by ALN | Nov 4, 2013 | Education Systems, Improving Team Work, Information Management, OnLIne Education, Open Course Ware, Parenting
I have been either a student or a teacher for most of my life. The traditional teaching model is for the teacher to stand in front of the class and work their way though a “curriculum.” And in most cases, I find it mind-numbingly boring for both the...
by ALN | May 29, 2013 | Decision Making, Improving Team Work, Leadership
In a Review of Phil Jackson’s new book, Eleven Rings (for the 11 championship rings won by Jackson), Dave Logan says, “Jackson was successful because he turned the teams he coached into learning communities.” They were learning communities because...
by ALN | May 29, 2013 | Decision Making, Education Systems, Improving Team Work
Yes! No! A crowd is not always wiser than a long genius. But, since genius is rare a crowd is often better. A crowd working together could be wiser than a crowd led by an individual. A crowd is not a team, but a team could be a crowd. All things being equal, a team is...
