Learned a lot during the preparation for the final exams
One of the most important ones:
finally had chances to combine these courses TOGETHER!!!
Pretty nice.
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
年轻人，移情技能、团队技能和领导技能
今日从赵萌的博客看见许多受启发的内容，分享在这里（全文请移步原博客阅读）：
然而直到不久前Ashoka才认识到：除非使年轻人成为社会上一支有力量的群体，除非使她/他们具备移情技能、团队技能和领导技能。
……
Ashoka, “青年创投”（Youth Venture），以及其他合作组织正在采用一种“四层面战略”。
第一层面战略：实现在目标地区的每一所学校和每一个社区里，有0.5%的年轻人能够为其梦想采取主动、持续和有组织的行动，或者说建立“创投事业”。
第一层面预期影响：通过开办“创投事业”，年轻人具备起移情（empathy）能力、团队技能和领导技巧，进而成长为社会中的领袖型人物。
第二层面战略：建立 “创投事业”团队。核心成员通常是3-5人，还有20名进行指导、培训、和宣传工作的相关人员。
第二层面预期影响：不仅是发起者，每一个团队成员都将学到领导经验，即认识到自己能够领导怎样的团队，以及如何操作。他/她们将走出去创建新的团队，从而增加青年领袖的数量。
第三层面战略：做到在目标地区有1%的学校和青年人社群开办“创投事业”。平均团队成员数为25人。两年以内，实现20%-25%的社区成员都参与到“创投事业”当中，从而开始扭转社区的青年人文化。
第三层面预期影响：“创投事业”团队通过雇佣新成员或者转让/出售其事业，能够帮助打破其他社区的态度和认知障碍，从而扭转其他社区的青年人文化。
第四层面战略：社会大众开始讨论现有的青年人发展模式；“青年创投”活动为社会提供榜样和可操作模式；媒体大规模介入。第四层面预期影响：人们开始从新界定青年人生活的内涵，将其看作是一段发起活动，锻炼领导力，和积极创造社会价值的时期。
上述四个层面相互支持，相互促进。该战略成功的关键在于要达到足够大的规模，使得四个层面能够在跨学校、跨社区和跨地区的水平上得到整合，形成一个不可逆的自我增长过程。
赵萌译自: “Everyone A Changemaker – Social Entrepreneurship’s Ultimate Goal”, By Bill Drayton (Chair and CEO, Achoka), in Innovations (2006, Winter), Published by MIT Press with Harvard University and George Mason University.
Fisher称许多小型金融的客户会富裕起来并形成全新的客户群体。银行家们谈的不是消除贫困，而是增加人们的融资能力，这是指开展针对穷人的银行零售业务，包括贷款、储蓄、保险、汇款等。“希望有一天人们不再关注‘小型金融’，而是谈论谁在为谁提供金融服务。”Annibale 说道，“银行的服务对象是每天收入3美元以上的群体。每天收入2美元的人是非营利小型金融机构的客户群，我是否也应该为他们提供服务？我还不能确定。但我想强调的是，我们所讨论的只是如何加强人们获取金融服务能力的问题。”
赵萌译自NewYorker, By Connie Bruck, "Millions for Millions",10/30/2006
然而直到不久前Ashoka才认识到：除非使年轻人成为社会上一支有力量的群体，除非使她/他们具备移情技能、团队技能和领导技能。
……
Ashoka, “青年创投”（Youth Venture），以及其他合作组织正在采用一种“四层面战略”。
第一层面战略：实现在目标地区的每一所学校和每一个社区里，有0.5%的年轻人能够为其梦想采取主动、持续和有组织的行动，或者说建立“创投事业”。
第一层面预期影响：通过开办“创投事业”，年轻人具备起移情（empathy）能力、团队技能和领导技巧，进而成长为社会中的领袖型人物。
第二层面战略：建立 “创投事业”团队。核心成员通常是3-5人，还有20名进行指导、培训、和宣传工作的相关人员。
第二层面预期影响：不仅是发起者，每一个团队成员都将学到领导经验，即认识到自己能够领导怎样的团队，以及如何操作。他/她们将走出去创建新的团队，从而增加青年领袖的数量。
第三层面战略：做到在目标地区有1%的学校和青年人社群开办“创投事业”。平均团队成员数为25人。两年以内，实现20%-25%的社区成员都参与到“创投事业”当中，从而开始扭转社区的青年人文化。
第三层面预期影响：“创投事业”团队通过雇佣新成员或者转让/出售其事业，能够帮助打破其他社区的态度和认知障碍，从而扭转其他社区的青年人文化。
第四层面战略：社会大众开始讨论现有的青年人发展模式；“青年创投”活动为社会提供榜样和可操作模式；媒体大规模介入。第四层面预期影响：人们开始从新界定青年人生活的内涵，将其看作是一段发起活动，锻炼领导力，和积极创造社会价值的时期。
上述四个层面相互支持，相互促进。该战略成功的关键在于要达到足够大的规模，使得四个层面能够在跨学校、跨社区和跨地区的水平上得到整合，形成一个不可逆的自我增长过程。
赵萌译自: “Everyone A Changemaker – Social Entrepreneurship’s Ultimate Goal”, By Bill Drayton (Chair and CEO, Achoka), in Innovations (2006, Winter), Published by MIT Press with Harvard University and George Mason University.
