Positive thinking needs to be supported by negative thinking. Otherwise it may lead to the formation of bubbles which hurt when they burst.
Please click on the image to enlarge the cosmic uplink by Vithal C. Nadkarni titled “Too positive for one’s own good” [Economic Times dated 18 October 2008, Saturday]. He quotes from Prof. John Mayer’s blog post titled “Was Financial Caution Undone by Positive Thinking?”
Like the financial sector, the education sector is no different. The education sector in India needs to be careful in its expansion pursuits by taking lessons from the US meltdown. Keeping ears open to the dissenting voice (read negative feedback) is a must for any organization wanting to be on the path of continual improvement.
The same holds true for academic regulators who need to create an enabling environment for the changing times. After all, who will regulate the regulator?
Please click on the image to enlarge the cosmic uplink by Vithal C. Nadkarni titled “Too positive for one’s own good” [Economic Times dated 18 October 2008, Saturday]. He quotes from Prof. John Mayer’s blog post titled “Was Financial Caution Undone by Positive Thinking?”
Like the financial sector, the education sector is no different. The education sector in India needs to be careful in its expansion pursuits by taking lessons from the US meltdown. Keeping ears open to the dissenting voice (read negative feedback) is a must for any organization wanting to be on the path of continual improvement.
The same holds true for academic regulators who need to create an enabling environment for the changing times. After all, who will regulate the regulator?
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