning
Software for
Organizational Learning
20
Kahoot!
Redefining Learning
with a Magical Touch
of Technology
No Isolation:
A Technological Hand
to Reduce Social
Isolation
24
32
LaptopsAnytime:
Leading the Way
to Move beyond
Desktops
®
NUITEQ :
Creating a Renaissance
in the Education
System
30
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12. Karen Chung
CEO & Founder
Cover Story

13. Improving the Lives of Millions
Special Learning is passionate about
helping those in need.

14. With a staggering 70 million people in the world
- 3.5 million people in just the U.S. alone --
struggling with autism, it is fair to say that there
is no greater challenge facing schools today than the
increasing number of students diagnosed with autism and
other special needs. Parents are demanding more than just
standard therapy, and are instead hoping for a solution to
rescue their children from a lifetime of disability.
In response, educators are developing new techniques and
approaches to assist children with autism. Too often, good
initiatives tend to succumb under a shortage of resources
and financing. However, that grim picture might be
beginning to change.
Much of that change can be attributed to Karen Chung and
her company, Special Learning, Inc., who strives to
improve the lives of 70 million people in the world living
with autism and other developmental disabilities.
The Spark
While working on a consulting project in 2010, Karen
attended an Autism Society conference in St. Charles,
Illinois. She began conversing with a behavior analyst at a
booth that marketed educational toys and materials for
children with autism.
The two-hour long conversation introduced Karen to
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is an incredibly
effective intervention therapy, boasting a success rate of
nearly 50% in mainstreaming kids with autism.
Karen learned that there was a huge gap in the delivery of
autism-related services - nearly 1 million out of the
estimated 3.5 million people with autism in the U.S. had no
access to this life-changing intervention. Worse yet, people
outside of the U.S. had virtually no access to ABA.
The realization that tens of millions of people in the world
were deprived of a chance to live independently imbued
Karen with a newfound sense of purpose. She subsequently
founded Special Learning with a mission to improve the
lives of millions by bringing Applied Behavior Analysis to
the world.
Delivering Solutions that Matter
Although the company currently has over 200 SKUs, that
number is continually rising as Special Learning continues
to develop new, innovative solutions to meet the insatiable
needs of the global autism and special needs communities
around the world.
Special Learning’s offerings primarily fit into three
categories: Training, Educational Materials and Expert
Virtual Services for parents, educators, behavior analysts
and healthcare professionals. “We look at what we do as
something very simple. At the end of the day, we are striving
to create independence through access,” explains Karen.
The company firmly believes that in order to become their
child’s therapist, parents should have ready access to all the
requisite resources. It strives to achieve this by developing
products that are suited for parents – content is less
technical, specific to situations and circumstances that
parents would experience in their home and communities,
and terminology that is appropriate for the level of
knowledge most parents possess.
“We look at what we do as something
very simple. At the end of the day,
we are striving to create
independence through access.”
Cover Story

15. By enabling parents and educators to help children with
autism progress through their journey to independence with
specialized training, education, and expert consultation and
supervision, Special Learning ensures that they have the
tools needed to attain mastery and generalization.
They have also made strong inroads with health
professionals who provide care to individuals with autism
and other developmental disabilities by pushing the
boundaries of knowledge for experts in the field of ABA.
This is accomplished by providing them with access to
knowledge possessed by the world’s foremost experts in the
field of ABA. By using a differentiated teaching
methodology it provides clinicians with the information that
is highly relevant and immediately accessible.
By leveraging its clinical subject matter experts, Special
Learning creates real solutions to address acute problems in
the field which have not been addressed by other
individuals or organizations.
Understanding the importance of inter-disciplinary
collaboration, Special Learning has embarked on a very
aggressive initiative to develop a training series to address
the knowledge gap among various disciplines. With the
launch of its Autism Intervention Team Collaboration
series, it seeks to promote collaboration through bi-lateral
exchange of information designed to create awareness,
share knowledge, and introduce simple, relevant and
actionable collaboration frameworks to help bridge this gap.
“People with autism receive intervention from multiple
professionals, including educators, Speech Language
Pathologists, Pyschologist, Occupational Therapists, Social
Workers, and others. By teaching professionals in these
other disciplines what ABA is and how it’s used, and vice
versa - by teaching ABA professionals how professionals in
other disciplines help their clients - we can bridge the
chasm by removing those obstacles that get in the way of
progress.”
Karen breaks it down, “Everyone’s definition of mastery
may be different, but just as all ABA programs are
customized to the student, our comprehensive array of
products and services allow our clients to create their own
customized solutions to meet their unique needs.
If you look at each product or service as a Lego piece, you
can begin to understand the power of being able to create
unique, customized solutions, no matter who you are or
where you are in the service delivery process so that you
can create your own system to meet your current level of
knowledge.”
Comprehensive Digital Autism Solutions
As with any new company, irrespective of industry, Special
Learning had to tackle significant challenges before it found
its footing.
Special Learning originated as a product-based company by
developing the tools necessary for the implementation of
ABA programs. It created educational materials like
flashcards, which are required to teach language and
communication skills; social stories, which are a highly
effective means for teaching social and life skills; and
mobile applications to teach language.
“We empower parents, teachers
and professionals with
resources to help those with
autism and special needs
maximize their potential.”

16. After investing substantial resources
and investing several years developing
and launching its products in the U.S.,
it began to tackle the International
markets. Special Learning realized
very quickly that the most pressing
problems for international parents and
educators was virtually zero access to
behavioral experts and lack of access
to quality resources. As parents and
educators were starting from ground
zero in terms of their knowledge of
ABA, training was the key to
beginning the process of change. By
providing parents and educators with
access to quality ABA materials that
systematically addresses this
knowledge gap through training and
quality educational materials... they
began the process of empowering
parents and educators to become ABA
practitioners, capable of directly
helping their own children or students.
From inception, Special Learning
supported Board Certified Behavior
Analysts (BCBAs), experts in ABA,
with advanced training to push their
boundaries of knowledge, while
allowing them to acquire continuing
education hours to meet their licensing
and certification requirements.
“This led us down the path of creating
a broad array of training products for
expert behavior analysts.”
As its inventory of training products
expanded, Special Learning decided to
move down the educational curve to
train teachers, health professionals and
parents on how to use Applied
Behavior Analysis with their students,
patients and children.
As the company already possessed an
extensive portfolio of training and
educational materials, by adding
virtual consultation and supervision
with expert BCBAs to its portfolio,
they were able to provide a
comprehensive “solution” to enable
any person in the world with the ability
to create and maintain an ABA
program.
“With these three pillars of success –
training, educational materials and
virtual services, we can now proudly
call ourselves a ‘Comprehensive
Digital Autism Solutions Provider.”
A Leader Fomenting Change
As the CEO and Founder of Special
Learning, Karen Chung has dedicated
her career to autism intervention and
has courageously shouldered the
responsibilities of the firm to lead it to
where it is today.
Karen, a native of South Korea is an
active speaker and tireless advocate for
access to quality resources for the
international behavior analysis
community and for parents of children,
adolescents, and adults who have
autism or other special needs.
Karen is passionate about promoting
exceptional ethical practices among
“We think beyond
the way things
are done and
always envision
how it can be
done better.”
Cover Story

17. practitioners who provide autism
intervention. She is very successfully
achieving this through partnership with
the world’s foremost experts in the
field of ABA, by advocating for
standardization of services, and by
developing rigorous global
credentialing standards, training and
other quality resources.
As an entrepreneur and investor, Karen
possesses over 20 years of experience
across a wide range of industries and
functions. Her diverse background,
knowledge and perspective have
provided her with the unique ability to
quickly identify problems and to
develop innovative solutions to affect
systemic change.
Her educational portfolio includes a
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from
the Northern Illinois University, and a
Master’s degree in Business from the
Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern
University.
Needless to say, Karen is the driving
force and innovative genius behind
Special Learning’s mission to become
the best and most comprehensive
special needs provider in the world.
