It is not about more education...
In the pursuit of a semi-intellectual discussion on Innovation and the perceived value of the same with the current generation of CEO's, a question was posited about the new generation of CEO's and their ability to absorb and retain new innovation theories. Further, the specific question was asked: will the increased education make them more receptive to these ideas? (paraphrased).
My respond was the following (and it is something that I have noted before):
It is not about more education at all. This is a fallacy; we know this now more than we ever wished. Witness the havoc - on a global scale - caused by the highly educated Wall Street crowd with their new MBA's from brilliant educational institutions like Wharton, Harvard, etc...
There is a difference between being "educated" and "cultured." What we need is more cultured facilitators (we need to stop calling them leaders, because if you believe in the power of human creativity to innovate, then what we need is facilitators and not "leaders") starting with CEO's that are open, aware, sensing, receptive, global and that value creativity and the tools to make this happen in their organizations.
Moreover, we need CEO's that want to make their workforces more cultured and thus address the "conceptual" gaps in their organizations, by instituting a life-learning ethos and utilizing theories such "appreciative inquiry" to drive knowledge transfer and to harmonize their workforces to better accept new learning's.
My respond was the following (and it is something that I have noted before):
It is not about more education at all. This is a fallacy; we know this now more than we ever wished. Witness the havoc - on a global scale - caused by the highly educated Wall Street crowd with their new MBA's from brilliant educational institutions like Wharton, Harvard, etc...
There is a difference between being "educated" and "cultured." What we need is more cultured facilitators (we need to stop calling them leaders, because if you believe in the power of human creativity to innovate, then what we need is facilitators and not "leaders") starting with CEO's that are open, aware, sensing, receptive, global and that value creativity and the tools to make this happen in their organizations.
Moreover, we need CEO's that want to make their workforces more cultured and thus address the "conceptual" gaps in their organizations, by instituting a life-learning ethos and utilizing theories such "appreciative inquiry" to drive knowledge transfer and to harmonize their workforces to better accept new learning's.
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