Comments on: Business academics go ‘relevant’ http://kimwarren.com/strategy/business-academics-go-relevant/ with Kim Warren Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kim Warren http://kimwarren.com/strategy/business-academics-go-relevant/#comment-427 Kim Warren Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:40:12 +0000 http://www.kimwarren.com/?p=191#comment-427 The next teachers workshop is being held to coincide with the SMS conference in Cologne. The workshop will be held on Saturday 11th October between 3 and 6pm. The location is room 19 Würzburg in the conference hotel: Maritim Hotel Köln. If you want to register please go to http://www.strategydynamics.com/lp/bamteachersignup.htm Kim The next teachers workshop is being held to coincide with the SMS conference in Cologne. The workshop will be held on Saturday 11th October between 3 and 6pm. The location is room 19 Würzburg in the conference hotel: Maritim Hotel Köln.

If you want to register please go to
http://www.strategydynamics.com/lp/bamteachersignup.htm

Kim

]]> By: Ralf Lippold http://kimwarren.com/strategy/business-academics-go-relevant/#comment-420 Ralf Lippold Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:39:04 +0000 http://www.kimwarren.com/?p=191#comment-420 Kim - Good you point to the event in Cologne in October? @Bruce, cross pollination is about the thing we have to do in order to mix the different cultures "academics", "consultants", "employees", "managers", "students", "PhD Students", "Others". If each of these can't find any WIFM for themselves out of meetings, discussions, blogs, groups, then nothing will truely happen. So, where to start and which leverage to move? An very interesting question everybody is interested and yet doesn't take time to dig deeper (into the unknown). Cheers, Ralf Kim -

Good you point to the event in Cologne in October?

@Bruce, cross pollination is about the thing we have to do in order to mix the different cultures “academics”, “consultants”, “employees”, “managers”, “students”, “PhD Students”, “Others”.

If each of these can’t find any WIFM for themselves out of meetings, discussions, blogs, groups, then nothing will truely happen.

So, where to start and which leverage to move?

An very interesting question everybody is interested and yet doesn’t take time to dig deeper (into the unknown).

Cheers,

Ralf

]]> By: Kim Warren http://kimwarren.com/strategy/business-academics-go-relevant/#comment-408 Kim Warren Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:31:20 +0000 http://www.kimwarren.com/?p=191#comment-408 Good point Bruce - academic conferences are, naturally, aimed at academics, though a few practitioners show up too, mostly folk who cross between work with companies and teaching in B Schools. But some conferences are <em>supposed </em>to be for professionals - e.g. the <a href="http://www.smsweb.org" rel="nofollow">Strategic Management Society</a> has always claimed to be the 'ABC' society in strategy, i.e. for Academics, Business folk, Consultants. I've been going on and off for years, and last time checked out the audience .. of ~470 participants over 400 were academics, about 50 consultants, and less than 20 from companies! I'll be going to the next one in Cologne in October and look forward to seeing some more real-world execs joining it. Good point Bruce – academic conferences are, naturally, aimed at academics, though a few practitioners show up too, mostly folk who cross between work with companies and teaching in B Schools. But some conferences are supposed to be for professionals – e.g. the Strategic Management Society has always claimed to be the ‘ABC’ society in strategy, i.e. for Academics, Business folk, Consultants. I’ve been going on and off for years, and last time checked out the audience .. of ~470 participants over 400 were academics, about 50 consultants, and less than 20 from companies! I’ll be going to the next one in Cologne in October and look forward to seeing some more real-world execs joining it.

]]> By: Bruce Lewin http://kimwarren.com/strategy/business-academics-go-relevant/#comment-405 Bruce Lewin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:48:33 +0000 http://www.kimwarren.com/?p=191#comment-405 It all looks great in theory!!! but how many practicioners and people who work for orgs get value is the killer question. How many attent, collaborate and contribute is surely a good way of getting a sense of the relevance and cross pollenation? It all looks great in theory!!! but how many practicioners and people who work for orgs get value is the killer question. How many attent, collaborate and contribute is surely a good way of getting a sense of the relevance and cross pollenation?

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