Comments for The Stranova Blog - Strategic Innovation http://blog.stranova.com Exploring the Intersection of Strategy & Innovation Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The End of Encarta & The Nature of Competition by Innovation Course http://blog.stranova.com/?p=260&cpage=1#comment-37993 Innovation Course Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:54:19 +0000 http://blog.stranova.com/?p=260#comment-37993 To age myself for a minute here, I have to say that I had Encarta when I was young, back when computers and the internet were new, shiny things, and I was endlessly entertained and fascinated by it. I could spend hours sitting on the computer, looking through Encarta entries and stuffing my brain with information--but I was always pretty nerdy, just to preface that. It wasn't until I read this article that I even remembered Encarta at all, now that Wikipedia is my go-to source for all research papers. RIP Encarta. I had fond memories of you. To age myself for a minute here, I have to say that I had Encarta when I was young, back when computers and the internet were new, shiny things, and I was endlessly entertained and fascinated by it. I could spend hours sitting on the computer, looking through Encarta entries and stuffing my brain with information–but I was always pretty nerdy, just to preface that.

It wasn’t until I read this article that I even remembered Encarta at all, now that Wikipedia is my go-to source for all research papers. RIP Encarta. I had fond memories of you.

]]> Comment on The Important Conference You Can’t Go To by The Stranova Blog – Strategic Innovation » Sustainability & The Larger Business Opportunity http://blog.stranova.com/?p=363&cpage=1#comment-37953 The Stranova Blog – Strategic Innovation » Sustainability & The Larger Business Opportunity Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:02:53 +0000 http://blog.stranova.com/?p=363#comment-37953 [...] yesterday in cyberspace.  That conference, which I wrote about in an earlier blog entry (“The Important Conference You Can’t Go To”), featured presentations from experts in a variety of information technology areas.  For those [...] [...] yesterday in cyberspace.  That conference, which I wrote about in an earlier blog entry (“The Important Conference You Can’t Go To”), featured presentations from experts in a variety of information technology areas.  For those [...]

]]> Comment on The Digital Bridge Academy of Cabrillo College by Marianne Balog http://blog.stranova.com/?p=118&cpage=1#comment-37895 Marianne Balog Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:01:11 +0000 http://blog.stranova.com/?p=118#comment-37895 Who at Cabrillo College, or broader yet, who in the inception of Digital Bridge Academy are the educational experts and psychological experts who oversee the demographic mix of a or any potential DBA class/cohort? What is considered a GOOD mix of age and background of students who are with each other, in very small groups, for 8 hours a day for a whole semester with no other student body interaction? Who if anyone actually oversees and OK's this mix as there is a serious potential for inappropriate age groupings and background groupings of students who cannot, unless they drop out, find any relief in the greater student body population. Specifically I am referring to the grouping of 30+ and 40+ year old people, who are also in the experience of rehab, possibly have the unfortunate life experience of no stable home except maybe a shelter, where a large number of these people are smokers and are in the DBA experience with 19 year old and younger people who perhaps just need some confidence, some organizational skills, some remedial english and math and who may not be smokers. I am not understanding how or why this is considered a good experience for young people who do not have the life experience and skills to process this association with an older group of adults who have made poor life choices in their younger days, although they are to be applauded for the attempt at a new direction. I am also not understanding why this is not considered a mandate for disclosing to any potential DBA applicant the nature of a potential class/cohort situation of this kind of mix. In my exploration of this topic I have not heard, as of yet, why this is considered a GOOD experience for a young, perhaps vulnerable, student. Who at Cabrillo College, or broader yet, who in the inception of Digital Bridge Academy are the educational experts and psychological experts who oversee the demographic mix of a or any potential DBA class/cohort? What is considered a GOOD mix of age and background of students who are with each other, in very small groups, for 8 hours a day for a whole semester with no other student body interaction? Who if anyone actually oversees and OK’s this mix as there is a serious potential for inappropriate age groupings and background groupings of students who cannot, unless they drop out, find any relief in the greater student body population.

Specifically I am referring to the grouping of 30+ and 40+ year old people, who are also in the experience of rehab, possibly have the unfortunate life experience of no stable home except maybe a shelter, where a large number of these people are smokers and are in the DBA experience with 19 year old and younger people who perhaps just need some confidence, some organizational skills, some remedial english and math and who may not be smokers. I am not understanding how or why this is considered a good experience for young people who do not have the life experience and skills to process this association with an older group of adults who have made poor life choices in their younger days, although they are to be applauded for the attempt at a new direction.

I am also not understanding why this is not considered a mandate for disclosing to any potential DBA applicant the nature of a potential class/cohort situation of this kind of mix. In my exploration of this topic I have not heard, as of yet, why this is considered a GOOD experience for a young, perhaps vulnerable, student.

]]> Comment on Stop Rearranging the Deck Chairs by Mary Ann Gallagher http://blog.stranova.com/?p=237&cpage=1#comment-37523 Mary Ann Gallagher Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:02:07 +0000 http://blog.stranova.com/?p=237#comment-37523 Could not agree more!!! And almost a year later I see later still see no fundamental changes. Also, the same people are still leading organizations that played fundamental roles in leading us in this crisis. Could not agree more!!! And almost a year later I see later still see no fundamental changes. Also, the same people are still leading organizations that played fundamental roles in leading us in this crisis.

]]> Comment on The End of Encarta & The Nature of Competition by Michael Fitzgerald http://blog.stranova.com/?p=260&cpage=1#comment-37438 Michael Fitzgerald Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:10:33 +0000 http://blog.stranova.com/?p=260#comment-37438 The only supporting fact for the claim that Wikipedia will eventually be "put out of business" is that all things must end. Your answer to the question "what happened to Encarta?" is unsupported. Is it not possible that the product sucked? It seemed to me to be too concerned with appearances and fancy graphics. These things make it a frustration instead of a tool. I could more easily get up from my desk and look-up something in my Americana and find, not only much greater erudition, but also very little political bias... And I can find in 30 seconds in my Americana what would take several minutes in Encarta. Wikipedia, though sometimes frustrating in its opinions, is damned convenient and quick as lightning. Right now I can type any term into Google search, and there's a Wikipedia result ready to go! The only supporting fact for the claim that Wikipedia will eventually be “put out of business” is that all things must end.
Your answer to the question “what happened to Encarta?” is unsupported. Is it not possible that the product sucked? It seemed to me to be too concerned with appearances and fancy graphics. These things make it a frustration instead of a tool. I could more easily get up from my desk and look-up something in my Americana and find, not only much greater erudition, but also very little political bias… And I can find in 30 seconds in my Americana what would take several minutes in Encarta.
Wikipedia, though sometimes frustrating in its opinions, is damned convenient and quick as lightning. Right now I can type any term into Google search, and there’s a Wikipedia result ready to go!

]]> Comment on The Knowledge Web by The Stranova Blog - Strategic Innovation » The End of Encarta & The Nature of Competition http://blog.stranova.com/?p=89&cpage=1#comment-37428 The Stranova Blog - Strategic Innovation » The End of Encarta & The Nature of Competition Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:57:30 +0000 http://blog.stranova.com/?p=89#comment-37428 [...] put Wikipedia out of business. The answer, without question, is yes. Whether it is a tool such as James Burke’s “The Knowledge Web” where knowledge connections may build deeper understandings of any, or perhaps new immersive online [...] [...] put Wikipedia out of business. The answer, without question, is yes. Whether it is a tool such as James Burke’s “The Knowledge Web” where knowledge connections may build deeper understandings of any, or perhaps new immersive online [...]

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