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ASU Administrative Bloat Part of Higher Cost?
The Goldwater Institute recently released “Administrative Bloat at America Universities: The Real Reason for High Costs in Higher Education“. It shows that administrative spending per student has increased by 46 percent between 1993 and 2007. Dr. Crow of course feels [...]
Sunday Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough
John Adams by David McCullough
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book has great content, but it slow reading. I wish I had the leisure time to really enjoy this properly.
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Creativity, Kryptonite to Complexity and Key to the Future
IBM recently released a study on rising complexity in organizations and cited that “creativity” is the key leadership trait that was allowing companies to stand out. It is what CEO’s find most valuable.
Despite this realization we still have an educational [...]
SBR: Linchpin by Seth Godin
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Seth is back. He really gets it right on this one. This is an excellent book to pair with Richard Florida’s Reset. The world and they [...]
Posted in Creativity, Sunday Book Review
Tagged Community, creative class, creatives, Creativity, discipline, economic development, Education, excellence, innovation, motivation, reading
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Sunday Book Review: The Great Reset by Richard Florida
The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity by Richard Florida
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Richard Florida returns to form in this book. He is spot on in his assessments of our current [...]
Posted in Community, Creativity, Education, Sunday Book Review
Tagged creative class, creatives, downtown, economic development, Education, innovation, planning, reading, reset
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Sunday Review: Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself by Alan Alda
Take Away: Great words of wisdom. I grew up watching MASH and always liked Alda, but I had no idea how brilliant he really is, well worth the read.
Posted in Sunday Book Review
Tagged alan alda, commencement speeches, Education, excellence, mash, motivation, reading, wisdom
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Chandler Chamber : State of the Schools Luncheon
I have been slow in getting down content I have been collecting. I am trying to change that but I just hate writing. Recently I attended the Chandler Chamber : State of the Schools luncheon (April 22nd). [...]
Political Bites: Legislative Session Grade
The Legislative session was expected to wrap up April 29. What letter grade would you give lawmakers for this year’s session, and why?
I think they deserve an F. Their inability to balance the budget in a timely fashion and in [...]
Posted in Political Bites
Tagged arizona, economic development, economics, Education, legislature, politics
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The New Economy: A Guide For Arizona
Getting ready for the 96th Arizona Town Hall, I am reading their report Building Arizona’s Future: Jobs, Innovation & Competitiveness. It references a 1999 paper from the Morrison Institute The New Economy: A Guide for Arizona. It lists eight principles [...]
Posted in AZ, Gangplank
Tagged arizona, chandler, Community, creatives, economic development, Education, excellence, Gangplank, innovation, new economy, planning, policy, politics, sun corridor
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Sunday Review: Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Ken Robinson
I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]
Posted in Sunday Book Review
Tagged creatives, Creativity, Education, excellence, innovation, motivation, music, policy, reading, theory
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