ABSTRACT
A clear aspirational future was identified, one that was also perceived to be most favourable to the university. However, it was the one furthest from the current context and not perceived to be where government policy at the time was heading. The vision for a learning city has also moved on, developed further by Professor Stuart and colleagues. The vice-chancellor has led an important project designed to provoke debate about the future role and direction of universities, locally and globally, calling on voices from many sectors and parts of the world. Old power works like a currency. It is held by few. Once gained, it is jealously guarded, and the powerful have a substantial store of it to spend. It is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. It downloads, and it captures. New power operates differently, like a current. It is made by many. It is open, participatory, and peer-driven.