Fisher称许多小型金融的客户会富裕起来并形成全新的客户群体。银行家们谈的不是消除贫困，而是增加人们的融资能力，这是指开展针对穷人的银行零售业务，包括贷款、储蓄、保险、汇款等。“希望有一天人们不再关注‘小型金融’，而是谈论谁在为谁提供金融服务。”Annibale 说道，“银行的服务对象是每天收入3美元以上的群体。每天收入2美元的人是非营利小型金融机构的客户群，我是否也应该为他们提供服务？我还不能确定。但我想强调的是，我们所讨论的只是如何加强人们获取金融服务能力的问题。”
赵萌译自NewYorker, By Connie Bruck, "Millions for Millions",10/30/2006
Saturday, 6 December 2008
What's the next "golden mine"?
I didn't update this blog for two weeks, because--
My laptop didn't work in a sudden!!!
However, I do have a lot of things to write
First of all, is about the future
Nov 22-23, SBS hold a "360 degree Silicon Valley". Many executive managers of companies in Silicon Valley came and delivered speeches.
During one of its panel, the president did a poll among audience and the speakers: "How long will this financial crisis be?” Most people chose 2-3 years, some chose 5 years, and very few chose less than one year or 5-10 years.
Interesting!
Let's say this crisis will last 5 years, then why the whole society worries so much? If only 5 years, you can just prepare yourself enough food and money and go through it.
--
For me, I think first of all, the damage of this crisis is not yet clear now. Professor Tomo discussed different ways of dealing with bad debt which is quite helpful to understand the more and more serious situation recently (Citi might be bankrupt, UK interest rate cut again, etc): reveal the bad debt right now or later. I will write a separate blog for this topic.
Secondly, how long will it lasts?
Thirdly, what this world will be in the future?
I think the finance sector will no longer be the top "golden mine". Such "clever guys' games" won't stop, however, with more government regulations and more conservative investors will keep the clever guys' game in a certain level and no longer extremely higher and higher .
Then, what will be the next "golden mine"?
--
About carbon trading: Why this is helpful for this planet?
It's just a delay of decrease CO2.
What will this industry be after 2012?
Will it still exist?
My laptop didn't work in a sudden!!!
However, I do have a lot of things to write
First of all, is about the future
Nov 22-23, SBS hold a "360 degree Silicon Valley". Many executive managers of companies in Silicon Valley came and delivered speeches.
During one of its panel, the president did a poll among audience and the speakers: "How long will this financial crisis be?” Most people chose 2-3 years, some chose 5 years, and very few chose less than one year or 5-10 years.
Interesting!
Let's say this crisis will last 5 years, then why the whole society worries so much? If only 5 years, you can just prepare yourself enough food and money and go through it.
--
For me, I think first of all, the damage of this crisis is not yet clear now. Professor Tomo discussed different ways of dealing with bad debt which is quite helpful to understand the more and more serious situation recently (Citi might be bankrupt, UK interest rate cut again, etc): reveal the bad debt right now or later. I will write a separate blog for this topic.
Secondly, how long will it lasts?
Thirdly, what this world will be in the future?
I think the finance sector will no longer be the top "golden mine". Such "clever guys' games" won't stop, however, with more government regulations and more conservative investors will keep the clever guys' game in a certain level and no longer extremely higher and higher .
Then, what will be the next "golden mine"?
--
About carbon trading: Why this is helpful for this planet?
It's just a delay of decrease CO2.
What will this industry be after 2012?
Will it still exist?
