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How equal do we want the world to be? You’d be surprised

Dwayne Harapnuik — April 9, 2015 — Leave a comment

Dan Ariely reveals that society doesn’t desire to walk the walk when it comes to equality. He also reveals just how ignorant we really are when we talk the talk of equality. Perhaps the most disturbing part of the presentation is the point where Ariely reveals just how inequitable things really are and how out of scale CEO compensation is compared to the average worker.

Ariely didn’t comment on why we are so tolerant of this inequality so I must speculate. Is that so many of us are holding out for that huge windfall or opportunity that will enable us to have a piece of that top 1%, the top 10% or even a move up to the next level?

Consider for yourself…

In Motivation equality, equity, justice, society

Either Way You Win

Dwayne Harapnuik — March 27, 2015 — Leave a comment

If everything goes right, we get a good experience. If everything goes wrong, we get a good story. (Simon Sinek, 2015)

The challenge is to remember this when things do go wrong. Are you able to do this?

In Motivation attitude, positive, proactive

It Only Takes a Spark

Dwayne Harapnuik — March 10, 2015 — Leave a comment

This past weekend I wrapped up the second part of the PIDP 3210 Curriculum Development Course and one often wonders how did the course really go. The following note from one learners in the course suggests that at least one of the my students benefited from the experience:

Just a quick note… I’m teaching our 5-day course this week … and, I wanted to share this with you …

I went into class yesterday with what I can only describe as a ‘spark’. It seemed odd; but, today, the same … I started today’s activities with that feeling of the spark. This weekend’s course’s materials aside, the learning environment you created is, I believe, responsible for this spark in me, and now in my class. I’m thinking that I needed it somehow, or I probably wouldn’t have felt it … who knows; it’s a mystery, eh. 🙂 . And, thanks for this.

It only takes a spark…

In Learning, Motivation accolades, spark

Curiosity is essential for progress – Heres to the Crazy Ones…

Dwayne Harapnuik — November 21, 2014 — Leave a comment

Simon Sinek quote of the day both frustrates and motivates me:

Curiosity is essential for progress. Only when we look to worlds beyond our own can we really know if there’s room for improvement.

Source: Sinek’s Start With Why

It frustrates me because our primary and post secondary systems of education focus so significantly on getting the right answer through the passive educational environment of main lecture points, individual competition and standardized testing. “Will this be on the test”, or “will we be tested on this” become the primary questions students learn to ask rather than questions like: “how does this___ really work” or how can we fix or improve this…”

Fortunately, as we can see from Steve Jobs Heres to the Crazy Ones video that there are enough misfits, rebels and trouble makers who are curious enough and believe that they can change the world.

http://youtu.be/8rwsuXHA7RA

In Motivation Change, crazy, misfit, rebel