Brandon Muramatsu

muraPOI: December 11, 2011

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  • RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us: Dan Pink’s talk at RSA. I’ve seen this before, but it was re-shared recently.

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    Source: RSA. (2010, April 1). RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us [/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc

    tl;dw (w=watch):

    “Above rudimentary cognitive skill [conceptual, creative thinking]–rewards don’t work that way [where higher incentives lead to worse performance].”

    “3 Factors lead to better performance and personal satisfaction: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose [after you pay them enough to take money off the table].”

    (via +Esther Wojcicki, December 9, 2011)

  • Big Brother in the Home Office: At the same time I both love this idea and despise it. How do you know independent contractors are working the hours they say they are? It all comes down to trust. It’s a lot easier to trust someone you know or have worked with closely before. You know the productivity and effectiveness of their work. If you don’t trust them, or really don’t know them at all–like a contractor you hire in Timbuktu–it’s harder to build that trust. Enter a software solution. Yes there are lots of ways around this, but it’s an interesting idea.

    (via Slashdot, December 8, 2011)

  • The Educational Debt Crisis: Why Schools Should Also Be Banks: Ian Bass at BostInno writes about why universities should also be banks–and by that he means direct lenders for student aid. It kills the crazy student loan business that seems to be about making money and not actually supporting education (student loan debt has exceeded credit card debt, and it persists effectively forever). It may give universities a big incentive to ensure the success of their graduates.

    (via BostInno, December 7, 2011)

  • RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms: Sir Ken Robinson’s talk echoed some of the themes of the recent Edcuators and Entrepreneurs Conference I attended.

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    Source: RSA. (2010, October 14). RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

    Purpose.

    “Enlightenment + Industrial Revolution (Henry Ford) -> Current educational system.”

    How do we change? It’s in the habits of our institutions and the Habitats they occupy. Perhaps we can do something about both. Stay tuned.

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