Comparing Signage in Geographic Space: Raising Students Readiness for the Disruptive Age

Abstract

Do our high school and university graduates have sufficient awareness and aspiration of how to stand out in the global map of competitive job market, for promoting economic growth and social justice in the age of disruptive innovation? This paper proposes a comparative signage task to raise students' awareness to the rapidly evolving world, especially to motivate students' aspiration in the digitaltechnology-driven world. In the task Google Maps can be used to explore the highways of Silicon Valley, and the highways which connect two major cities in Indonesia. The task provides students with a wider life context by connecting classroom learning to real world experiences, and develops their global perspective. Through the comparison students analyse and interpret how different or similar the business activities in an Indonesian region with Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is used as a benchmark, as it represents a region where the general workforce has mastered the five technologies that play a critical role in disruptive-age innovation: artificial intelligence, advanced robotics, networks, advanced manufacturing and collaborative connected platforms. An example of how to use the strategy is provided.