![]() The actual innovators and creatives in even a professional environment are people who generally do not conform to the principles of traditional education. ![]() ![]() He concluded that professionals, although receiving a high degree of education, tend to also do menial work. It is therefore surprising to find that the Canadian management guru, Elliott Jacques, who developed Stratified Systems Theory and Levels of Work, suggested that even professionals generally do recipe-type work. The problem with higher education is that it seems to focus on the development and training of professionals (engineers, doctors, lawyers) while other forms of employment are considered to be less-important work. A critical look at the outcomes of education at the time – very much like ours – suggested that they needed to make drastic changes to broaden the horizons of a very homogenous society and develop all the talents of their workforce. The national education department at the time suggested that the future can be secured if Finnish citizens could make an active contribution at all levels of society regardless of their employment. Twenty years ago the government there asked how they could improve and ensure the well-being of their citizens in the future in a highly competitive world. Welcome to the education system in Finland.
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