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
largest drop in 61 years, US CPI index
Just wrote yesterday about the customers' reaction in a real recession, saw one news today:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081119/economy.html
Consumer prices drop record 1 percent in OctoberWednesday November 19, 2:26 pm ET By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
Consumer prices drop by largest amount in past 61 years as energy prices see record plunge
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081119/economy.html
Consumer prices drop record 1 percent in OctoberWednesday November 19, 2:26 pm ET By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
Consumer prices drop by largest amount in past 61 years as energy prices see record plunge
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
When recession comes
This Saturday will be the first day below zero. Emmm...winter is coming.Are you ready?
Not just for the cold season but also the "cold" economy...
--
As I wrote in last post, the interest rate of UK dropped to a historical low. However, there is still some chances to earn a rate of 7.25%! It's true, see the photo below: it is offered from RBS.
However, it's an unusual offer. The real reason it offers such a high rate is -- money in need!!! "transfer your cash ISA"
Though everyone knows recession comes, there are some industries' sales are increasing or even double. Our market professor David quoted from today's FT: Sales of cigarette, chocolate, public transportation tickets, bet shop are increasing!
However, don't be too optismitic based on that report, we should view them in this way:
1. When winter comes, people regularly need more cigarette and chocolate;
2. Now is just the beginning of a recession which means people have some money gain from good times to spend.
See in long term, very few industries can do well during the real recession period. Every pond will be spend carefully at that time. Let's see the CPI index of this Christmas.
---
"Why pay for Blackberry's services..."
Haha, seems Nokia is trying to earn the last 'easily spent' money. A little bit desperately, though...
Monday, 10 November 2008
What we can learn from Obama's winning
Obama won not just the united states' next presidential position but also
many many people's hearts. We can see from that famous speech, 'It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives'. I also saw it from the excitement and happiness on my classmates' faces who come from US.
Paul Temporal, a visiting fellow of SBS discovered the secret of Obama's winning. Let's learn from his article: Building brand Obama
Key points:
A Central Vision
Powerful Values
Understanding the Target Audience
An Overarching and Empowering Message
Multiple Touch
All sounds familiar, right? I believe every one who studies marketing/branding knows all of them. However, the following paragraph, especially the last piece releaves something interesting: key word "dream":
"Barack Obama has used these established techniques to attract friendship, loyalty and trust and to create a compelling and attractive image that few can resist. By so doing he has changed perceptions in unprecedented ways, not just about himself, but about America, and not just in America, but also globally. The American Dream has been brought to life, and like a global brand, he has made everyone feel they can have a piece of it. "
many many people's hearts. We can see from that famous speech, 'It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives'. I also saw it from the excitement and happiness on my classmates' faces who come from US.
Paul Temporal, a visiting fellow of SBS discovered the secret of Obama's winning. Let's learn from his article: Building brand Obama
Key points:
A Central Vision
Powerful Values
Understanding the Target Audience
An Overarching and Empowering Message
Multiple Touch
All sounds familiar, right? I believe every one who studies marketing/branding knows all of them. However, the following paragraph, especially the last piece releaves something interesting: key word "dream":
"Barack Obama has used these established techniques to attract friendship, loyalty and trust and to create a compelling and attractive image that few can resist. By so doing he has changed perceptions in unprecedented ways, not just about himself, but about America, and not just in America, but also globally. The American Dream has been brought to life, and like a global brand, he has made everyone feel they can have a piece of it. "
Friday, 7 November 2008
First seminar held by me
November 07, 2008, I pensented the first seminar in SBS.
Though I was over tired even hard to speak English smoothly. I feel so happy because everyone there enjoyed.
People thought and talked, people laughed and got involved.
Two things I learnt from this trying:
1. If you want to do a seminar, do it!
You don't need to be a key member of any OBN or committee. Hesitation will be the only thing which prevents you realizing it.
2. Don’t ignore an exhausting class.
One of the three sections didn't show up anyone even several people who promised they would come because an exhausting class just before my seminar. So do take care of what will happen before the seminar and prepare for that: do more promotion!
1. If you want to do a seminar, do it!
You don't need to be a key member of any OBN or committee. Hesitation will be the only thing which prevents you realizing it.
2. Don’t ignore an exhausting class.
One of the three sections didn't show up anyone even several people who promised they would come because an exhausting class just before my seminar. So do take care of what will happen before the seminar and prepare for that: do more promotion!
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