• Elliot shares how his background has impacted the work he does today, helping colleges strategize to design campuses that produce the best learning.
• Elliot’s new book is called “The Connected College,” and he tells us “what a Connected College Is.”
• Elliot discusses what makes a great strategic plan and the flaws prevalent in so many.
• Elliot explains how he gleaned his knowledge about what makes a Connected College.
• Elliot talks about an aha moment he had while researching his book.
• Elliot talks about how colleges need to change how they email students.
• Elliot talks about how colleges have to reinvent how libraries function and how we need “Next Generation Libraries.”
• Elliot talks about what he does with the 120 colleges that have hired him.
• Elliot talks about who the people on his team are and what their roles are
• Elliot talks about how he and his team challenge colleges to move from “something you do to something you are,” and he gives an example.
• Elliot explains what “sunsetting is” and why more colleges need to sunset more programs.
• Elliot talks about what a student can do if they want to break into doing design and strategic work on college campuses.
• Elliot shares what he hasn’t shared so far that he wants our families to know.
• Elliot gives a more detailed overview of the content he covers in the Connected College.
• Elliot is headquartered in Minneapolis, and he loves the entire state. During the interview, he was wearing a support the Twin Cities shirt for our interview, so I asked him, ” What is it people do not understand about Minneapolis, and he gave us a straight answer

You can also listen on Episode 611, Episode 613, and Episode 613