by Annette
20. March 2007
When anybody anywhere can submit an idea to the global marketplace for a virtual "yea" or "neh", credentials become less important that what we actually create.
This fact has big implications on how we educate our workforce. We will require a more thoughtful mix of conceptual AND applied skills. We are seeing this need being addressed in some forward-thinking universities. WSJ cites a recent trend in colleges promoting entrepreneurship. According to Spors, more college graduates will choose to work for themselves rather than "flock" to corporations.
I love the story of Marc Ecko, who when he was 20, starting selling men's urban style apparel from his Rutgers University apartment. 15 years later, Ecko Enterprises wholesale sales is over $500 million a year. This highway from college to marketplace will be shorter and faster as more folks realize it's their talent, not their degree, that creates value.