Going the Extra Mile
Special Learning prides itself in
thinking beyond the way things are
done and envisioning how they can be
done better.
“As soon as mobile apps became
known an effective way to deliver
education and therapy services, we
wasted no time in developing one that
children on the spectrum can use to
learn,” Karen reveals. The company
consistently evaluates new and
emerging technologies to determine
how they can be applied to develop
real solutions.
Speaking about the power of
technology, she says, “We believe the
real power of technology is the ability
to connect us with people - parents,
educators, health professionals and
other thought leaders - to build a
bridge to collectively create systemic
and sustainable solutions to positively
impact the world.”
Currently, Special Learning is in close
consultation with companies offering
VR and AR. The aim is to explore
potential partnership opportunities that
utilize these breakthrough technologies
to create innovative solutions.
Although Special Learning is a for-
profit business, it is not driven by
competition or monetary
accomplishments. “We’re driven by a
strong, deep-seated desire to see more
families and children smile as they
relate their autism success stories. We
know that when our passion takes the
front seat, everything else will fall into
place.”
Becoming Better, Stronger and
Faster
Being an innovator and thought leader,
Special Learning is always looking to
become better, stronger and faster. Its
close relationship with global behavior
analyst communities continues to
provide it with opportunities that lead
to unique, actionable solutions that
don’t yet exist or are not accessible to
the masses.
2018 will see Special Learning bring
about quality ABA to Russian-speaking
countries by training professionals in
the education system on how to help
children with autism and other
developmental disabilities.
Ultimately, Special Learning is driven
by a singular focus - to lead the charge
in ensuring that members of the global
autism ecosystem are given the ability
to access the resources that they need
to bridge the gap between the "haves"
and “have nots” so that we can
collectively make the world a better
place.
“From information comes
understanding. Through
understanding, we may be able to
achieve the wisdom to transcend our
current reality and focus on what really
matters --- helping people with autism
and other special needs around the
world attain the skills they need to
achieve independence to live happy,
fulfilling lives,” concludes Karen.
“We know that
when our passion
takes the front
seat, everything
else will fall
into place.”

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Chris Twyman
CEO
Aaron Fazulak
Co-founder & CEO
dominKnow
dominknow.com
Kahoot!
kahoot.com
No Isolation
noisolation.com
Karine Allouche
Salanon
CEO
Erik Harrell
CEO
Special Learning
special-learning.com
Karen Chung
CEO & Founder
Luke Hickey
CEO
Addigy
addigy.com
DESIGNATION
designation.io
GlobalEnglish
globalenglish.com
BoomWriter
boomwriter.media
Matt Buscher
Co-founder & Principal
Karen Dolva
Co-founder & CEO
Addigy’s cloud based IT Mac Management solution ensures
your data to be secure; your Macs are safe and you have a
current inventory of every machine you manage.
BoomWriter strives to change the way one reads and writes.
DESIGNATION is a design boot camp that trains people of all
experience levels to be UX and UI designers over 12 weeks.
dominKnow Platform is a web-based authoring and publishing
solution that helps teams collaborate in real-time, share and re-
use content, and easily engage subject matter experts in the
review process. Content is ready for delivery from virtually any
location — all from a single-source.
GlobalEnglish is a global technology company that helps
clients realize the potential of diversity in the workforce and
improve lives of global workers through the learning and
application of Business English.
Kahoot! is a game-based learning and trivia platform used in a
multitude of settings - in K-12 and university classrooms,
corporate offices, social settings, and major sporting and
cultural events.
LaptopsAnytime
laptopsanytime.com
LaptopsAnytime designs, manufactures, and services specialty
automated kiosk equipment that dispenses a wide-variety of
laptops and tablets from major manufacturers.
No Isolation is a Norwegian startup company which develops
technologies that reduce involuntary social isolation.
Special Learning is a company dedicated to bringing Applied Behavior
Analysis intervention to the world; by teaching parents, educators and
professionals how to implement quality ABA programs, we provide 70 million
people in the world living with autism a chance to achieve independence.
Jason Dettbarn
Founder & CEO
®
NUITEQ
nuiteq.com
Harry van der Veen
CEO
®
NUITEQ is education technology software company that
created the award-winning collaborative software Snowflake,
that makes education more fun, engaging and memorable.

20. A Specialized Platform
Empowering Aspiring Designers
‘‘
Aaron Fazulak
Co-founder & CEO
One of the most exciting results
of the proliferation of
technology is the manner in
which it is driving down the cost of
education, thereby making skills
acquisition more accessible. Driven by
this trend, online program providers
are also able to expand rapidly by
leveraging lower operating costs.
The technological evolution is helping
individuals acquire skills across
diverse fields of study. However,
digital revolutions are particularly
effective in attracting individuals of all
ages to creative professions like
content and software creation, fine arts
and design.
Of these, the design profession perhaps
has the greatest potential to influence
the world. Strangely enough, it is also
the least celebrated. One of the reasons
behind the limited appreciation for the
creative profession is a limited area of
reach.
Previously, the absence of a global
platform to learn and share design
education meant that many capable
designers were limited to working
locally. The salaries they earned were
not commensurate with the talent they
possessed.
DESIGNATION stands tall as a
pioneer in the creation of this essential
global design platform. Its 24-week
online and in-person program allows
DESIGNATION: Good design
can change the
conversation,
but great
design can
change the
world. Join us
over 12 weeks
in our creative,
collaborative
workspace and
let’s make
something that
makes a
difference.
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21. talented designers to learn the skills
necessary to turn professional, and
quickly put those skills to use in the
real world.
Over five hundred students have
already used DESIGNATION as the
springboard for a career in design, and
many of them are today employed in
some of the world’s largest and most
influential companies. In fact,
DESIGNATION can boast of an
unmatched hiring rate of 96% since its
inception in 2013.
Catering to All Levels of Design
DESIGNATION UX and UI designers
get the opportunity to work with 2 or 3
real-world clients as part of their
progress under the oversight of a
project manager and creative director.
This gives them the opportunity to gain
the practical experience necessary to
solve difficult problems, while building
a solid, focused portfolio.
DESIGNATION offers a variety of
career advancement paths for
experienced designers through exciting
opportunities in leading teams,
mentorship, client engagement, and
public speaking. Additionally, it runs
on-site design thinking workshops for
large organizations and their
employees.
The company also gives back by
providing pro bono design services that
empower small companies and
startups.
Inspiration, Foundation and Initial
Struggles
The company was founded in late 2013
during the boom of coding bootcamps.
At one such camp, a team of proactive
participants asked themselves the
question, “Why can’t we create a
similar program for design?”
While they were inexperienced and
had a limited background in traditional
education themselves, the motley crew
of talented designers, developers,
entrepreneurs and problem-solvers
came up with an innovative plan. They
created a unique way to teach design
where people could more quickly gain
the experience and skills necessary to
be employed in the field.
Initially, DESIGNATION began with
an inexpensive 10-week program. The
founders quickly realized that teaching
design was very different from
teaching software development, and 70
days was not nearly enough time. Over
the course of a year and after a lot of
feedback from customers, designers
and employers, they decided on a 24-
week format.
This continues to be the main format
offered by the company today. It
includes live client projects as part of
the curriculum and is widely regarded
as one of the most promising options
for any aspiring designer.
An Emphasis on Human Interaction
DESIGNATION believes that, “To be a
great creative professional in design,
you still need to work with people
face-to-face.”
Every design course the company runs
always includes some sort of human-
to-human interaction. It is the first
program provider in alternative
education that focuses exclusively on
design.
DESIGNATION understands the
importance of a comprehensive design
platform and has added features
accordingly. Individuals graduating
from its courses possess the ideal
balance of technical knowledge and the
interactive human touch.
The company stresses, “We work with
real companies with users, revenue and
challenges that require our designers’
help. That allows us to boast about our
96% placement rate and career
support rivaled by none.”
