Description
In this incisive look at the impact of new information technology on business and education, the authors identify current trends and explain their importance in shaping the future. Index. Contents Introduction: THE SEVEN WAYS The Monster Under Megan’s Bed The Seven Ways Knowledge for Profit Chapter 1: THE RELUCTANT HEIR From Church to State to Business The First Time ‘Round “It’s Dj Vu All Over Again” This Time the Motivation Is Economic Values Determine Which Problems Are Adduced Chapter 2: FOUR STEPS TO WISDOM Any Business Can Become a Knowledge Business 1-2 Learning 2-3 Learning Get Smart The Knowledgeburger When Business Becomes Educator, Consumers Become Learners 3-4 Learning: So You Want to Get into the Wisdom Business Chapter 3: THE CHATTER, THE STRING, AND THE CAN Value Chains Educating without School Humanizing, the Next Technology Platform Voice Recognition Touch Technologies Handwriting Recognition Video Personal Agents Interactive Multimedia Business before Schools Chapter 4: L’EARNING POWER Worlds Apart Thirteen New Hazards Business School Hardly Change Education-Intensive Companies “Corporate University” Equivalents Even Small Companies Do It Heal Thyself through Learning Investing in Our Future Chapter 5: THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION Organizationitis Every Business Will Organize around Services Productivity-Based Organizations Networked Organizations The Quest for Fast Organizations Flexibility in People and in Organizations Organizing Smart School for Learning Students Global Reach Chapter 6: THE SIX R’S The Impact of Business on School R#1 Risks R#2 Results R#3 Rewards R#4 Relationships R#5 Research R#6 Rivalry Chapter 7: FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE Beware the Two-Tier Society Can We Balance Prosperity and Freedom? Take-aways The Seven Ways Notes Acknowledgements Index
