The full consequences of the UK’s decision to leave the EU are still to become apparent. Consequential indicators, regardless of direction, no matter how tranisent are greeted with “I told you so”. It was as if there was only one variable in play with the digital options of Stay or Go. Some years ago I […]
This, of course, is not true. In most schools, every day is compliance day. Why? Because the industrial era needed compliant workers. Workers who are unlikely to take matters into their own hands, and go ‘off piste’ from the operations manual perspective. The primary objective of primary education is to produce compliant factory workers, […]
Silicon Valley is the spiritual home of tech and tech-fuelled start-ups. It is one of the few places on the planet where unicorns roam freely. It would be easy to assume that the path to professional success starts in the Valley. Or at the very least within the framework of a start-up organisation. IPOs and […]
The convergence of the following is worth considering: Higher education is becoming more costly. The time to financial return on a 3 year degree is going to be at least half a decade or much more from starting the course. In the knowledge economy, learning becoming more of a daily tablet than a once in […]
The day of the multi-day residential learning experience has come to an end from a mainstream education perspective. The market increasingly has a role to play in this as does the worker. The market is putting pressure on costs so anything that involves accommodation and travel will be unattractive. Also the opportunity cost of being […]
Imagine two people. One is not particularly educated. One is highly educated but not strong on emotional intelligence. Imagine these two people have been forced to live with each other.Outcomes from such a coupling might include: One accusing the other of arrogance. One accusing the other of being ignorant. An inability to pull together if […]
My new book the ‘e-Skills Manifesto: A call to Arms’ is to be launched next Wednesday at the European Business Summit in Brussels. If you are interested in the future of Europe then you will find it a compelling read. I’ll be having a panel discussion with Jan Muehlfeit, European Chairman, Microsoft and Dr Bruno […]
As you, your children and / or your grandchildren work their way through school and university, there will be occasional glances around the classroom at what is thought to be the competition. The more ambitious students will adjust their efforts accordingly to ensure that their genes land the best job when they enter the world […]