Passionate CEO Leading from the
Front
After eight months running its first
design course, DESIGNATION’s
graduates achieved a stellar placement
rate of 93 percent. The program was
working. However, because the
concept was so new, the company
struggled to find customers and was
running out of money.
With less than two months of cash
remaining, DESIGNATION’s Co-
founder and CEO Aaron Fazulak
decided to liquidate his 401k, removed
himself from payroll, and took out a
personal credit card to buy the
company three more months of
operating cash.
Aaron then personally emailed people
interested in the program, tripling
conversion rates overnight. He has
always led the company with that pure
devotion and aims to continue to build
an intelligent team which can sustain
the quality of its services.
“Quality isn’t only a necessity in the
field of education,” he explains, “It’s a
responsibility.”
Combining Online and In-person
Experience
DESIGNATION aims to grow by
adhering to its philosophy of creating
the highest-quality programs that blend
both online and in-person experience.
The platform is going to offer these
experience across unexplored cities,
and has been consistently working on
advanced course offerings
correlatively.
The company ensures every designer
in the DESIGNATION community will
always have the skills necessary to be
employed today, and still be prepared
for the challenges of tomorrow.
19March 2018

22. Creating eLearning Software
for Organizational Learning
‘‘
Luke Hickey
CEO
Based in Canada’s capital,
Ottawa, dominKnow is a
cloud-based eLearning
authoring tool provider that believes
you don’t just build learning content
and forget about it. The organization
feels strongly that it’s all about creating
and sharing great learning experiences,
and then maximizing that content’s use
and value in as many ways possible.
For two decades, dominKnow has been
creating eLearning software for small
teams and large organizations. During
this timeframe, the company has
developed Learning Content
Management Systems, online
authoring platforms, and formal and
informal learning products used across
almost all sectors of business and
government.
The Steadfast Leader
With extensive experience in the
software and information technology
industry, Luke Hickey is the CEO of
dominKnow. According to his
philosophy, dominKnow is a learning
company that builds software and
training solutions, as opposed to a
software company that builds products
to develop learning content. Thanks to
dominKnow Inc.:
Deliver it
anywhere
you want,
anytime.
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23. this approach, and Luke’s passionate
pursuit of product excellence, the
education industry has a content
authoring and publishing platform
specifically designed to meet their
unique challenges. This, combined
with Luke’s insistence that all of
dominKnow’s content authoring and
publishing tools be built using an open
protocol, standards-based approach,
means that educators have viable
solution that will serve them both
today and tomorrow.
An Organization with Learner-
Centric Approach
dominKnow’s existence of more than
twenty years in the business and its
‘learner-centric’ approach to tools
development makes the organization
distinctively unique across the space.
With a combination of powerful
features and simplicity-of-use,
dominKnow’s content authoring and
publishing platform, dominKnow One,
can compete with different classes of
tools — from enterprise level learning
content management systems to single-
user desktops solutions. Organizations
get the best of both worlds, the power
of a cloud-based Learning Content
Management System (LCMS) for both
managing and delivering large amounts
of content, with a rapid, easy-to-use
authoring and publishing experience
desktop users have come to depend on.
dominKnow One can be deployed on
its own or as part of a larger system. Its
open protocol, standards-based
approach means easy integration with
LMS or LRS solutions, and ensures
future-proof capabilities.
Bringing a Wave of Change
According to dominKnow, there’s a
rush for authoring tool vendors to get
on the responsive content bandwagon,
which is great for those wanting to
develop material that can be accessed
on multiple devices and used in
multiple ways. However, not all
responsive tools are created equal.
Most authoring tool vendors try to
impose a dumbed-down and limited
approach to learning content
development. Templated, fill-in-the-
blank, or block-based tools help get
stuff out of the door and meet the
responsive check-box, but often they
don’t satisfy the learning need.
dominKnow’s approach allows all the
same powerful, rich content
development, the organization is
known for, while providing an
intelligent content authoring
framework with dynamic themes and
components that take care of the
underlying details. This “true
responsive” methodology means
educators can build rich learning
experiences without worrying about
specific devices, multiple versions of
the same content, or what sized devices
the future will bring.
From a measurement point of view, the
emergence of xAPI is a very exciting
development for the educational space.
xAPI is an open specification for
learning technology that makes it
possible to collect data about the wide
range of learning experiences a learner
has — both in and outside the
classroom. This learner-centric
approach to learning analytics will
increasingly be important for forward-
thinking instructors and content
developers, who continue to deploy
varied learning strategies. Thanks to
the xAPI integration, instructors,
content developers, learners, and
managers will now be able to access
metrics related to content access and
interaction that will allow them to
measure and assess its effectiveness. In
addition to these, dominKnow One
fully supports the xAPI standard,
providing a wealth of tracking
capabilities out-of-the-box with no
extra effort or programing required by
the content author.
Tackling Rough Days
The status quo is dominKnow’s
biggest competitor, and its biggest
challenge. Change is hard; with limited
resources and time people tend to keep
doing things as they always have done,
even when there’s recognition of issues
or problems.
According to the organization, there
are a number of good content authoring
tools available, but only few of them
cover the same ground as dominKnow.
The organizations’ dogged focus on the
collaborative development of multi-
use, truly responsive content makes it
unique. To date, the company has won
several industry awards related to
content management, content
authoring, mobile authoring, and
mobile access, which speaks strongly
to how well that focus is paying off.
The Future Ahead
With the recent launch of dominKnow
One, which is the latest version of the
organizations’ content authoring
solution, comes major advances in
single-source, multi-use content
authoring, true-responsive content
output, software simulation, and the
most complete support of xAPI in the
industry — all in a single platform.
Even with the focus on these
enhancements, dominKnow didn’t lose
sight of the importance of a powerful
but simplified authoring experience. To
that point, dominKnow One continues
to flesh out the organizations’ robust
offering of rich templates, stock images
& characters, responsive pre-made
components, buttons and gauges, built-
in actions, and a large integrated asset
library that educators can easily add to
and share as they develop their own
learning experiences.
21March 2018

24. Efficacious PeopleEfficacious People
Constantly Chase theConstantly Chase the
ImpossibleImpossible
uccessful entrepreneurs typically possess a growing
Smindset. Rather than trying to prove they are better
than others, they emphasize on trying to improve
themselves. Such leaders have faith in building strong,
collaborative teams and are driven by pure optimism as
they see themselves as geniuses who only need helpers to
implement their ideas. The person having the right attitude
and smart decision making skill is greeted by success.
Businessmen who dare to lead a life striving for their
personal best knows the mirage of perfection and knows
well that perfection is not always possible, in fact, it's hard
to achieve.
One is continuously evolving, changing, and moving
through life. It is the focus on chasing perfection and
attaining excellence for results, what takes them forward.
Business is a shared experience guided by shared
perception of roles and objectives. Successful people have
the zeal to chase the perfection and end up meeting with
excellency.
Altering The Path is an Approach to a New Choice
Successful people are where they are today because of their
goals. Goals determine 95% of a person’s behavior. It is
very important to know the difference between the goals
that inspire and goals that trap. Perfectionism is perhaps the
most common goal setting trap. Goals, by definition are
meant to be the ideals. The best stories about entrepreneurs
are full of fresh beginnings and unexpected detours. If you
find yourself criticized by others on what you’re doing, or
feeling frustrated even when things are going well, think
about making a new plan.
Success looks different to different people
Success looks different to everyone. Being successful
actually requires the zeal to drive, the ambition and to work
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25. efficiently. It involves numerous failures and the ability to
come back from those failures and continues to strive for
success, is what drives people to be successful. For
entrepreneurs, they may look at success in terms of their
bottom line. Once they achieve certain financial milestones,
they believe that they have made it. Success can be defined
in so many other ways. If we just focus on money, we lose
the sight of the bigger picture in life. Striving to make the
bottom line at all costs while disregarding people, the
environment and the community, may provide short-term
prosperity, but once again, it has the “I win” mentality
while putting down or disregarding the effects on others.
