Peter Drucker on social responsibility
A business that does not show a profit at least equal to its cost of capital is irresponsible; it wastes society’s resources. Economic profit performance… Read More »Peter Drucker on social responsibility
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Externalities
We’re familiar with the externalities of industrial production and consumption. They’re fairly predictable, and often visible. Even air pollution, the silent killer, is usually visible… Read More »Externalities
Listen to the technology: Kevin Kelly and the giant copy machine
Technology often has built in biases, certain ways that it wants to be used. So the internet is the largest copy machine in the world… Read More »Listen to the technology: Kevin Kelly and the giant copy machine
Cohort
Seth Godin talks quite a lot about cohorts: “The people who get you. The ones who have been through it with you. Who see you.”… Read More »Cohort
Five Questions: John Greenall
Introduce yourself: who are you, what do you do, and why is it important? I’m John and I’m the National Field Director at the Christian… Read More »Five Questions: John Greenall
Machine. Ecosystem. (8) – classrooms as complex adaptive systems
Planning is essential in education, but it’s easy to fall into the habit of treating your session plan or presentation as a set of inputs… Read More »Machine. Ecosystem. (8) – classrooms as complex adaptive systems
Marc Andreessen: Scenius
Here’s another highlight from Brian Koppelman’s interview with Marc Andreessen on The Moment. This time they’re talking about the importance of ‘scenes’ – groups of… Read More »Marc Andreessen: Scenius
Marc Andreesen: Edison vs Tesla (“Whose fault was that?”)
Brian: How do you talk to people though who have that chip on their shoulder, like, they look at someone like Elon as like, “Well, hey,… Read More »Marc Andreesen: Edison vs Tesla (“Whose fault was that?”)
Tim O’Reilly on structural literacy
Access to an unlimited world of information is a powerful augmentation of human capability, but it still has prerequisites. Before she could make an exquisite… Read More »Tim O’Reilly on structural literacy
Marc Andreesen on ideas vs execution
… there was a great Dilbert strip where the pony-haired boss says, “You know, I have a great idea for a startup. All I need… Read More »Marc Andreesen on ideas vs execution