Apr 30 2008
mercenaries vs. missionaries
Maybe it’s because I like charts to help simplify big ideas…maybe it’s because I’ve been thinking about making a career change. Whatever the reason, I hope you will watch the video clip below from John Doerr that I’ve had lurking in my “blog about file” for sometime.
It’s this chart from the video that I love
(click on the jpeg to open a new window and see the chart published in google docs):
I want to be on the missionary side of this chart when it comes to teaching and learning…
I could have renamed this post mercenaries vs. educators perhaps? It’s less than 4 minutes long. Check it out and let me know what you think. The last line he says as the video fades away is key:
…but really, at the final accounting, the lust for making meaning out of your work.
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Ken, thanks for this interesting and inspiring post, and I know just what you mean about liking a good chart…. I’m a big ol’ softie when it comes to interesting visual representations of complex information.
(I’ve collected some over here: http://www.diigo.com/user/butwait/info-rep)
I had trouble getting the video to play here in your blog, but that may just have been impatience-impairment. Got it to run w/ no troubles over at its original home. Bonus points for telling us how long the video runs… can’t stand clicking on something without knowing how long a show I’m in for.
Thanks again.