Finding Immense Room for Improvement
There is a saying- Humans always resist change as they fear
to go out of their comfort zones. It is a natural and
reassuring thing to resist putting ourselves in new
situations. One needs to encourage a philosophy of
constant, logical, and sustainable improvement throughout
the organization. This allows continuous improvement to go
beyond being a slogan on a poster, so it becomes the way
company operates at all times.
It is by the ability to learn that one finds Success. The
successful entrepreneurs often are inspired by someone
iconic or they set their minds in viewing their bosses or
mentors as an inspiration. They are resources for these
people to be open to. If one goes into any situation
believing that the issue has already been figured out, he
stunts out the ability to become more successful. When one
is not caught up in proving himself or showing off his skills
and talent he is more relaxed and is open to learn. Things
are not frantic. The person is open to listen and observe,
which allows one to progress.
The Correct Attitude and Effort to Create Future
Believing in the effort one has to put always gives fruitful
results. Businessman should believe that to achieve greatest
potential in life one has to learn to monitor the attitude and
its impact on the work performance, relationships and
everyone around him. Attitude talk is a way to override the
past negative programming by erasing or replacing it with a
conscious, positive internal voice that helps one face new
directions. The internal conversation—that little voice one
listens to all day long—acts like a seed in that and leads to
the programming in the brain and affects behavior.
Believing That There Exists an Angle
It is their belief that in any situation to come up with
something good there has to be some lows. There cannot be
good without bad, hence it is the spirit of finding creative
and fruitful angle to every dreadful situation they face
during their entrepreneurship career. These businessmen
tend to mend themselves in such a way that they find an
angle to come out of the state from which they were
struggling to fight. Acknowledging the fact that their
service is something larger than the rough time they have
been facing allows them to emerge in a much better way.
Achieving perfection may never happen but the results can
lead to outcomes that were never imagined. The people who
are known to be achieving success might be daringly
slaving away in the background for years; decades even, to
turn their dreams into reality. To go through each stage of
success, one has to master that level of ability and then the
next step would unfold naturally.
23March 2018

26. Redefining Learning with a
Magical Touch of Technology
‘‘
Erik Harrell
CEO
S
ome say there is a child residing
in the heart of every adult who
looks back at the past and
wonders what happened. Although this
may be a little exaggerated, there is an
element of truth to it. Children are born
with a pure and simple worldview
which has the power to turn reality into
an unforgettable experience with the
help of gamification and
competitiveness, fun and games. Many
adults often forget the principles of
simplicity and their power to imagine a
different world in the midst of
productivity and never-ending
deadlines. Hence, adults forget that
gamifying experiences can be used to
make the world a far more productive
place, at the same time, a fun place to
live in. This is why the classrooms and
corporate offices around the world are
searching for ways to bridge this gap.
Bridging The Gap in Learning; The
Kahoot! Way
One company which helps adults and
students use their imagination with
simplicity to learn and be more
productive is Kahoot! The company is
a game-based learning and trivia
platform used in a multitude of settings
Kahoot!
Our mission is
to unlock the
deepest
potential of
each and every
learner, of all
ages and in all
contexts. We do
that by making
learning fun,
magical,
inclusive,
engaging and
shareable
through games.
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27. such as classrooms, social settings,
corporate offices and major sporting
and cultural events. Kahoot! has
successfully appealed to such a wide
audience in a personal manner because
the idea was envisioned by someone
who devoted his life to learning.
Kahoot! platform was envisioned by a
Norwegian computer science and game
technology professor, Alf Inge Wang.
The idea was coined at the Norwegian
University of Technology and Science
(NTNU) in Trondheim. Hence, it is not
a surprise that Kahoot! integrates a
universal and real appeal to make
learning more fun, magical. It has over
50 million monthly active unique users
today.
The Convenience of Technology
Delivered with a Human Touch
The Kahoot! platform has gained a lot
of attention in the United States where
it has become a rage to reach over 35
million monthly active users. Kahoot!
has become a sensation as it
encourages students to actively
participate in classrooms. The
company relies on intuitive technology
and a fun learning experience to drive
learning. The company also encourages
students and teachers to compete,
enriches them with interesting
information; provides ample space for
collaboration and group discussions.
This is also why Kahoot! is as useful
for a K-12 student as it is for a
corporate trainer.
Kahoot! deploys their technological
resources to offer quizzes on wide-
ranging subjects such as History, Math,
Science to further the understanding
and learning of students. Kahoot!’s
online platform is used to host online
quizzes for any audience size which
makes it even more productivity
oriented. Additionally, the online
quizzes can be accessed by students as
individuals or in groups to learn
something new. Currently, there are
over 20 million already existing
quizzes available for teachers and
corporate trainers and they can further
customize it to suit their specific
requirements.
The Battlefront of E-Learning
The Kahoot! platform currently is
available for Android and iOS as a
mobile app. Students can also play
virtual games on the app against their
colleagues, fellow classmates or by
themselves which makes Kahoot! an
indispensable resource for fun
learning. Subsequently, teachers and
corporate trainers can assign
homework using the Kahoot! app for
easier access to work, which can be
completed on the go. Kahoot! currently
offers a large selection of ready-to-play
games for K-12 students, called
Kahoot! Studio, which are aligned with
their curriculum. On the other hand,
Kahoot! offers Kahoot! Plus, a
premium version for corporate
employees to foster teamwork and
productivity in offices.
At its inception, Kahoot! faced a
strategic challenge while developing its
platform. Kahoot! appeals to a wide
range of consumers, hence it was
difficult for the company to formulate a
clear focus to advance their business.
In reply to the daunting challenge,
Kahoot! decided to double down on K-
12 schools in 2017, and offer a
premium product to make the learning
experience of corporate employees a
special focus of their offerings. This
practical approach paid handsome
dividends for Kahoot! as the
company’s corporate users jumped to a
whopping 1 million active monthly
users. The online platform is used by
25% of Fortune 500 companies for
corporate learning. The company has
revised their goals to add users who
wish to learn outside the physical
classroom environment.
When A Proven Leadership
Challenges Destiny
Kahoot! has faced many challenges
since its inception. However, all these
challenges have made the company
more determined and successful with
the help of their leadership. Kahoot!
CEO Erik Harrell joined in 2016 and
during the same year, he helped the
company double their user base and
register 60% annual growth. Erik is
determined to take Kahoot! to greater
heights, as great potential lies ahead in
the future for the company. More and
more classrooms across the United
States are demanding digital
transformation to positively impact
learning. Furthermore, the corporate
sector is also witnessing a demand in
‘gamification’ of learning to promote
learning in offices. Kahoot! has a clear
business plan to satisfy its clients. In
the near future, Kahoot! plans to
enhance their mobile app and current
products to promote learning outside
the classrooms as well, and deliver a
better return on investment for their
corporate clients. With a solid focus on
their strategy and a proven leadership
at the helm of affairs, the e-learning
juggernaut is set to become an
unbeatable force for competitors.
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28. Leveragingthe Potential
of Gaminginto Education
to build a game that measured up to the experiences I was
used to. You don’t play Starcraft, Half-Life, and Diablo
without learning a thing or two about fun engagement. And
so, Mathbreakers.com, and later SuperMathWorld.com was
born. The idea behind these games is simple: Starting from
solid, fun mechanics, build a game on top of a solid
foundation of math, so that the emergent gameplay is
naturally mathematical in nature, while retaining a
playfulness that allows you to jump right in without feeling
like you’re being tested.
In this, we were extremely successful. We actually have
many of our customers (parents and teachers) telling us
their kids play the game for fun; one parent even
commented that their kids would rush through morning
chores in order to get more time on the game. Now that’s
product success! If you have a kid aged 8 - 12, I encourage
you to check out Mathbreakers.com and
SuperMathWorld.com -- there are free trials and you may
see their attitude change from “math sucks/is boring” to
“this is amazing and fun” in a matter of minutes (it’s
happened many times before).
