I’m sharing with you a piece that I got published at the Financial Times just a few days ago. Please check it out here or alternatively, read below: MBAs can help solve social problems ‘Special ops’ teams of students could test radical ideas for city authorities Ivan Bofarull FEBRUARY 14, 2018 4 Cities are ecosystems made… Read More How can MBAs help transform the city?
Last November I had the chance to speak at a TEDx for education, put together by the school L’Horitzó, one of the most innovative in Barcelona. My family and I decided to disrupt the TEDx rules 🙂 from the beginning, as the four of us came on stage together! It was a privilege to share… Read More My TEDx talk on innovation & education
A few months ago, I had the chance to present a report on how value in business education is being redefined. I have decided to “open-source” it: I will deliver it down to your inbox in three different chapters, as a Summer read for you. This is the third delivery. Enjoy! Macro trend #3.… Read More How value is being redefined in business education (iii)
A month ago, I had the chance to present a report on how value in business education is being redefined. I have decided to “open-source” it: I will deliver it down to your inbox in three different chapters, as a Summer read for you. This is the second delivery. Enjoy! Macro trend #1: Bifurcation among… Read More How value is being redefined in business education (ii)
A month ago, I had the chance to present a report on how value in business education is being redefined. I have decided to “open-source” it: I will deliver it down to your inbox in three different chapters, as a Summer read for you. This is the first delivery. Enjoy! Quick Read: Executive Summary in… Read More How value is being redefined in business education (i)
In the old days, higher education institutions were used to add value to students, participants and other stakeholders altogether, by delivering a “value equation” which didn’t differ too much didn’t matter the audience it used to target. After some research and insights-gathering I’ve come to write down this equation as follows: V=(K+X)^C where: V=Overall Value; K=access… Read More Rethinking Value in Higher Education (#1)
Durante una semana, unas 200 personas de decenas de países de todo el mundo hemos tenido el privilegio de participar en MIT Solve, una iniciativa liderada por la Oficina del Presidente de MIT, Rafael Reif. MIT Solve se ha estructurado alrededor de cuatro grandes pilares, Cure, Fuel, Make, Learn y su misión era realizar un… Read More “Let’s keep our kids curious”
La industria de la educación superior vive una etapa de transformación no excesivamente diferente de la que han vivido otras industrias en los últimos años, como la música, la fotografía, o las noticias. Nuevos jugadores como Spotify, Instagram o Twitter han reconfigurado la generación, percepción y captura de valor en cada uno de estos sectores… Read More Por qué creo que la disrupción tecnológica facilitará el renacimiento de las humanidades en la educación
Vale mucho la pena ver este video de Laszlo Bock en CNN, en el que el director de Recursos Humanos (People Operations) de Google explica cuáles son algunas de las claves en cuanto a competencias y tratos de personalidad que buscan en sus futuros empleados. El aspecto más significativo a mi entender es el de… Read More Cuando el credencial tradicional pierde el monopolio
