Education
Using the Fermi Method To Improve Estimations Skills
Physicist Enrico Fermi was one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century. He won the Nobel prize in physics, held several patents and was best known for developing the first nuclear reactor. During career, he became well known for his ability to make fast, excellent approximate calculations with little or no concrete data. […]
The Rise of Pseudo Intellectualism
What is pseudo intellectualism? Pseudo Intellectualism, as defined by dictionary.com is: Exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship. Pretending an interest in intellectual matters for reasons of status. There’s no other time in the history of the world we have a limitless amount of knowledge at our fingertips. Traditionally, we’ve depended on […]
Sapiens and the Oscars
Lean Education
After attending the Harvard African Business conference and participating in several conversations around the future of education in Africa, I’ve realized that a change in the education model is not exclusive to catch up economies, but a new model to survive in a more global and ever-shifting economy. Here are some reasons why the current education […]