G
o outside!” “Read a book!” “Go to bed!” These
were some of the common phrases from my
childhood, because I had discovered video games,
a portal into an amazing dimension where I could explore
and use magical powers! As an adult game designer, I
thought to myself -- how can I leverage this natural
tendency for play to actually teach something useful?
We started with mathematics, because it felt easy to turn
elementary math concepts like addition and fractions into
game mechanics. Many kids will tell you that they HATE
math, but, when looked at from the right angle,
mathematics is downright beautiful and fun to learn.
Edward Frenkel, a famous mathematician from UC
Berkeley, is known for saying that if art was taught like
math, we’d be told to paint a fence red 1000 times until we
got it right. Would it be any surprise if people thought they
hated art because it was taught this way?
But, this is exactly how math is taught! It doesn’t have to be
this way. Leveraging my many years of gaming--ahem,
market research--as a child, I worked with my co-founders
EduTalks
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29. However, that’s not the end of
the story. It turns out that making
a successful business is more than
just making an awesome product that
your end users love. The remainder of
this article will focus on the extreme
challenges facing the ed-tech market
today.
1. Schools are slow. You won’t see hockey-
stick style growth with a product in schools,
because the sales cycle can be up to a year.
Furthermore, they’re slow to adopt -- in the curve
of user adoption, schools tend to lump towards the
“late adopters” side. Not good for startup sales.
2. Schools are SLOW. Even after multiple playtests on site
that had kids literally screaming about how awesome the
experience was, and even after clearly learning fractions
from our game, it wasn’t enough. At one playtest an 8-year
old boy was using a sword to chop numbers. Half, Fourth --
easy! Just chop the numbers up until you get the right
amount. Until he got to 7/8ths -- that was a tricky one. He
thinks aloud to himself -- what’s 7/8? It’s.....3 and a half
4ths! Yes, Billy, it is, and congratulations, you’ve achieved
a solid understanding of fraction composition. Jo Boaler
would be proud.
It didn’t matter. Communicating these kinds of results to
schools is like trying to talk to a whale about global
warming. It’s critical information, but whales are huge and
don’t speak your language.
3. Parents are difficult to reach. Every other math app out
there -- and there are *thousands* -- claims to be as fun and
engaging as ours. I’ve seen enough side-by-side playtests to
tell you they’re flat out wrong, and can’t hold a candle to
our game. I don’t mind saying it, because it’s really true.
But it doesn’t matter. To a parent looking at marketing
material, it all seems the same. Standing out is an expensive
proposition, one that requires investor backing (or possibly
some luck and skill that we missed). But even if you get
that part right, there’s even more bad news.
4. The market is tiny. Math apps in the US are valued at
about $1.2 billion for parents and teachers. If you don’t
know anything about market sizes, I’ll give you two
comparisons. Painting residential interiors is upwards of
$50 billion. A single metal-scrapping company can be
worth $1.2 billion alone -- the industry is worth $500
billion globally. In other words, a $1.2 billion market size
simply isn’t big enough for most investors to care.
So what’s the future of games in education?
There will continue to be innovative and powerful solutions
in ed-tech, but they will be small and you’ll have to hunt for
them. The market will continue to be saturated by giants
fueled by government grants and philanthropy, which
makes the gems that startups create harder to find. So the
future of games in education is fuzzy, but if you’re lucky,
you’ll be able to find the pearls that will make a world of
difference to the young learners that find them.
Charlie Van Norman
Co-founder
Mathbreakers
27March 2018

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32. Leading the Way to Move
beyond Desktops
‘‘
Matt Buscher
Co-Founder & Principal
Until most recently, the EdTech
industry relied upon desktops
to make up for its computer
labs and circulation counters to
manually hand out mobile devices.
LaptopsAnytime brought forward a
better alternative to this trend, through
its self-service automated kiosks to
move beyond desktops and reduce the
staff burden of circulating technology
devices for short-term usage.
Incepted in 2008, LaptopsAnytime
began with a motive to design,
manufacture, and service specialty
automated kiosk equipment that
dispenses a wide-variety of laptops and
tablets from major manufacturers
including Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, and
Google. Its kiosks can be outfitted with
bar code, swipe card, or RFID readers
and can store, lock and recharge
devices, reset devices to pre-set state,
inventory devices, authenticate users to
local database(s) and provide full audit
reports and management control and
accountability over self-service device
checkout programs.
Maintain, Expand and Modify
LaptopsAnytime is known for
encouraging local branding, which it
LaptopsAnytime:
Our service
is designed
to give you
access to
the right
technology
at the
right time.
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33. provides, as well as kiosks that mix-n-
matches more than one device type
within a given kiosk system, separated
by row module. The company is
committed to maintain, expand, and
modify its systems in this field to
accommodate device model changes
over time, thereby benefitting the
customers from automation.
The customers of LaptopsAnytime
span a “Who’s Who” of Forward-
Thinking Public Sector customers,
including major Universities,
Community Colleges, and Public
Libraries and currently encompass 30
states and 4 continents.
Delivering Technology that Brings-
Forward Value
A major hiccup for the company during
its initial phase was the unwillingness
of institutions to change, as is the case
with most new and emerging
technologies. Once the company
started attending industry trade shows,
the scene dramatically changed as the
secret spilled out that LaptopsAnytime
could solve facility issues related to
automating device checkout without
any staff involvement.
LaptopsAnytime delivers automated
Laptop and Tablet Dispensing Kiosks,
which can be mixed-n-matched to suit
different configuration sizes and
different technology checkout needs.
Through its solutions and products, it
reduces long-term costs from
technology services, reduces the space
of footprint involved, and all in all,
increases technology access for users.
It does so by facilitating a powerful,
scalable approach of delivering
technology device access to users and
helping local administrators manage all
aspects of a device checkout program.
Translating Vision into Reality
Matt Buscher, Co-Founder and
Principal of LaptopsAnytime, is a
unique visionary with over 12 years of
industry experience who foresaw the
need for institutions to move beyond
desktops with their public-facing
computers, to avoid being left behind.
With his unwavering passion towards
productivity and automation, Matt has
worked to develop a completely
automated checkout kiosk that is
flexible, scalable, and acceptable to
institutional and user needs; while at
the same time, providing self-service
and round-the-class access to
technology.
Matt’s goal is to continue being
involved with innovative kiosks and
new ideas, which would facilitate
growth in global markets. Formerly,
Matt has served as the Sales Director,
Project Leader, Software Designer, and
individual contributor on various
kiosk-related projects. His background
also includes 20 years of experience in
the hotel and restaurant industry.
Rising Above the Competition
LaptopsAnytime is the first company
in this industry to develop a system
that performs all aspects of a device
checkout program for a wide-range of
devices. Its system is built with
optimum quality and supports heavy
usage. A typical 12-bay system, for
example, can easily handle 10,000-plus
checkouts per year; while a 30-bay
system can easily handle 25,000-plus
checkouts per year. LaptopsAnytime’s
system handles up to 2 foreign
languages, in addition to English and
institutions routinely adding
companion stations to initial starter
stations to expand its device checkout
programs over time.
Increasing Efficiencies and Customer
Satisfaction
“Though technology access has
become critical for everyone within the
Education Landscape, lugging around
one’s own laptop all the time is a tall
task for most people,” mentions Matt.
LaptopsAnytime Automated
Dispensing Kiosks facilitate “1-to-
Many Access” to laptops and tablets
for the benefit of anyone who needs a
laptop, which brings control and
practicality to managing device
checkout programs but also
dramatically increases technology
access.
“Most institutions that deploy
LaptopsAnytime systems find new
efficiencies and increased customer
satisfaction,” adds Matt.
The Future of Continued Innovation
With every passing year,
LaptopsAnytime brings with itself new
innovations to surge ahead of its
competition. This year itself, the
company is poised to achieve a
staggering 2 million Automated Device
Checkouts across more than 100-plus
public sector locations.
