From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Thu Dec 15 14:59:32 2005 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:59:32 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Semler on Leadership, Jay Keyser on MIT Hacks Message-ID: <12151459.EMKJCCPU@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 5 | number 13 | December 15, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [LEADING BY OMISSION] Semler's radical approach to management and leadership may enable you to drop your five-year business plan in exchange for a "rolling rationale about numbers". This is a must-see for inspiration on not only thinking outside of the box, but for working outside of the box. SPEAKER: Ricardo Semler President, Semco S/A Author PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Every one of us can send emails on Sunday night, but how many of us know how to go to the movies on Monday afternoon?" --Riocardo Semler EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [WHERE THE SUN SHINES, THERE HACK THEY] Using photos, artifacts and his own insights into the psychological implications of hacking, Keyser takes us through an unofficial history of hacks, explaining why a hack has to be clever, and why it is hard to do "an elegant hack that does no harm". As one who admires and respects hacking, he explains his own view on not prohibiting hacks, as to do so would simply raise the bar on the next hack. SPEAKER: Samuel Jay Keyser Peter de Florez Emeritus Professor of Linguistics Special Assistant to the Chancellor PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "One day when I was Associate Provost, I got a visit from a young woman. She was talking to me about hacks. I asked, 'Are you involved in hacking?' She didn't answer me but went over and picked the lock on my door." --Jay Keyser EVENT HOST: MIT Activities Committee (MITAC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: [HELP MIT WORLD GROW] As we work through MIT World's 5th year of operation, we would like your feedback about the site and how you use the videos in various settings. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey. 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People need to figure out what the right price is. The morning Merck withdrew Vioxx, there were five million shares to sell, and zero to buy. It took a person to figure out the fair price for buyers and sellers." --John Thain EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [THE 21ST CENTURY IS ABOUT ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS AND SOCIETY] Newton explains UC Berkeley's approach to engineering systems, with an emphasis on "societal-scale information systems". SPEAKER: A. Richard Newton Dean of the College of Engineering, and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Engineers should spend time in a culture that is radically different from the one they grew up in. I don't care if they work on an engineering project or not." -- A. 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Negroponte Chairman and Co-Founder, MIT Media Laboratory Wiesner Professor of Media Technology Chairman, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Technology Review ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [MAKING GLOBALIZATION WORK FOR ALL] Richard Locke moderates this discussion on overseas apparel factories and the systemic challenges to address working conditions and fair wages for workers. MODERATOR: Richard M. Locke Alvin J. Siteman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Political Science PANELISTS: Hannah Jones Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Nike Scott Nova Executive Director, Workers Rights Consortium PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: Department of Urban Studies and Planning City Design and Development Forum Fall 05 Kristina Ford former New Orleans Director of City Planning [REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS: AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-ENERGIZE THE PLANNING PROFESSION?] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT ADVANCED STUDY PROGRAM Put MIT to Work For You Spend a Semester at MIT As an ASP fellow, you will * investigate the latest advances in your field * design a curriculum to meet individual and company goals * learn to harness the power of new technologies * access the full range of MIT courses and resources * build a lifelong network of colleagues Accepting applications for Spring 2006 Classes begin February 7 For more information, please visit the Advanced Study Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. 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