Robert Steele: Rethinking Economics & Business Schools
Commercial Intelligence
I have had a blast developing an Open Source Everything Hub proposal for a major university outside the USA. The article that presents the proposal to the academic and policy worlds is under development and will be ready by 15 September. It's working title is
Open Source Everything,
Big Data & True Cost Economics:
Designing & Implementing Collaborative Democratic Capitalism
I am benefiting enormously from a wealth of unsolicited contacts and references that stem from the profile done by Nafeez Ahmed of The Guardian, as well as the interview in IEEE Computer, and follow-on interviews across multiple channels.
Continue reading “Robert Steele: Rethinking Economics & Business Schools”
Michel Bauwens: FLOK Economics Failure in Ecuador – Lessons
Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence
(note: this version was originally written at the request of Jay Wallsjasper of On the Commons, slightly expanded and updated on July 13; it’s a little more elaborate than the first informal assessment shared here before)
Michel Bauwens, 19th July 2014:
We’re nearing the end of June , the day of my departure from Quito and my direct involvement in the FLOK process, where I have been director of the research team. Many people have asked about my assessment of the results of the process. The FLOK process was a complex process and the assessment can only be complex as well.
Continue reading “Michel Bauwens: FLOK Economics Failure in Ecuador – Lessons”
Rethinking Economics: Cambridge Economics Curriculum Very Poor
Commercial Intelligence
CSEP Survey of Economic Students: results suggest need for curriculum reform
Students at Cambridge University have released a critical report on the state of the economics curriculum at Cambridge. The report presents the findings from a survey of 235 students and alumni. The results suggest that respondents are broadly unsatisfied with their courses and want more real‐world applicability, greater interdisciplinarity and a better training in general academic and future career skills.
A full coverage of the results and the ‘Is it Time for Change at Cambridge?' report, with a foreword by Lord Adair Turner, can be found on the CSEP's website.
Jean Lieven: Peter Ladner on Sharing Economy
Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence
Sharing economy shares assets and business opportunities
Peter Ladner
Business Vancouver, 22 July 2014
One of the most disruptive business trends of recent years is growing at an alarming rate. It's called the sharing economy, or collaborative consumption. The premise is pretty simple: use digital technology to reap the advantages of ownership without actually owning something, or to become a micro-entrepreneur without any investm Continue reading “Jean Lieven: Peter Ladner on Sharing Economy”
Jean Lievens: Village in a Box – Open Source Ecology Project Uses 3D Printers to Build the Next Economy
Advanced Cyber/IO, Civil Society, Collective Intelligence, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, EthicsVillage in a Box: Open Source Ecology Project Uses 3D Printers to Build The Next Economy
by Tiffany Orr
3dprint.com, July 24, 2014
…the folks at the Open Source Ecology project say you only need about 50 machines such as a wind turbine, cement mixer and sawmill to get things going. And they should know since they are currently building and creating open source industrial machines and sharing the designs online without cost.
Evan Ellis: China’s Advance in Latin America has more Challenges than Xi’s Visit Suggests
Commercial Intelligence
China’s Advance in Latin America has more Challenges than Xi’s Visit Suggests
I recently taught a course in China based on my soon-to-be released book, Chinese Companies on the Ground in Latin America. While there, I interacted with Chinese research colleagues and students who hope to be the next Chinese diplomats and managers relocated to Latin America. Their perspectives differ from President Xi’s exuberant declarations and provide a glimpse of the challenges that lie ahead.