In the imminent future,
LaptopsAnytime will continue to build
systems that dispense more laptops and
tablets, and in doing so will achieve
millions and millions of more
automated checkouts, thereby
benefitting a much wider audience
across the globe.
The company also has high hopes for
its latest launch,
ChargersAnytime.com, which
dispenses 110V Power Chargers for
those facilities that simply do not have
enough wall outlets. Through this, one
can access a wall outlet in their hand to
charge their laptop, tablet, and even
phone – all at the same time.
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34. A Technological Hand to
Reduce Social Isolation
‘‘
Karen Dolva
Co-founder & CEO
Mark Zuckerberg once said
that “It is not enough to
have a purpose for yourself;
you have to create sense of purpose for
others.” Some innovations are not
merely a sparkle of change, rather the
sprinkles of magic dust that proceeds
to change millions of lives. Illustrious
tele-presence robot — AV1 is an
optimum example of the same. An
Oslo-based start-up, No Isolation was
founded to reduce involuntary social
solitude, and developed its first
product, mentioned-above, which
offers a tech solution to parents,
schools, or CSR-committed
organizations that eagerly supports,
children whose health conditions are
either life-threatening or temporarily
debilitating. The developed countries
like the UK have around 70,000
suffering, with long-term illness; AV1
is a foremost abettor for such
physically incapable yet ambitious
individuals.
The Gilt Edge Technology
Children suffering from long term
illness, almost entirely spend days,
weeks, and months either in their home
or in hospitals. However, academic
progression of such child is deeply
affected due to physical inabilities.
No Isolation:
We create
tailored
communication
tools to put
an end to
loneliness.
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35. Some parents prefer to hire a private
tutor to educate their child, while some
choose in-house education. Opting for
private tutor is highly expensive,
whereas in house training is technically
insufficient. The school environment is
essential for analyzing a child’s
capabilities and interests, as it
facilitates the first competitive social
platform for a growing individual.
Interactions with fellow students,
discussions with different teachers are
contributing factors that upshots the
overall growth of a child. School
authorities and institutions are required
to accommodate these facilities; thus, a
product which can provide real time
social communication to bed ridden or
hospitalized individual is surely
commendable.
No Isolations’ physical avatar, AV1
allows children and adults who are
forced by illness to take extended time
away from school, to maintain a
presence in the classroom,
communicate with friends, and
socialize by utilizing robotics
technology. Karen Dolva mentions,
“AV1 is a portable robot equipped with
a microphone, speaker, and two motors
that connects with a live-streaming app
controlled by user. Those unable to
attend school can see, listen and react
in real time, on running processes from
wherever they are.” For e.g. AV1 robot
marks a physical presence in classroom
on behalf of long term illness suffering
child, and the child can watch and
listen the progression from his house
through a tablet which is connected to
present in classroom robot. The
product also provides a real-time
reaction feature i.e. the student can
raise hand via robot to ask questions
and can even interact with classmates.
This technology minimizes loneliness,
and reduces the short and long-term
educational and developmental impacts
of absence.
A new revolutionary product, KOMP is
also launched by No Isolation in
Norway. KOMP is one button
computer designed to enable senior
citizens to stay connected to their
family network. Although conventional
technological advancements have been
improving communication methods
and reducing the distance barrier, they
are unsupportive for senior citizens
with limited knowledge of technology.
KOMP is compassionate companion
that allows senior citizens to connect
with their family through one button
computers.
Inspirations for Compassionate
Founder
No Isolations’ Co-Founder and CEO,
Karen Dolva, identified the primary
need of technology in educating long
term ill children when she met a lonely
mother Anne Fi Troye, who lost her
teenage daughter to cancer in 2005.
Anne Fi consistently worked on
improving the lives of children in
hospital after the loss of her child. The
knowledge of Anne Fi about user
experience and continuous interactions
with her sparked the urge for Karen to
design a tech-based solution,
eventually leading to the development
of Av1.
In 2015, she began to research what
was available already for these
children, their issues, helping
organizations, and also about the
facilitating products and obstacles
attained by them. During her
exploration, she established durable
relation with Norway’s biggest
hospitals and key organizations, such
as The Children’s Cancer Society, as
well as with several families willing to
reduce their child’s sense of isolation.
Karen further associated with Co-
founders, Marius Aabel and Matias
Doyle, and invented the fruitful
product.
Essentiality of Stand-out Innovation
Products of No Isolation are answers to
specific problems. “Continuous
contact with the users has been
essential for the development of AV1.
For instance, after feedback we added
a feature where AV1’s head lights up
blue if the child at home is tired, and
wanting to pay attention without
engaging” asserts Karen.
The technology can make education
more accessible. A conventional
technology allows interaction, but AV1
accords kids to be in the classroom and
experience the environment. Hence, it
stands as a major face of change in the
education technology.
Mission to End Loneliness
Technologies developed by No
Isolation are driven by one purpose, to
end loneliness. The company
endeavors to invent valuable tech-
based solutions for every group of
lonely people. It is currently focusing
on creating a range of technologies for
senior citizens and is determined to
provide a technological support to
physically incapable individuals that
will help them witness their desired
environment.
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36. nnovation in business acts like fuel for the vehicle,
Ibusiness simply cannot run without it. Innovation and
research done by scientists do not always depend on
the requirements and expectations of consumers. They are
free for invention of new technologies depending on their
goals and targets. While in business, new research and
innovation is always customer oriented.
Necessity of Innovation
Conventional way of doing business with the same
technologies and products is not favorable for long time
running businesses. In all types of business, companies
need to add some new useful technologies and products
with the emerging inventions, to run business successfully.
There are a number of examples of Companies sticking to
their old technologies and specifications for their products
and services getting vanished in this competitive market.
The vision of the future has not only touched the makers,
but also the customers, hence customers’ needs and
expectations are growing with every passing moment.
Customers are adapting to new products and technologies
while leaving the old rapidly. This is a reason behind
reconstruction of all business models that we are observing
today. This is a condition of ‘INNOVATE OR DIE’ to
survive in this competition for all business.
Business Nowadays
In all the sectors of business (like Automobile, IT, Telecom,
Service and Hospitality), we have seen rapid changes in
their technology used in that products and services. All big
companies are implementing R&D centers for new research
and innovation to make their products special and different
from their competitors, in and to deliver more user-friendly
products to their customers.
To cultivate new innovation and technology in institutes
‘Innovative Leaders’, are necessary, who can implement
their ideas not only in their products, but also in the
infrastructure and strategy of the company. Innovative
leaders not only ‘think creatively’ but also motivates people
around them to turn those ideas into reality. As, “Successful
business is not an effect of lonely efforts, but is a result of
mutual efforts done by all the elements of the organization,”
organizations are searching for capable leaders for their
team.
Some of the Innovative Businesses
Apple is one of the best examples of Innovative business
under the Innovative leadership of ‘Steve Jobs’. Apple is
continually implementing new research, ideas and
technologies in their products and always made to the top of
customer satisfaction, by adding new specifications and
services Apple makes their products more attractive and
more convenient to use and became the top brand. Even
after Steve Job stepped down from the responsibility of
CEO, current CEO, Tim Cook, too turns out to be an
Innovative leader. In reference to innovation in Apple’s
products, Tim once said, “You kind of want to manage it
like you’re in the dairy business. If it gets past its freshness
date, you have a problem.”
Google’s Android operating system, is another example of
innovative business. Google is continuously adding new
versions of software to their operating system depending on
customer’s requirement, new technologies and ease to use.
It can be said that innovation played major role in putting
Android OS as the world’s top mobile OS today.
Roleof
Innovative Leadership in
Innovative
Businesses
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37. Implementation Techniques
Arrival of new innovations and ideas is being a continuous
process and it has no end. On account of this anybody can’t
add everything in their products. This needs proper
realization and planning. For this, the necessity of some
checks and planning should be done before any
modification in product done or for a new product is
launched.
