School Reform

Kaos-Think -- This Time, in English

BY Heath RowWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM

A new book sharing lessons and ideas from the KaosPilots, a progressive business school in Denmark, indicates that business leaders around the world can still learn from the Scandinavian world of work.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL | 2 comments

"It's a matter of will."

BY Carleen HawnWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM

Here's a commute for you: Shanghai to San Francisco, every two weeks, in pursuit of an executive MBA.READ»

PHILANTHROPY | Comment

Fast Talk: Turning the (conference) tables

BY Christine CanabouWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:43 AM

Five top business-school deans grapple with questions from their own MBA application forms.READ»

PHILANTHROPY | Comment

Affirmative Action, Deciphered

BY Fast CompanyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:42 AM

On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on two related cases that, together, posed possibly the most important legal test of affirmative-action strategies since the Alan Bakke decision in 1978.READ»

PHILANTHROPY | 1 comment

Planting the SEED of Education

BY Curtis SittenfeldWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:40 AM

The nation's first urban public boarding school preps inner-city students for college.READ»

PHILANTHROPY | Comment

John Wood Turns the Page

BY Christine CanabouWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:37 AM

He struck it rich at Microsoft. Then he bought a one-way ticket to Kathmandu in search of a richer life. He found it -- building schools and libraries in the poorest places on earth.READ»

CHANGE AGENTS | Comment

Wonder Boy

BY Christine CanabouWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:35 AM

Meet David Wilson, the founding director of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, in Culver City, California.READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING | 1 comment

''It's Cool to Be Smart''

BY Chuck SalterWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

Freeman Hrabowski is nurturing a new generation of African-American scientists and mathematicians. His lesson plan: high standards, hand-on help, and some killer chess.READ»

GENERATIONAL RELATIONS | 2 comments

The Reeducation of Silicon Valley

BY George AndersWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

There's much going wrong in the land of silicon and software. But there's one important thing going right.READ»

LEADERSHIP SKILLS | Comment

Fresh Start 2002: Weird Ideas That Work

BY Polly LaBarreWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:32 AM

Do you need a fresh start on creativity? Stanford professor Robert Sutton is a unique voice with an urgent message about how to generate and capitalize on new ideas.READ»

LEADERSHIP SKILLS | Comment

Provocation 101

BY Paul C. JudgeWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:32 AM

Larry Weber is trying to provoke you. He wants to take your tired cliché-ridden definition of leadership and turn it upside down. Here?s a look at the leader of today: the provocateur.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | 2 comments

Elevate Something Ordinary to Something Extraordinary.

BY Curtis SittenfeldWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:23 AM

Every fall since 1993, Samuel Mockbee and his students have left Auburn and headed west to Hale County, one of the country's poorest regions. Their assignment: to build great houses with low-cost materials.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Will Companies Ever Learn?

BY Alan M. WebberWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:22 AM

Judy Rosenblum has dealt with all of the obstacles that keep companies from getting smarter. Here is her 10-point curriculum for getting smart about learning.READ»

SCHOOL REFORM | Comment

Wired for Anarchy

BY Paul C. JudgeWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:21 AM

London School of Economics professor Ian Angell is a brilliant man with a dark and disturbing vision. And if he's right about the future, you'd better learn to think like a "new barbarian."READ»

CHANGE AGENTS | 2 comments

'I'm a Saboteur.'

BY Daniel H. PinkWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM

Brainpower is more important than ever, but education seems more backward than ever. John Taylor Gatto, an award-winning teacher, now aims to overthrow the public-school establishment for which he worked for 30 years.READ»

CHANGE AGENTS | Comment

Change Agent - Issue 38

BY Seth GodinWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:19 AM

"The core curriculum at business schools is as close to irrelevant as you can imagine."READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING | 1 comment

Learning 101

BY Lucy McCauleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:19 AM

Unit of OneREAD»

LEADERSHIP SKILLS | Comment

'You Can't Create a Leader in a Classroom.'

BY Jennifer ReingoldWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:19 AM

Professor Henry Mintzberg is one of the world's most influential teachers of business strategy. Now he's developing a new lesson plan: to change the very essence of business education itself.READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING | Comment

Learning 101 - Part 2

BY Lucy McCauleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:18 AM

Unit of OneREAD»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING | 1 comment

The Most Creative Man in Silicon Valley

BY Curtis SittenfeldWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:18 AM

Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Michael Ray has taught some of the best-known innovators in Silicon Valley how to be more creative. It's no wonder that both students and executives are clamoring for his lessons.READ»

SCHOOL REFORM | Comment

Smile, Everyone! It's Time for Your Computer Training

BY Heath RowWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:16 AM

An unlikely sentiment? Not to the folks at Happy Computers, a London-based training firm that teaches everything from database technology to html. Its motto: "Experiment. Ask questions. Make mistakes."READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING | 1 comment

Why Can't We Get Anything Done?

BY Alan M. WebberWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:15 AM

Stanford B-school professor Jeffrey Pfeffer has a question: If we're so smart, why can't we get anything done? Here are 16 rules to help you make things happen in your organization.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Change Course - That's His Message to the Navy

BY Cheryl DahleWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:14 AM

Barry Frew is turning high-powered admirals into mavericks. His course at the Naval Postgraduate School combines technology, rock climbing, and "war stories" delivered by some of Silicon Valley's elite.READ»

SCHOOL REFORM | Comment

Schools That Think

BY Sara TerryWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM

Everyone agrees: Education is essential for the future of the new economy. Everyone agrees: The public education system needs reform. No one agrees on how to do it. Here are four models for the future.READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING | Comment

She's on a (Turnaround) Mission from God

BY Jill RosenfeldWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM

Sister Barbara Rogers took over a struggling, tradition-bound school and turned it into a thriving, forward-looking institution. Her secret? "We chose the approach with the highest possible risk."READ»

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