Information graphics or infographics is becoming increasingly popular on the web. Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends. This week, Zac Jackson at Pearson Education sent… Continue reading Money Grows on Degrees
Category: Education
The (Dark) Art of Procurement
Procurement is a necessary process that involves an organisation acquiring services from an external source, in a structured and accountable way. Limited or open procurement is a common method for obtaining consultancy or other services throughout the world. When a tendering process is initiated it should allow a fair and confidential opportunity for bidders to… Continue reading The (Dark) Art of Procurement
A Real Battle Gone Digital
In the era of modern technology-based marketing, tourism is just one of many industries that have gone digital. Nowadays, we live in a world for which statues and storyboards are no longer enough, witnessing evolution of visitor centres into digital visitor centres. This new approach to servicing customers through a dynamic mix of digital technologies… Continue reading A Real Battle Gone Digital
New French trains are “too large”
A news article caught my eye this morning which demonstrates how easily a project can go badly wrong, and the financial consequences of rectifying the problem. France’s national railway operator SNCF recently ordered 2,000 new TER (Trains Express Regionaux) trains from Alstom and Bombardier, as part of a £2.43bn national upgrade. Responding to customer demands… Continue reading New French trains are “too large”
Niall Ferguson on Importance of Civil Institutions
Degeneration and Regeneration after the Cold War Is the West in terminal decline? In a speech given at the Nobel Price committee in Oslo, Norway on June 25, Professor of History at Harvard University Niall Ferguson argues that, less than 25 years after the end of the Cold War and the apparent triumph of liberal… Continue reading Niall Ferguson on Importance of Civil Institutions
Seminar on innovation and the dynamics of the markets at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Today I enjoyed doing a a seminar for the Executive MBI students at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona. The class was sharp and very eager to ask questions and get to know more. The Master’s in Business Innovation (MBI) at the UPC is an executive education over 14 months designed to provide… Continue reading Seminar on innovation and the dynamics of the markets at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Creativity is as important in education as literacy
Sir Kenneth Robinson is an English author, speaker, and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education, and arts bodies. In the TED talk below, he makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures, rather than undermines, creativity. He makes the case that creativity is as… Continue reading Creativity is as important in education as literacy