Guidelines to answer questions in the assignment submissions:
- Use Jargons
- Refer to the models mentioned in the textbook
- Apply learnings from the case studies done in class
These are the general guidelines one gets to see at the start of a course in perhaps the most coveted of higher studies today – the MBA. Here the students are made to understand the minds of Allen Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, decipher the personality types with Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and take a pledge that they’d go through the entire book of Mr. Kotler at least once a month.
For the final exam another bullet point is added to the above list which says “10% marks allotted for creativity”.
In a matter of a few sessions the students are trained to learn from ‘history’ and then ‘unlearn’ the same. The process of unlearning enables the students to look at and approach a problem from an entirely different angle.
While the above is stated with respect to a business school, this is the mantra for anyone who has insatiable hunger for knowledge and an undying spirit to learn. After understanding the well researched theories and getting a hold of the concepts of the subject, the knowledge seeker must clear his/her slate to approach a situation in a manner that would provide a new perspective.
This cycle of learning and unlearning has a new dimension added to it and that is “relearning”. So why ‘relearn’ after putting in enough effort in the process of learning and then unlearning? Learning ensures that the vital basic knowledge gets imbibed into the system and unlearning ensures that all the excess information that is probably applicable only to specific situations or may not work all the time, should be forgotten. Relearning refers to adoption of different approaches to handle different situations.
As they say - if you want different results, do things differently.
With the advent of the Information Age, an infinite knowledge base has been created which is easily available and can be reached by everyone. The flat world empowered by the advances in technology and communication, has facilitated increased speed of ‘change’ and at the same time has provided the means to satisfy an individual’s desire for knowledge. The Internet has provided a medium for easy exchange of information among individuals across the globe surpassing boundaries, literally. People can now interact, exchange information and learn from each others’ experiences. Students, professionals, businessmen and consumers by far have access to the same amount of information. The information makes news, trends, ideas and others’ perceptions available for anyone to access and make use of. This, in turn leads to dynamic changes in the environment of business, politics, education, fashion and even healthcare. Availability of freeware, online data, books, blogs, magazines and newspapers help in keeping a person up to date with the happenings around the globe. On the other hand, networking not only brings people closer but also helps them share knowledge and ‘relearn’ the ‘new rules’ of the game to succeed in the constantly changing environment.
The world is evolving and constantly changing at a lightning speed where time and space have multiple dimensions. To avoid extinction in the information age, the mantra to be adopted is: Learn – Unlearn – Relearn.
- Use Jargons
- Refer to the models mentioned in the textbook
- Apply learnings from the case studies done in class
These are the general guidelines one gets to see at the start of a course in perhaps the most coveted of higher studies today – the MBA. Here the students are made to understand the minds of Allen Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, decipher the personality types with Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and take a pledge that they’d go through the entire book of Mr. Kotler at least once a month.
For the final exam another bullet point is added to the above list which says “10% marks allotted for creativity”.
In a matter of a few sessions the students are trained to learn from ‘history’ and then ‘unlearn’ the same. The process of unlearning enables the students to look at and approach a problem from an entirely different angle.
While the above is stated with respect to a business school, this is the mantra for anyone who has insatiable hunger for knowledge and an undying spirit to learn. After understanding the well researched theories and getting a hold of the concepts of the subject, the knowledge seeker must clear his/her slate to approach a situation in a manner that would provide a new perspective.
This cycle of learning and unlearning has a new dimension added to it and that is “relearning”. So why ‘relearn’ after putting in enough effort in the process of learning and then unlearning? Learning ensures that the vital basic knowledge gets imbibed into the system and unlearning ensures that all the excess information that is probably applicable only to specific situations or may not work all the time, should be forgotten. Relearning refers to adoption of different approaches to handle different situations.
As they say - if you want different results, do things differently.
With the advent of the Information Age, an infinite knowledge base has been created which is easily available and can be reached by everyone. The flat world empowered by the advances in technology and communication, has facilitated increased speed of ‘change’ and at the same time has provided the means to satisfy an individual’s desire for knowledge. The Internet has provided a medium for easy exchange of information among individuals across the globe surpassing boundaries, literally. People can now interact, exchange information and learn from each others’ experiences. Students, professionals, businessmen and consumers by far have access to the same amount of information. The information makes news, trends, ideas and others’ perceptions available for anyone to access and make use of. This, in turn leads to dynamic changes in the environment of business, politics, education, fashion and even healthcare. Availability of freeware, online data, books, blogs, magazines and newspapers help in keeping a person up to date with the happenings around the globe. On the other hand, networking not only brings people closer but also helps them share knowledge and ‘relearn’ the ‘new rules’ of the game to succeed in the constantly changing environment.
The world is evolving and constantly changing at a lightning speed where time and space have multiple dimensions. To avoid extinction in the information age, the mantra to be adopted is: Learn – Unlearn – Relearn.
A great start of what we are thought at MBA. Something that caught me on at the end - 'To avoid extinction we need to learn - unlearn - relearn'
ReplyDeleteSomething that could be improved, the MBA section and the information age. Does MBA contirbute enough to this new phenomenon? How is information age actually facilitating this phenomenon.