“The challenge we face is nothing less than transforming our schools from assembly-line factories into centers of innovation.” Those are the words of Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City where the iZone project is transforming education. Clearly, the 19th style classroom and methods are not cutting it for the challenges of today. The iZone […]
Destroying the markets with flawed assumptions
Today’s blog post is by team member Dr. Giovanni Siepe, a theoretical physicist by training and an expert in statistical methods for management. The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2011 went to Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims. The reason for assigning the Prize to Prof. Sargent is his model on cause and effects as applied […]
Donating is not just good, it’s smart
In a recent post, Seth Godin underlines the lack of common sense behind charity galas: “…the gala is actually corrupting. Attendees are usually driven by social and selfish motivations to attend, and thus the philanthropic element of giving–just to give–is removed.” Charity bashes may be fun for the attendees, and they may in certain cases […]
Are we really just creatures of media hype?
Today we continue our journey into systemic solutions for sustainable innovation with a piece by Larry Dries, JD a team member who is not a Mac user and who therefore has the necessary emotional detachment to write this piece. I am neither an owner of an iPhone, nor a shareholder in Apple. (I use a […]
Beyond the Brooklyn Bridge – the new economics
The NYC General Assembly are angry. Hundreds of them were recently arrested on Brooklyn Bridge as they protested on behalf of all those who feel that “corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments.” It’s not surprising they are protesting. We live in in a world where financial […]
Learning to connect the systemic dots
In Toronto, this morning’s paper came with a copy of ‘Corporate Knights – the magazine for Clean Capitalism’. In her Publisher’s Note, Karen Kun raises an urgent question: “In an increasingly interconnected global community, students will need to apply systems thinking on a level not seen by previous generations… If such principles are not included […]
