Comments on: Information flows in a Knowledge Economy http://blog.bwagy.com/information-flows-in-a-knowledge-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=information-flows-in-a-knowledge-economy Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Younghttp://blog.bwagy.com/information-flows-in-a-knowledge-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-2917 Ben Young Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:32:59 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=1329#comment-2917 How could we then remove that from the equation? Something as simple as encouraging (or facilitating) entrepreneurs on both sides to blog about their business, the issues, etc would help each side enhance their decision making skills. Technology still an issue though. How could we then remove that from the equation? Something as simple as encouraging (or facilitating) entrepreneurs on both sides to blog about their business, the issues, etc would help each side enhance their decision making skills. Technology still an issue though.

]]> By: Peter Thomsonhttp://blog.bwagy.com/information-flows-in-a-knowledge-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-2916 Peter Thomson Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:43:35 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=1329#comment-2916 The mentoring that you’ve advocated (across geographic, social and cultural gaps) can indeed be mutually beneficial but you need to bring your “A game”.I’ve seen well meaning mentors assume that they can apply their knowledge from their own business context without adjusting it for the constraints and opportunities of the mentoree and their business environment.As a first step, people can mentor a student team in an entrepreneurship competition. I've found it to be a good low risk way to rapidly prototype your coaching, mentoring and consulting ideas and techniques. The mentoring that you’ve advocated (across geographic, social and cultural gaps) can indeed be mutually beneficial but you need to bring your “A game”.

I’ve seen well meaning mentors assume that they can apply their knowledge from their own business context without adjusting it for the constraints and opportunities of the mentoree and their business environment.

As a first step, people can mentor a student team in an entrepreneurship competition. I’ve found it to be a good low risk way to rapidly prototype your coaching, mentoring and consulting ideas and techniques.

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