Learning …
Posted on July 5th, 2004 by
I’ve been on my own for just over a year, and as I had a couple of days off over the holiday weekend, I thought I’d reflect on what I’ve learned, or confirmed, this past year:
- Learning: is a process, not a product – subject-based teaching is a mistake – we have to focus on process skills like metacognition, problem solving and collaborating, because the subjects will change. I first realized this through Kieran Egan’s writing, and it has been reconfirmed many times.
- Work: Markets are conversations – it’s only through conversation that we begin to understand each other – success comes when producers and users understand each other, and help each other.
- Technology: It’s a world of ends, and innovation happens on the edges – look at the edges to find opportunities (but not traditional financing).
- All Three: Marshall McLuhan was right; especially regarding the Laws of Media.
These are the messages that are staying with me.
Filed under: Learning, Technology, Work
