Today was perhaps the most hectic day of my now nearly three week long course in managing in complex environments. There was not one, not two, but three business visits, each to very different sorts of businesses with quite different environments, structures, and goals. My favorite of these businesses, however, was Croke Park and the…
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A Thought Provoking Day
Today was perhaps the most mentally exhausting day of this program up to this point. With every lecture we were given, every part of Dublin we were shown, I ended up lost in my own thoughts about education, economic development, workplace environment, and so on. I would struggle to condense my entire day’s thoughts into…
Beginning to Understand Dublin
Yesterday, I wrote an entirely half-hearted blog post about not truly understanding Dublin. I did not really get what was so different about it comparable to Pittsburgh outside of road systems, accents, and cuisine; today, I was able to learn far more about Dublin’s differences, why those differences exist, and where Dublin heading in the…
First Day in Dublin
After being awake for nearly thirty-six straight hours, we kicked off our tour of Dublin with a walking tour; I refuse to lie and say that I was thrilled about said tour. I have actually fallen asleep while writing these first two sentences multiple times, so I evidently need to get some rest. Nevertheless, Dublin…
A Successful Pitch
After my underwhelming pitch this week, I have to admit that I was extremely nervous to give another pitch on a totally separate product after such a quick turnaround. Fortunately, I feel that I improved significantly from my performance on Tuesday, though I was still nowhere near where I would like to be. Occasionally I…
Social Entrepreneurship and Ethics
As far as ideas go, social entrepreneurship and ethics are both as stimulating as they get, particularly for me. Given that my political background leans libertarian, the concept of businesses acting to create positive social change is right up my alley. As a result, Dr. Griffin’s presentation on social entrepreneurship was absolutely thrilling to me….
Innovation
After visiting Google and Ernst & Young, I think that innovation in business is more clearly defined in my mind than ever before. As with this entire trip, applying abstract concepts to tangible things has really helped me gain a better understanding of those concepts. Google is innovative, and so is Ernst & Young. In…
A Disappointing Pitch
Today was by far my most frustrating day of class thus far; I have certainly learned a lot from it, but it was definitely a disappointing way to begin the innovation blitz. Going into our pitches, I knew that my idea was good, but I also knew that it was not the best. As such,…
Social Entrepreneurship in Non-Urban Communities
After meeting Dr. Wallace and learning about the good that he does for his community through the Oasis Project, my mind has been working non-stop. Wallace has employed a systematic strategy to improving his community through social entrepreneurship, and seeing the degree to which he was passionate about his community was refreshing to me. Furthermore,…
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