By Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa
For many years humanity has accepted the notion that the earth is round and that it is continuously moving around the sun. Nobody after this discovery has had any brevity to doubt the proven scientific basis on why we have day and night. More than ever however, some people in this century are not so sure, not sure which way to go and what new discovery to bring.
The fact that as humans we never feel the movement in any way as would be if you are put inside a big ball that’s moving round, makes it probable to cause more doubt on the conclusions of previous scientists. Every day people wake up from sleep in whatever part of the world they are in, there is always certainty that day and night will be there to follow each other.
Whatever the belief in earth’s rotation around the sun one holds, one thing is true as the sky will always be above a people, as humanity walk or fly normally in this world. There is no doubt in that respect. Therefore whatever we desire we know there is a power somewhere which has kept things to be as normal as they are. As human born, has to accept and acknowledge such power in the creator of all things!
The quotes this week continues to be extracted from a book that narrates the transition that has been and need to happen in higher education to feed into the development of society for the benefit of improved lives and businesses. I am sure that the few selected quotations listed below from this book, will enlighten you to one or two lessons. Read and enjoy:
REIMAGINING BUSINESS SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY edited by Ken McPhail with Jim Pendrill
“Skills is the other challenge holding back growth, and the one most often cited by employers in the region. Access to student talent is often the first reason for firms to engage with universities, and is an important foundation for building future, deeper relationships. Student start-ups spawn an entrepreneurial mindset that can also help students become intrapreneurs – i.e. champions of innovation within a university. ……….”
“Devolved institutions potentially can provide locally specific contact points and access to key decision makers for investors, ensuring that strategic discussions are situated at appropriate levels which are large enough to be meaningful, while also small enough to be relevant to the local context. Building confidence on the part of the investment community in those cities and regions which have faced adverse and repeated economic shocks is crucial for turning around cities.”
“Digital innovation in financial services has been a focal point of academic and policy discussions for more than half a century. Early waves of technological change included the introduction of mainframe computing in banks in the 1960s and 1970s, followed by the widespread adoption of automated teller machines (ATMs) in the 1980s and internet banking in the late 1990s. ——- These innovations collectively laid the groundwork for more sophisticated transformation by reducing the cost of basic transactions, enhancing data processing capabilities and enabling new channels of customer engagement. Over time, foundational technologies evolved into integrated digital platforms, providing a launchpad for financial technology (FinTech) firms to disrupt and transform traditional financial processes.”
“Regional productivity inequalities in the UK are today among the highest in the industrialised world. As is widely documented, across multiple dimensions London and its hinterland display some of the highest productivity indices anywhere in the industrialised world. At the same time, almost half of the UK population today live in areas which are no more productive than many parts of Eastern Europe such as the Czech Republic or Slovakia, are poorer than the poorest US states of Mississippi and West Virginia and have a multiple dimensional quality of life which is akin to US states such as Alabama or Tennessee.”
