Three interesting events linked in my consciousness and have driven me into inspiration. Stay with me while I meander through my thoughts. Celebrating the Chinese New Year for the 10th time in Asia has caused me to look deeper into this phenomenon with each passing year. The fireworks, the chaos, the calm and the almost […]
A short missive with a family update. Leadership is about balance and family is an important component of that balance. Christmas Letter 2008 As the letter states: May you spiritual life inspire you, your work life fullfill you, and your family life sustain you. Blessings for 2009 and beyond!
During the EARCOS Conference now in play in Malaysia, Alan November presented a keynote presentation followed by two breakout sessions on Sunday last. As always, I was impressed with the way in which Alan understands and generates that understanding in others. While some may have walked away from his keynote scratching their heads, I was […]
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As part of a series on summer reading, I offer a synopsis of thoughts on Jim Collins book, Good to Great. His research solidly uncovers some key concepts on organizations moving from being good and capable organizations to something that is far beyond just being in maintenance mode. Jim’s research uncovers 6 core concepts built […]
Susan Blackmore uncovers a new concept about the development of thought and ideas as she characterizes them as similar to viruses of thought. She extends on this core thinking and presents a new concept: "Temes" = technology generated memes. So, here is conjecture about the concepts and their application to education and administration: 1. […]
I recently had a verbal and email dialog with a colleague on the transplanted Business Intelligence concept of Dashboards. Essentially, this concept revolves around how to keep leadership informed on key elements of organizational success so that strategic decisions can be made in a timely and efficient manner. In schools, the focus shifts more to […]
I won’t pretend to be a lead scholar on this topic and will, where appropriate, link you to the authors that are leading thinkers in this area. The premise reads like this: At a recent conference on technology tools for educational use, the statement was made that we “must come to grips with the evolution […]
This entry was recently posted on “The ThinkingStick“, Jeff Utecht’s site. Copied here for developing some additional thoughts. Integrate and embed are both good words. Like Jeff, I lean towards the latter as more consistent with a more intuitive and natural approach to technology as a tool. The issue remains that, for education at least, […]
In keeping with the world trend, I offer yet another collection of thoughts on the topics noted. Jon P. Zurfluh Head of School Pudong Campus Shanghai Community International Schools
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