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I have wonderful fun working on international educational projects bringing together business, university, non-profits and schools. I call it the Expectation Shock! Educational Programme. There are three components:

The wide variety of projects and ages that can be addressed with this approach can be seen on this site and in video clips from projects on business, technology, arts, sport, health, community, zero cost energy from UK, Uganda, China and India. Different project communities can also be seen in Example Sites. If you want to you can also find out about me (!) in about tonyhoughton.com.

My USP (if I may be so bold:-) is that I can measure, benchmark, cost benefit and prove the effectiveness of the above based on my doctoral thesis Expectation Shock 2005.

What IS an Expectation Shock? An Expectation Shock is simply something you just do NOT expect - such as global videoconferencing right into the classroom, or students (from 6 years to doctoral) finding working with 'ordinary but not ordinary at all' business, technical or community people to be such fun and exciting(!).

The benefits When this 'Shock' happens in an educational context it can have an enduring effect. It can drive learning, skills and enhance Perception of both the individual (self-esteem, aspirations and respect) and of the organisation delivering the programme (eg what you 'do'...how 'cool' you are...do you 'listen...).

The cost effectiveness It also has important cost benefit implications: Because you can measure  it, you can compare different approaches, for example low cost WEB conferencing versus more costly high definition technology, or engaging business mentors or volunteers  versus high, profile, expensive celebrities, or small in-depth workshops versus big activities such as school assemblies.