As professors, were we able to make a dent in good governance?

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

 

Thats our sincerest wish but maybe we were successful in private sector.  But hardly made a dent in public sector. 

I am monitoring past students at Linked in and they seem to be doing well. But for those who are in govt, I doubt.  Especially those who are in the Legislature.   Parang law of gravity yan in reverse.  Kung saan marami pera duon pupunta duon papanig duon pupunta pag iisip. 

We ran an abbreiaviated MBA for a pension fund and the branch manager (at that time the U had program for detecting plagiarism.  We had to subject every paper on plagiarism checker.  I reported the offense to the program director and the complaint was ignored.   The govt agency figured out in a P40b investment loss.  Now the news buried under the rug

    1.  Did we make a dent on corruptions at LGU level?  No  (I asked a chair if he gives to the City Engineer for getting Occupancy permit for his condo project in a city.  He said yest.  He is a retired Col.

    2.  Did we make transactions with the govt faster.  This post suffer 6 to 12 mos lead time to get a LGU

          approval.

    3  Did we make a dent in the flood control scandal?  In the drug problem?  NOOOOO.  Maybe those who were KO'd did....

Who were fired from company they founded?

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Who were they:?

1.  Steve Jobs  from Apple

2. Clessie Cummins from Cummins

3.  Elon Musk from X.com

That means they are good, and maybe they are too enterprising and taking on too much risk.  

I too was ousted in the coup by family members due to jealousy, and rivalry.  I was ousted by the very siblings for whom the company was founded for.  That is life boys.   It happens all the time

Thinking like a designer can inspire more innovation

By Nadia  Goodman at Entrepreneur.com

We could be innovative just like the late Steve Jobs if we think like a designer (Making a dent in the universe or mouthing "Be foolish just wont do).  The thought came from Bill Burnett, executive director of the design center of Stanford University in California, one of the leading design schools at USA.  The training that I got at Bangkok from one of their professors probably started in their school.

Some of the tips:

l. Observe the customers on how they use the product.

2.  Find the right problem.  For example, in the finding the right problem for infant deaths, it is not the absence of incubators, but the need for low cost incubators to transport babies from babies born in huts to the hospital  (made from aluminum tin foil or ceiling insulators -  reflectix materials?)

3. Brainstorm and come out with a hundred ideas/options

4.  Prototype -  there is no entrepreneurship/innovation unless you have a protype/working mode/ or even a mock up.  The idea will just remain an idea.  The prototype mock up will give a you a feedback on #1 and what must you do further to come out with the right product

How a designer mindset could make a hundred flowers bloom