video: Managing disruptive technologies: A conversation with investor Chamath Palihapitiya
This past week was exciting to say the least. I was in Bloomington Indiana for my second connect week. Although I slept less then I usually do, and I possibly ate more then I usually do, the challenges that we faced were without a doubt rewarding. We worked with UAP, a Kenyan insurance company, and helped them work through some of the challenges that they presently face in their organization. I loved it.
Nonetheless, the week wasn't all sunshine and lollipops. This week also marked the beginning of the new quarter. At a time when a pile of new information is dump on you, and you quickly try to make sense of it all just so you can have a glimmer of expectation for the coming weeks, I was stuck in a 10x10 room trying to help subsistent farmers escape the turmoils of poverty. You would think that would warrant some slack. Ahh, but such is life for a Kelley MBA :).
I did not have the chance to tackle all of the desired material this week, but I am definitely looking forward to getting completely caught up on all the responsibilities that I neglected during my stint on the lovely IU campus. I did happen to catch the Welcome video- I wish more professors would record their videos with such quality- as an audiophile, it was greatly appreciated. I believe that this was also the first time I've since a professor use prezi. (Prezi it never did penetrate the market as I thought it could, I hold that it's still too time consuming for the average user).
I was a little thrown off at the sight of the required reading for this course. Doesn't quite fit the mold of the traditional textbook. Upon reading it though, I really enjoyed it. I can already tell that this will be one of those books that I will keep on referring to for years to come.
In addition to the assigned material, I also managed to slip in a few videos. The Mitch Joel video was from Tedx Concordia. It's a bit older, and wasn't one of my favorites, but he's generally good for some little nuggets. I actually had the pleasure of recording and editing his first book (Six Pixels of Separation) a few years ago, when he did an audio version of it. He just released his new book (Ctrl Alt Delete), and it is on my back burner waiting for me to pick it up when I have the chance.
The other video came from McKinsey and featured Chamath Palihapitiya, one of Facebooks early employees. Both of these parties always shed some good light on the realm of digital. Some of the future technologies that are coming down the pipeline are going to fundamentally change the the world as we know it- and like most things, its going to bring a world of greatness and a whole lotta trouble. Nevertheless, we are living in exciting times!
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