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Demographics is not Destiny for US Universities. But Value is.

Declining demographics aren't the real threat—eroding confidence and poor returns are. Universiti...

Patrick Landers

May 7, 2025

Cost-cutting is a not a strategy for US research universities

U.S. research universities must cut costs but prioritize strategy to turn substantial funding cha...

Patrick Landers

May 7, 2025

How to Reinvent a University During a Funding Crisis: The Arizona State University Model

When public funding dried up, Arizona State University didn’t shrink — it reinvented itself. This...

Patrick Landers

May 7, 2025

You Can't Walk a Cat

Groups don’t move just because a good plan exists, they move when their internal dynamics are int...

Patrick Landers

May 7, 2025

Plans are not Decisions

An exploration of how planning often masks a refusal to decide, why the inability to say what you...

Patrick Landers

May 7, 2025

The Myth of the Rational Group

Smart people in a room don’t guarantee smart decisions, that without structure, even highly capab...

Patrick Landers

May 7, 2025