“Higher Ed’s Grim, Soulless, Ed-Techified Future”
May 25, 2023
Originally posted in our May 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. The future of higher education, especially as it relates to technology, is quite a hot topic these days. In this review of the now-former Temple University President Jason Wingard’s new book, The College Devaluation Crisis: Market Disruption, Diminishing ROI, and an Alternative Future of Learning, we see a thorough examination of the rise of new tech-based “reforms” and what they may or may not mean for…
Read more“5 Ways to Future-Proof Your Career in the Age of AI”
Originally posted in our May 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. Chances are high that you have listened to or read about the influence ChatGPT and other AI engines are already having on myriad industries. From generative art to automated virtual assistants, the advancement of the AI space is faster than almost any previous tech boom we’ve seen. With this rapid advancement comes significant uncertainty. In this HBR article from Dorie Clark and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, we learn…
Read more“Introducing Long Reids”
April 26, 2023
Originally posted in our April 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. In the same vein as the previous piece, we wanted to highlight Reid Hoffman’s newsletter, Long Reids. From a recent publication: “All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create and take control of our destiny is encoded in human DNA—and creation is the essence of entrepreneurship.” Hoffman’s newsletter focuses on career development, but he often elaborates on what…
Read more“The Origins of Creativity”
Originally posted in our April 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. What does it mean to be creative? Why do we need creativity in our lives? Samuel W. Franklin suggests in his new book, The Cult of Creativity, that creativity is a relatively recent idea. Sure, we’ve been creating things since before we were human, but Franklin posits that creativity as a characteristic to be measured and considered has only been around since the 1940s. This was…
Read more“Empathy Mapping: The First Step in Design Thinking”
March 29, 2023
Originally posted in our March 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. So you’re setting out to test an assumption that you hope will solve a problem in the world that others will value. As we reflected in the previous article, it is important to start testing ideas rather than carefully planning, especially in the early stages of an idea. But knowing how potential users will interact with the concept is also essential. If you’re establishing a new…
Read more“Kindergarteners Beat CEOs at This Engineering Challenge. The Reason Why Is an Essential Lesson in Leadership”
Originally posted in our March 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. At some point in your life, there’s a decent chance a teacher or facilitator has given you some simple household items and asked you to build a tower with a group of your peers. A famous experiment pits groups of kindergarteners against CEOs and other high-performing professionals, and the kindergarteners tend to win. Why? Simply put, the children go out and try lots of things quickly…
Read more“Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything”
February 28, 2023
Originally posted in our February 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. If you’re in the entrepreneurship education space, you will have heard of the lean start-up methodology many times. But, it bears repeating in the context of designing processes that serve everyone involved. “The lean definition of a start-up: a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” Rather than excessively planning, entrepreneurs use their most incredible resource—potential customers—to discover the best path…
Read more“Are Gen Z the most stressed generation in the workplace?”
Originally posted in our February 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. Shifts in economic complexity and seemingly endless crises affect everyone. But, as the workforce shifts towards younger generations, these stressors weigh more on workers. So, rather than framing this as a deficit of Gen Z, it is essential to consider how we can adapt the workplace to be more agile and resilient. “Whatever happens outside the office walls, leaders can begin by building what [experts describe]…
Read more“The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge”
Originally posted in our February 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. For organizations to remain relevant, they have to innovate. But what does that look like when you go to implement your “Big Idea?” In The Other Side of Innovation, we see a practical breakdown of what it takes to move beyond ideation. Through building strong and effective teams while also testing assumptions on the way, organizations of any type can begin to offer real innovation. Much…
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