Category: People & Culture

What makes people tick? Why do we behave as such? What is leadership? Musings on society, learning, education, human capital and cultural matters.

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education 2.0: using social media technology to build collaborative education communities

what the education system in malaysia needs today is more empowerment.

empower….

…teachers with the ability to develop and share coursewares, ideas and materials.

…parents to review their children’s progress, compare and participate in the overall development of children’s education

…students to be able to select the best form of learning and share ideas across a wide community

…policy makers with the ability to engage with the education stakeholders

what this needs is a simple solution to connect all these needs together and with a means to organise, rank and prioritise ideas by the community itself – and a way to link / connect all the various natural communities in a wider scale.

any thoughts on how to realise this?

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dr randy pausch last lectures talks about dreams & quality of life

dr randy pausch died on 25 july 2008 age 47. the father of 3 was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and lost his battle, but not before giving a series of lectures called the “last lecture”. he talks nothing about the disease, religion or dispair. but his brilliant spirit shines through as he talks about achieving dreams, help others achieve their dreams and the quality of life in general.

very moving.

the first one is done on oprah winfrey (~10mins)…



a full 1 hour plus version was done at carnegie mellon (www.cmu.edu).

these lectures should be mandatory lectures for people at all ages and in all institutions. very inspiring and moving.

the life messages are very important to all of us.

his interviews…

his videos garnered more than 10million views at youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&feature=related

are you a tigger or ey-yore?

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Seth Godin on Tribes we lead

source – Seth Godin on the tribes we lead | Video on TED.com

Some of the most basic things regarding change is being able to influence small groups of like minded people towards a cause. these small groups can multiply the efforts towards change provided that the tribal leader steps up to the role and drives the vision.

This video perhaps tells nothing new, but today’s society and technology makes the possibility of tribal changes become a lot more effective.

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Bill Gates’ new mission: Saving lives

source site – TG Daily – Bill Gates’ new mission: Saving lives

When you already have transformed the way the world works, what do you do with the second half of your life? Ask Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, the insanely rich guy we so often loved to hate, but who is being credited with bringing computing to the mainstream. Today, Gates released the first annual letter describing his new role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. What we read is a passionate introduction to the challenges and goals of his charity. And I remember the old saying: There are those who say they are saving lives, and those who actually do.

this is pretty inspirational. yes, i do not like bill gates the microsoft man. but bill gates the man, is a different matter altogether. even at microsoft he was singularly focused on changing the way we work. i believe that this singular focus will allow him to achieve good things with his foundation. his work at the foundation is described on his 2009 annual letter.

this is one of the best ways to see wealth being shared across the world.

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