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I work in Executive Development, the premise is we help facilitate Executives learning. We don’t teach.
The basis of this idea is how we seek assist our participants ebcome more successful.
A nice concept to understand tis is the Business Learning Ladder which attempts to present the work of educationalists in a form that relates to business people and provides a strategic structure for managerial development initiatives.… Read more
I’ve been involved in Executive education (andragogic learning) for almost five years and have slowly built up experience about how we executives learn best. Here’s me at the beginning as I spent a lot of time talking and not enough time encouraging learning.
Here’s three ideas from my experience
I love the Hubert Horan series on Uber/Lyft and with other Unicorns -inhabiting their own enchanted gardens- venturing out into the real world can be a danger to their health. Here is his latest take down of Uber/Lyft source
Given Lyft’s terrible performance- down 45% on their IPO price- Uber abandoned its original $120 billion valuation objective. As it began its roadshow, it announced a $90 billion target ($55 per share) designed to raise over $10 billion in new investment.… Read more
MIT point out three dilemmas for self driving cars which will delay their arrival
1. Safety: manufactures must invest heavily into tech to identify perceived dangers THEN avoid them. Human drivers (non-texting non-drunk Drivers) on average collide every 10 million hours of driving. Self driving cars collide once per 10,000 hours… there’s a loooooong way to go
2. Usefulness: driverless cars must drive at the same speed as human divers while making reasonable decisions on road conditions route directions and when to change lanes.… Read more
Yes, I’ve watched all the Marvel movies and “Endgame” which was set up by champion utilitarian economist Thanos eliminating half the universes population.
Thanos’s claim to the economists’ hall of fame lies in his interest in scarce resources, his faith in the power of logical analysis, and a strong commitment to policy action — specifically, to eliminate half of all life in the universe, chosen at random.… Read more