Every August, the Education Department at Wisconsin’s Beloit College publishes a Mindset List to remind the school’s faculty — and the rest of us — what the world looks like for the incoming freshman class. Most of this year’s freshmen were born in 1990. They will enter the workforce in 2012 not knowing some things [...]
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Second in Bernard Moon’s two-part recollection on how business ethics can be passed from one generation to the next.
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Nadira Hira is the author of The Gig - a blog on Fortune’s website that discusses issues relevant to Gen Y. The Gig offers advice to young workers as well as insight into young colleagues.
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Our colleague, Bernard Moon, is an astute observer of tech trends. Here’s his latest post from Mashable on the future of micro-blogging, the Tina Fey of Web 2.0.
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The Tale of Two Billionaires
In this second part of the series, Dan Wooldridge tells the story of the second billionaire who, too, lost his legacy. Out of this story he pulls out a lesson on leaving a legacy in the business you have created.
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How Young People Use Technology
The younger generation use technology more than any previous generation, they use it differently, and how they are using it is generating remarkable changes in society and business. By Dan Wooldridge.
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It's Not Supposed To Be Like This
An open letter from Jim Hancock and Rich Van Pelt in the wake of the murders at Virginia Tech.
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A High School Teacher Lays Out the Challenge
Dan Wooldridge continues his challenge to the parents, educators and leaders of today to prepare our children for today's world.
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A High School Teacher Lays Out the Challenge
Dan Wooldridge calls parents, employers, educators, and church leaders to wake up to the rapid global changes happening in today's flat world.
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Thomas Friedman speaks to a network associated with Claremont McKenna College on the thesis of a flat world. Dan Wooldridge records his impressions of the speech as well as some implications for professional and personal development.
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Dan Wooldridge reflects on the widespread impact of the life of a single man.
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Telling the Story to Our World
Dan Wooldridge explains how the first authors who chronicled the life of Christ provide a model to communicating to diverse global cultures and the next generation.
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Dan Wooldridge explores the implications of new technologies for communication: IM, SMS, and RSS replacing email.
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On the first day of school my girlfriend asked her new 4th grade class if they were nervous about meeting her and they answered "no." A little surprised, she asked them why not.
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The eighth annual Beloit College Mindset List notes that most college freshmen in the fall of 2006 were born in 1988. There’s a lot they take for granted and a lot they don’t. Understanding that makes a difference in how we communicate.
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