Internet Exercises

Chapter 10

1. Change and Civilizations. Go to www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse. This is part of a web site maintained by Annenberg/CBP about why great civilizations collapse. Read the story of one of the four great civilizations in this web site. What can Corporate Canada learn from this experience? How does this relate to the business world? What would happen to a business if it continued to ignore change?

2. Innovation in Education. Go to the web site of Intel’s “Innovating in Education”. What initiatives has Intel started to promote innovation in education? What does innovation mean to Intel? How will students benefit from this program? How will Intel benefit from this program?

3. Think Tanks. Go to the web site of Teen Think Tanks. This organization allows teens to brainstorm on ideas of how to prevent school violence. Click to see the survey (complete the survey if you like), and click to see other aspects of the web site. How does this brainstorming organization work? What kind of technology does it use? How can the business world learn from such techniques?

4. Change Agents. Go to the web site of Patty Hathaway, “The Change Agent”. This is a commercial web site that introduces Patty Hathaway as a motivational speaker who can (for a fee) come to a company and help make change work. What exactly does Ms. Hathaway do to accomplish this? What are her qualifications? What are some the products and services she offers? Can an outside consultant such as Patty really incite and implement change in an organization? Why or why not?

5. High Tech Innovation. Use the Internet to find high tech companies that are known for innovation and change. What are the characteristics of these companies? What kinds of products do they sell? What is their mission statement?

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