Summary: On Teaching Online podcast 26: The Innovative University with Henry Eyring<br> Originally published 10/24/11<br> Henry J. Eyring, Advancement Vice President at Brigham Young University-Idaho, is the co-author, with Clayton Christensen, of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118063481/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1118063481&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwwignallmed-20" target="_blank">The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out. </a><br> In this interview he discusses innovation in the university. Traditional universities are a cornerstone of society and culture but serious economic and organizational pressures are forcing universities to change how they operate, or risk becoming obsolete. In today’s ultra-competitive environment, how can university leaders improve an endangered system?<br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118063481/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1118063481&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwwignallmed-20"></a>Eyring worked formerly as a management consultant with Monitor Company, as the director of the MBA program at BYU’s Marriott School of Management and as a mission president for the Mormon Church in Japan. He is a director of SkyWest Airlines, the world’s largest regional airline.<br>
