Education Industry

Transforming Education Through Innovation and Technology

Improving student outcomes, increasing access and affordability, and enabling new academic research across the entire education ecosystem.

Since the turn of the 21st century, according to Credit Suisse’s global wealth report, the world’s middle-class segment has seen the biggest growth, with population size nearly trebling during the 2000-2019 period. Meanwhile, the rate of internet penetration shot up from 16.8% in 2005 to 53.6% in 2019, according to the Telecommunication Development Sector (a special agency of the United Nations). Ready for one more statistic? According to a UNESCO-sponsored report, the global population of college students has more than doubled since 2000. Increasingly affluent, connected and academically ambitious: That’s the modern world in a nutshell.

All this might seem like an ideal environment for growth in the education sector. The reality, however, is significantly more complicated. Public and private organizations alike face challenges in selecting the right geographical markets for expansion, creating the right educational offerings for each locality and making the appropriate digital investments for education delivery. The upshot is that in education, a robust strategy is more critical than ever.

Odigm is committed to improving lifelong learning opportunities and outcomes around the globe by collaborating with clients on their top-of-mind issues while always keeping equity at the forefront. Our teams include former teachers, institutional leaders, policymakers, and researchers with deep expertise across all levels of education from early childhood and K-12 to higher education and workforce development.

85%

Substantial & Transformative Change

85% of CEOs and 79% of health system leaders see substantial or transformative change ahead

1.82x

Increase in home & virtuak care

1.82x increase in home and virtual care expected by health executives over the next decade

13M

Projected shortage of nurses

13M the projected shortage of nurses by 2030 according to the International Council of Nurses

70%

Redesigned by Technology Augmentation

70% of healthcare workers’ tasks in the US could be redesigned by technology augmentation or automation

Early childhood education and K-12 school systems

We strengthen early childhood, primary, and secondary school systems and institutions to improve learning and child well-being in order to achieve rapid improvements in learning outcomes and equity.

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Higher education

We help higher education stakeholders reimagine the future by designing and implementing strategies that improve student outcomes, enable more and better research, enhance operational and administrative performance, and ensure financial sustainability.

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Workforce development

We prepare people for the future of work by designing, improving, and transforming workforce development systems, placing a premium on equity, inclusion, and the elevation of underserved communities.

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Investors, philanthropists, and service and technology providers

We work with companies and investors, applying innovative support services and digital tools that strengthen teaching and learning inside and outside the classroom, which increases the overall effectiveness of school systems and higher-education entities.

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Our approach

Blended Learning

Combining online and in-person instruction to create flexible and effective learning experiences.

Data-Driven Education

Utilizing data analytics to track student progress and tailor educational interventions.

Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems

Implementing cloud technology for scalable and accessible learning platforms

200+

Dedicated industry experts around the globe

600+

Healthcare engagements over the past decade

Strategy and implementation

Partnering with public and private entities, we create strategies that drive measurable impact informed by the unique needs of each institution. Our collaborative approach maximizes the odds of success, increases the pace of execution, and builds internal capabilities and ownership for lasting change.

Organizational and performance transformation

Working with educational organizations of all types, we help drive transformative improvement in student outcomes, institutional innovation, and financial stability. Our comprehensive approach focuses on execution excellence, capability building, and organizational health, which enables our clients to achieve and sustain superior performance.

Education venture building

Imagining, build, and accelerate ventures to scale and improve education and employment outcomes to deliver capabilities that enable our clients to repeat the process time and again, bringing together the world’s top educators, designers, operators, and other experts across all sectors and geographies.

Partnerships and mergers

Supporting organizations looking to enter a partnership or merger with another institution by helping clients assess the potential, design the structure, and ensure the long-term success of the new venture.

Identify and characterize opportunities.

With sustainable growth and profitability as strategic imperatives, we provide an aggregated overview of both regional and global education markets, local market demand, and the competitive landscape. This helps reveal commercial opportunities and relationships, which is an essential step in establishing and strengthening regional and global presence.

Assess potential investments

There’s a rapidly growing appetite for investment in the education sector, which has proved to be one of the most resilient industries. At the same time, more education companies are using acquisitions as a way to scale. We work closely with our private equity and corporate clients throughout the transaction cycle.

Define winning strategies

We help clients transform insights into actionable, tactical initiatives that are in line with their goals and objectives. We accomplish this by conducting deep-dive market assessments, using powerful analytics and combining an understanding of local markets with an awareness of global trends in the education industry.

Evaluate key areas for potential growth.

We assess opportunities for clients aiming to increase their offerings via expansion into adjacent education subsectors such as edtech. With our understanding of the education industry size and its magnitude, we also help clients create business plans for new opportunities, taking into account specific objectives and priorities.

Create value from the ecosystem.

We tap into our partnerships across the education network — in innovation, talent, capital and impact. Our deep global network puts us in a unique position to support our clients in strategy development, private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, and other areas.