Lets say you are searching for a job, but you don’t know the industry, haven’t worked enough years, or perhaps haven’t worked directly on the functional area. Most managers of human resource departments, will even refuse to look deeper into your curriculum vitae. The reason: you lack the required experience. Are these factors good enough [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Education’
The Experience Trap
Posted in Business, Education, tagged Apple, Business, Education, Innovation, Nescafe on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
History or Fiction?
Posted in Education, tagged Education, History, linkedin, Literature on November 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Which do you think provides greater value? Is there anything that one provides that the other can’t? Many would argue that studying history has the advantage of allowing you to learn from past events, envision where the future might lead us, and avoid repeating old mistakes. I would argue that the right fiction can provide [...]
The Irrational Economist
Posted in Business, tagged Business, Cognitive Sciences, Design, Education on September 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For many years, economists have based their models under the assumption of rational actors in the market. Lately, unexpected market forces have prompted them to review their models. Therefore, in a logical fashion, they now claim that humans don’t act rationally. After all, when an argument fails, you go after your assumptions. Right? I think [...]
Those 7 Influential Books
Posted in Business, Random, tagged Books, Education, linkedin, Random on August 19, 2009 | 13 Comments »
There are certain books that truly influence us during our lives. In my case, there is a collection of 7 books that played this role, being by far the books I’ve read most times, and I still hope to visit many more. Some may be thinking, “Oh, 7 books is easy – this guy is [...]
Goals: Performance vs. Learning
Posted in Business, Design, Education, tagged Education, Video games on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Game Developer Magazine article is related to my experience as a Marketing teaching assistant
