The July 11-July 17 Edition of BusinessWeek reports that South Korea's President, Lee Myung Bak, wants to cease holding school on two Saturday's a month – a tradition since the 1950s (read South Koreans Balk at Saturdays Without School). Parents are not happy, nor, in the BusinessWeek report, are they complacent. If this happens, it is likely that a majority of students will … [Read more...] about Americans Take Note: South Korea’s Government Wants to Stop Saturday Classes, Mothers Revolt
A Simple Change: Outsource Lectures, not Homework
In July 2011 Wired printed an article titled: The New Way to Be a Fifth Grader, which outlines how the Kahn Academy is changing education for schools and for individuals. I think the simple idea of outsourcing lectures and doing homework in the classroom is powerful. Children listen to their iPods or watch TV or game, all of which could be used as input mechanisms for … [Read more...] about A Simple Change: Outsource Lectures, not Homework
Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Anne Arkie Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
This is the last installment of the Enterprise 2.0 Organization Next personas. These stories recognize my interpretation of the data provided by conference attendees. The stories are intended to provide a sense of the scenario constraints, and how the constraints of that future shape the people and their behaviors based on the four contexts provided. Anne Arkie Falling Skies … [Read more...] about Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Anne Arkie Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Nikita Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Nikita Freelance Planet It's the buzz, it's the buzz it's the buzz. That's Nikita's job. To figure out the buzz. As the Director of Conversational Analytics Nikita needs to tell her clients what their people are talking about. She works for a number of companies, but insists on the same title everywhere. It's in the contract. Nakita gestures at her computer and says, … [Read more...] about Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Nikita Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Inca Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Inca Trial Separation The phone rings. Inca answers it. It is her boss. This time of morning it always her boss. Inca works for BankChina. She is the human resources manager, reporting to the Vice President of Operations. Inca and her boss take their jobs very seriously. She wants to work at the bank for a long time. She’s not ambitious, she just wants the security of … [Read more...] about Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Inca Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext