Mills Scofield

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What Happens if You Try Taking Risk & Dealing With Uncertainty?

Mills Scofield

I never took courses related to business nor art, as I concentrated in cognitive science and education studies. I asked Deb what time and how frequently the course would meet, and she said it would be once a week. no background in any of the topics that the course described. Nonetheless, because who can turn down Deb (?!!!?!!)

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What if You Tried Risking It?

Mills Scofield

I never took courses related to business nor art, as I concentrated in cognitive science and education studies. I asked Deb what time and how frequently the course would meet, and she said it would be once a week. no background in any of the topics that the course described. Nonetheless, because who can turn down Deb (?!!!?!!)

Class 91
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Innovating Higher-Education

Mills Scofield

MOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses) are a very hot topic in higher education and corporate training. Coursolve is a platform that connects organizations with courses to empower students to solve real-world problems. We’ve been inspired by the results so far. We’ve been inspired by the results so far.

Education 164
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How Do You Calculate ROI?

Mills Scofield

Well, of course! An organization that has maximized its ROI m has a more open and innovative mindset, understands customers’ real needs, gives employees opportunities to experiment, learn, apply, and iterate and is in the best possible position to provide value to customers, create jobs and give back to its community. What do you think?

ROI 70
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Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management

Mills Scofield

I studied indigenous Amazonian languages and Ethnobotany in college and managed to avoid taking any math, science or business courses (yes, I went to Brown University). The diversity of species naturally cycles nutrients, protects the soil, and manages insect populations. Thank you, Tyler. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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From Yurt to Beer Cooler: Adventures with Duct Tape

Mills Scofield

” There were to be no limits to our design, creation and iteration of these products – except, of course, they had to be made out of duct tape. Our group formed simply by where we were sitting around the design table and spoke to the diverse array of backgrounds in the class. Our initial reaction was to go large scale.

Class 178
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If You Haven’t Gone Social, You Should Be Very Very Worried

Mills Scofield

My life has always been about the network , so of course I’d love OPEN. The broader, deeper and mover diverse your network, the larger the impact you can have. ” OPEN is how we connect diverse expertise around the world to solve wicked problems. I measure my professional success by my ROI mpact - my form of ROI.

ROI 164