Application of new technology
Some aspects have to be checked before implementation of
new technology and ideas for the better outcome. Is this
technology really going to be useful to the customer? Is this
technology really in demand? Is this belonging to the
considerable long time span? Is this financially correct? If
not, then no need of modification. If yes, then it needs to go
for the next check.
Realization of resources
New product or modification in the product means changes
in the production process, resources and finance depending
on the type of industry. There is a need of examining all
types of resources available. Can the resources withstand
for modification? With changes in product all staff really
flexible for it? Can our vendors also easily adapt this? Are
we having leaders who can make this possible? By
checking all aspects we can go for planning.
Planning of product
Planning of product includes the financial arrangements
(like opening of the IPO), designing of the product,
development of product, production process, inventory
management, supply chain management (vendor selection),
testing of product, sales and operations.
Advertisement
Without advertisements, the audience will not be aware
about the new products. It needs the proper advertisement
of products. The advertisements should be effective by
using all means like print media, digital media, etc. Proper
advertisement makes the product more attractive and user-
friendly to the customer.
Innovative Leaders
As discussed earlier, Innovative Business does not only
depends on new technologies and ideas, but also on the
vision of the leader. ‘The leaders who grab future
opportunities by their vision and research in addition to
effective utilization of their resources can be called
Innovative Leaders.’
These leaders having long term vision for their products
and services. Only by implementing new ideas and
technologies in their products do not help any firm to be
always successful, in addition to that strategies like
acquisition of other similar or supporting firms (companies)
for increased resources and to reduce future competition are
needed.
Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of Facebook acquires Whatsapp
messenger which adds more resources to his firm and
reduces competition, is one of the examples of doing
business innovatively. He is an innovative leader who made
Facebook a top social sites by continuously improving the
services and facilities.
It can be hence summed up that today, Successful business
is the product of innovation and a strong vision of the
leader with the combined efforts made by the whole
organization.
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40. connection. Next, technology can free students from being
stuck in one room or building and take blackboard working
method into 21st century possibilities of learning.
Little by little companies and startups have taken baby steps
to create platforms and content for digital education. Still,
Education Technology remains “in the womb of its mother.”
Luckily, the change has begun and now it relies on our
actions to give the future of education the chance and the
direction it is looking for. Once that snowball gets rolling,
within the next few years, we will witness the hockey stick
effect in the amount of different digital learning solutions
available the market.
One very fundamental tone I personally wish to see in this
field of change is the rise of open source material available
for everyone. When we are able to free ourselves from the
restrictions of sharing knowledge, it is only then when we
can truly talk about the freedom of learning. The value of
some material interfering with the reality of spoken word,
new data and knowledge arising from human experience,
violates the academic rights of any student, anywhere in the
world to learn, teach and participate in the evolution of
education.
ecoding the Future of Education.
DWe are in the verge of an exciting change within the field of
learning and teaching. Rising acceptance of the usage of
technology as a tool for educational purposes is emerging
and will eventually lead towards the disruption of education
in a very fundamental level. The previously well-sealed
doors of education governance are finally opening up to the
real life challenges from the classroom. This adds to the
worldwide connection capability and reachability of
devices, creating an equation that sets the learning free.
Our world has changed a lot within the past hundred years.
The only thing that still remains true to its traditional
practises is education. Some marginal change within the
pedagogies used is happening, yet the essence of how
teaching and learning is constructed lies its base to days
when we were raising people into doers in industrialised
workforce. The current day and the future behold so much
more for its habitants than working in a certain cubicle from
9-5. Technology is already liberating people from the
offices to work anywhere with reasonable network
Learn & Grow
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41. Kirsi Ekberg, Founder of ViLiKe, is
one of the pioneers in the education
sector. Boasting years of experience as
a startup entrepreneur, Kirsi strives to
harness the potential of technology to
bring-forward a digital evolution
beneficial for the people and the
world. e ICT Management and
So ware Development graduate,
follows a simple mantra in life of
being brave and embracing the
change.
About the Author
My truth on some topic can be very different than yours.
Yet if we can create a bridge of understanding between our
perceptions in the same topic, we can learn from each other.
Most of the conflicts in this uniting world spring from fear
or misunderstandings. We as human are very keen to stick
into our inner visions of life, and when that understanding
is confronted with something different we tend to feel even
threatened or scared as we don’t feel familiar with the topic.
The very root of learning demands something that brave
children are very good at, facing new things every day and
growing to know them. So the first change that you can or
rather need to do is to begin within yourself. No matter
what the topic or issue is, think of it as something which
you can achieve. You can learn and you can understand, if
not at that very moment, but later for sure. Thus, let go of
your fears and have faith both in people and in your own
capabilities to learn and grow.
39March 2018

42. he millennials are all born with a keen sense of
Ttechnological acumen. At an age when baby
boomers were being introduced to the concept of
computers, millennials are well versed with the intricate
workings of modern computers. Today’s students are
experimenting with 3D printers and are having full access
to all the books found in a library right from their homes.
So, yes, the internet is a serious revolution if you consider
every sector operating in the world. But, how far have the
solution providers been able to properly harness the full
potential of these latest innovations in the field of
education, is a real concern?
What the millennials want to learn?
With improvised learning tools and some suave gadgets,
students are actually much more engaged in their learning
objectives than ever before. Math is actually turning out to
be fun for many with a dedicated perseverance from many
Math-lovers to increase its fan base. Software modules are
the latest norms that have been implemented with regards to
learners of different levels.
However, these software modules need to be constantly
upgraded with latest updated subject materials and citations
or else they stand to go obsolete. This is where AI and
Machine Learning are being perfected upon. There are few
researches going on and some companies are already
preparing to incorporate both into their learning modules.
According to one ongoing research, Artificial Intelligence is
being developed, so as to be able to understand the learning
patterns of the learner, their grasping power, the kind of
citations they can relate to, the difficulty level of tests, and
the points where the module itself is not capable of
convincing the learner. The modern Artificial Intelligence
systems are being designed to learn about the student while
the student is learning on the modules. This way, the system
learns about the student's interest in various topics and
hence the lessons can be crafted accordingly, similar to the
way videos are recommended on video hosting sites.
Social Media – The Power of Collaborative Learning
There is no doubt that social media plays a very proactive
role in everyone’s life today. The popularity of various
social media platforms is already being tapped by institutes
in every corner of the world. The only concern, however,
with social media is, keeping them engrossed into the
educational topics and not the usual fun and frolics that
social media attracts.
Social Media could be the most powerful learning tool with
the right, well-focused groups and erudite discussion
sessions. Such groups do exist in most of these platforms,
but like many, they are hardly unbiased and hence, could
not be relied upon for doing complete justice to the
purpose. Once again, Artificial Intelligence comes to the
rescue. Many of the newly developed social media
platforms are investing highly into the power of real-time
Artificial Intelligence-based Analyzing technology to keep
the students engrossed in their learning activities, much like
the current social media platforms.
Virtual Reality – Learning from a Whole New
Perspective
Currently, this technology is popularly being used in the
gaming industry. With the requirement of advanced
processing technologies and sophisticated programming,
Virtual Reality would really take some time to get adopted
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43. for the financially backward learning industry. However,
there are many non-profit organizations that are taking huge
strides in making it a reality as soon as possible. The
cardboard cut-out, smartphone-enabled, budget virtual
reality devices available today are considered too naïve to
be adopted for the current lot of students. That is, it doesn’t
have the ability to keep a student engaged for a long time.
This, however, is a matter of developing the content that
leverages the complete potential of the VR Technology.
Holographic Projectors – Making Classroom Sessions
Lively
The science-fiction phenomenon that has been continuously
portrayed as a thing of the future is soon going to be a
reality. We already have laser projector keyboards and
mouse and other motion-enabled, holographic-based user
interfaces. The Holographic projectors certainly seem to be
the next frontier in the smartphone era and inevitably it will
be the next best thing to happen in the education sector.
