Posts Tagged ‘term’

The core modules finish.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Quite a sad day today.  The core models for this years class have finished and that means that we will never all be in the same place again – and for some this can’t come too soon!

I was in reflective mood though, thinking how life has moved on from those awkward, getting to know you days, back in September.  The classes have always been good fun and I compare them to a fantastically intense shot in the arm.  Characters have come to the fore and love has blossomed for many …

Most people seem to have signed up for the ball, so I will get to see everyone, but the class dynamic will now always be a happy memory.

Innovation and week 3

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

It feels like meetings meetings meetings this week so far.  I honestly haven’t stopped from when I got in at 7.30am (yeah still not adjusted to “student” timetabling!) on Monday.  Marketing on Monday involved a highly intensive final group project simulation to review, critique and recommend a new marketing strategy to the board, Management of Change involved an OD simulation in vertical and horizontal teams using practising techniques for change management that overran by an hour, followed immediately by a very interesting lecture by the head of strategy research at BT, talking about Enterprise 2.0.

Today my team presented on Enron in our Strategy lecture – no mean feat as it could get immensely detailed, followed by the Dean presenting on the upcoming rankings, a Student Liaison committee meeting (yes your views do get an airing – actions to follow), and then Modelling and PoM!

innovationIn all that melee of activity however, I was kindly recommended to watch this lecture on Managing Innovation.  A great speaker, Rebecca is clearly on top of her subject and passionate about the future.

Truly inspiring and definitely strikes a cord with me; so a recommended watch!

Sadly it seems that cohurt are not quite as happy about the quality of the lecturing being received this term as last.  Maybe it is just different but a significant disparity appears to exist between modules, according to the general feeling I am getting over coffee and in syndicate meetings.  It is still early in the term so there is time for things to improve.