In BI article, Clay Christensen argues that Higher Ed (Harvard MBA specifically) is at risk of disruption by Corporate Universities as well as MOOCs – I guess it’s time to pile on the doddering incumbent.
The comments are made in part of a broader discussion of disruption and the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard; here is a link to the summary narrative. If so inclined, you can watch the 90 minute video here (admin note: I’ve done a test embed above of the Vimeo link that Gary included)
Quote from the article: The only people who can afford (Harvard MBA) graduates are places like McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, hedge funds, and private equity. Somehow, this seems pregnant with meaning… there’s a lot of things that only private equity can afford…
OTOH, Lean Startup is five people with laptops around a table anywhere in the world. Don’t need no stinkin Harvard MBAs to do that…
See new post (above) on Training Magazine which takes up on Gary’s post here…