Videos of classes being conducted using the holographic
technology seems very promising and with an engaging
user interface, holograms are going to make the topics very
interesting and easier to grasp.
3D printing – Harboring the Future Designers
This is the most happening tool that has got the entire
research world excited. From printing a prosthetic limb to a
synthetic DNA strand and even a whole building, the
possibilities with 3D printing is endless. This is exactly
what makes it the most demanded tool in almost every
industrial sector in the world.
However, the biggest drawback of a 3D printing equipment
is its cost. It is beyond the reach of most of the research
institutes and its accessories also come at a premium. Yet,
there are some premium schools that are incorporating the
know-hows of 3D printers and making their students
accustomed to the basics of its operation. In the near future,
craft activities using clay and paper are going to be
complemented by the use of 3D printers. Even though it is
shunned by many, there are still some art installations that
are garnering attention around the world, just for being
developed on a 3D printer.
Cloud and IoT – Evaluating Performance on Different
Levels
This technology cannot be termed as the future, but is being
heavily exploited by the present system itself. Students no
longer need to haul heavy books in their backpacks. But
there is more to this technology than just data storage.
There are programs coming up that aims to implement Big
Data Analytics in student's study patterns, their overall
performance in various subjects and consequently, their
scope of creativity.
There has been a long-standing argument regarding the
removal of the present evaluation system where the students
are evaluated based on their scores in various subject
matters. However, there are some revolutions coming up
that consider the performance of an upcoming sportsman, a
scientist, a civil servant and many more. Proposals have
been going around to give equal considerations to every
student showcasing different strata of interest in different
activities. Using the cloud-based performance evaluation
tools, it is possible to evaluate different students on varying
benchmarks and hence, they could be recommended for the
most apt career options. In a way, the world would be
getting the most productive citizens through this program.
As per an undergoing program, students’every little
academic activity will be monitored through smart cameras
installed in every nook and corner of the campus, which
would be equipped with spectral technology, motion
trackers (even for the eye that senses your level of interest
for a particular subject) and other gimmicks. These cameras
and other sensors, won’t be just tracking the students'
academic activity, but also their personality and their social
interactions. The entire information will be processed,
analyzed and evaluated to determine the further course the
students need to follow. The only glitch to this collaborative
technology would be the level of sophistication to acquire
the required level of accuracy.
With the advancements in the timeline of Mankind, the
amount of data and knowledge will only go on increasing
and the upcoming generations are bound to learn many
things in a much shorter amount of time. However, the
latest technologies stand to be the only respite to the
growing concerns of the educational institutes. Be it in
preparing an engaging curriculum or in the smooth
functioning of the institute, students are going to reap the
benefits of the latest advancements in the technology.
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44. Creating a Renaissance
in the Education System
‘‘
Harry van der Veen
CEO
In the recent years, the fast
evolution of technology and the
next-gen strategies have
transformed the way students used to
learn and educators used to teach. Due
to this rapid growth, the EdTech sector
keeps on growing, and many/multiple
innovative companies along with
people possessing great ideas
came/entered into the scenario to
answer the needs of 21st-century
education system. NUITEQ is one
such organization, which is a pioneer
in collaborative touchscreen software
that enables natural interaction. The
company is reimagining and redefining
education, meeting room and
entertainment technology. Its software
suite of collaborative apps helps to
attract audiences, engage them and
leave them with memorable
impressions. Over 70 countries use the
company’s Snowflake software.
NUITEQ’s vision is to empower
educators, business professionals, and
companies in their day-to-day work
through the use of touchscreen
technology.
Path Breaking Solutions
When it comes to offering solutions,
NUITEQ offers three path breaking
software solutions.
®
NUITEQ :
To empower
educators to
help kids
learn in a
playful way.
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45. Ÿ Snowflake MultiTeach
®
®
Snowflake MultiTeach is the only
educational software suite in the world,
that allows for a touch screen to be
divided into independent interactive
personalized zones. The software
enables teachers and students to tell
engaging interactive stories that are
closely aligned with the curriculum, it
provides safe community for online
and small group collaboration, and it
provides simultaneous personalized
instruction making curriculum relevant
to students’ lives.
Ÿ Snowflake Business
Snowflake Business is a collaborative
multitouch software for corporate
meeting rooms. In the digital era,
multi-user touchscreen software
Snowflake Business gives users
collaboration tools that are easy to use
and help to improve the way one
works. It helps to captivate audiences
by delivering memorable presentations.
It reduces decision-making time and
operational costs by collaborating
processes more efficient collaboration
is leveraged by using Zones in drafting
or tabletop orientations. Even multiple
devices can connect simultaneously. It
aids in the sharing of information and
helps people to discuss it in real-time.
Many of the company’s clients give
credit to its innovative solutions by
saying, “Thanks to Snowflake Business,
being effective has never been this
easy.”
Ÿ Snowflake Entertainment
Snowflake Entertainment is a
multitouch software suite for
interactive kids’ corners, public spaces,
and corporate branding. The software
brings a world of fun to the users’
fingertips. It helps to create emotional
connections between users and
organizations’ corporate identity.
Snowflake Entertainment helps to
highlight a brand with a wide range of
fast-paced, active games, and at the
same time, it attracts people at events.
This suite is also an optimal tool to use
in public spaces, such as kids’ corners,
to keep children happy and entertained
while their parents keep themselves
busy in shopping.
A Multi-Talented Leader
Harry van der Veen, is the multi-
award-winning CEO and Co-founder
of NUITEQ. He left friends and
family behind and moved from his
birth country Holland to the vast and
changing landscapes of Northern
Sweden to commit himself to the
company. He was no stranger to the
concept of exploring untouched
territories. Passionate about his dream
to change the way people interacted
with technology, it was there where it
all started.
Back in 2006, just before the launch of
iPhone, this driven interaction design
graduate was one of few people in the
world who had engineered a multi-user
multitouch display that could be used
by multiple people simultaneously.
This pioneering and groundbreaking
achievement was the founding spark of
NUITEQ.
Standing Out Amongst the Crowd
and Leaving a Mark in the
Education Landscape
NUITEQ’s world-class support in the
multitouch industry is unprecedented
as the company prides itself on giving
its customers the best possible
experience. Snowflake’s high
performance and stability are the
reasons why companies like Intel and
Lenovo have chosen the product over
other alternatives. The absolutely
unique capability of the software,
which no other company in the world
offers as far as known, is that it allows
users to interact with content
simultaneously in different Zones on
the touch screen. The software is also
ahead when it comes to content
creation on mobile devices combined
with large format interactive displays
and YouTube videos.
Nowadays online videos have a
massive impact on education. Each day
YouTube gets more than 500M views
when it comes to educational content
and it’s the third most popular reason
why people visits the site. The only
challenge is that the psychological
research shows that retention is low
when viewers just watch a video.
When Going Gets Tough, and The
Tough Gets Going
NUITEQ is a true pioneer and the
company was at the beginning of the
creation of an entirely new industry.
One of the most prevalent challenges
that the organization has experienced
was the fact that almost nobody knew
that this technology was possible. So,
NUITEQ literally built an industry
from the ground up, educated and
explained what benefits of the
technology are, how it could be used,
and why people should purchase it.
Later on, after the launch of iPhone, it
became significantly easier for
NUTEQ to explain what the
technology entails, but it still took a
quite some time before the mainstream
audience knew that this tech was
possible even for large format displays.
Picture of the Future
At NUITEQ, its all about natural user
interfaces, making systems natural,
easy, and intuitive to interact with.
Currently, the organization is
completely focused on multi-touch
interfaces. However, NUTEQ also has
the required experience with gesture
technology, touchless interaction,
image recognition, voice recognition,
AR, VR, and other exciting
technologies that can interact with
contents that are more intuitive and
fun.
In future, one can expect the
organization to develop more web and
mobile technologies. Also, the
company will be focusing more on
creating the best possible creative
activities that are linked to the best
educational video content from
YouTube.
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