Mariya Cherneykina

In the face of the increasing reliance on EMR and other IT infrastructural changes,especially in the medical field, I think it’s important to remember to be ahead of the ball. Rather than attempting to cope at the last minute with these changes, they should be anticipated, prepared for, and embraced. I hope to remember not to buckle under the…[Read more]

Dan,

Your post makes me think of a Russian saying I’ve heard my entire life: “the only thing that is truly free is cheese in a mousetrap.” It makes me wonder what the trade-off is for providing free open access medical education. Admittedly, I have used many “free” sources to look stuff up (thank heavens for student doctor network) but this is…[Read more]

Corey,

Simply unreal. In the philly area, there are ads on the radio all the time for these “seminars.” This just goes to show that people who would truly benefit from self-whatever are people who are just starting out usually, those who cannot afford to invest in their product alone. Unfortunately, this makes them vulnerable to such scams and…[Read more]

The other aspect I just thought about regarding self-publishing is that success on the internet is frequently grossly inflated or is made to seem much more simple than it is. Seeing success stories of others might make it seem much easier to self publish. Like you said, this might give someone the false impression that the industry is easily…[Read more]

Yeah, ‘Q’s’ music rankings are probably as subjective as ‘People’s’ sexiest man alive ones. I mean a land that produced Floyd, Zeppelin, the Clash, and the Beatles for goodness sake and Ok Computer trumps all of them?! I bet the editor had a particularly bad breakup at the moment and Thom Yorke soothed his/her broken heart ;).

I would hope that the main similarity between human and animal medicine would the passion of the community members for their work.

Mori and March,

Thank you for your comments. Mori, I think human nature will always favor tangible rewards. But I ultimately think that intrinsic rewards (eg. professional growth, satisfaction, discovery, etc), especially when they are cultivated by the structure and the culture of the company, lead to longer-term growth (both individually and…[Read more]

Kristen,

I felt that it was probably more profitable for them to get all of this free buzz and marketing (there’s no such thing as bad publicity right?) than they would get from the value of their album. Although U2 is still huge and highly successful, they won’t be selling records forever and they won’t sell platinum records anymore.…[Read more]

Scott,

I would argue that it would also depends on what you want to do with the book, or even a website as in your example. If the website is the main interface for your business and a majority of your income relies on its traffic, you would certainly go for a professional to help you navigate the process. But, if it’s a site that maybe 2% of…[Read more]

This question is very similar to the Radiohead example for me. Self-publishing would be easy for someone who has the skills, resources, and the fan base not only to know how to go about it, but also to venture such a risk. In the case of Radiohead, this was an established band with millions of fans/dollars to produce their own album and sell it…[Read more]

Diane,

I imagine one of the main perks of self-publishing is that you have completely control over content. There is no one to censor you or your opinions. I think this is something that would be a great bonus if you’re in a situation where your livelihood doesn’t depend on writing books, but rather writing services as a creative or professional outlet.

I would say that my medical school class is a community of practice in itself. Although we didn’t necessarily consciously select the community and were placed there by default when entering medical school, I would certainly call us a community that has a passion for a specific topic and that helps each other learn through social interaction. For…[Read more]

From the perspective of the music recording industry, it would be foolish not to embrace digital music. When thousands of songs are available instantly at the click of the mouse, few rational people would deliberately go out of their way to go buy a physical product. In fact, it is difficult to find methods to play music in a non-digital format.…[Read more]

As in the case of Siemens, I think the most critical aspect to consider is the company culture. It seems that the largest obstacle in Siemens was getting business leaders, employees, and external entities to be on the same page in terms of the value of open innovation. At some points, there seemed to be almost a selfish mentality of not wanting to…[Read more]

Cataldo,

I meant UN, instead of NATO, in case you wanted to look up information about it. Sorry!

Thank you for your kind words David!

Cataldo,

I find your comment about IT no longer being a commodity, but rather a necessity, very relevant. It is hard for people in my generation to remember what life (let alone business) was like before the Internet and heavy focus on IT. So, it’s easy to forget that at one point IT was a commodity. Also, it seems that life has evolved to…[Read more]

Kristen,

Interesting that you should mention Google. I am always fascinated that when I type in Russian words (in english instead of cyrillic letters) into my regular Google browser, the actual cyrillic words come up. How the heck does google know what I’m trying to spell out, in what language, and that I’m phonetically spelling russian words…[Read more]

The cloud is a virtual storage space for electronic information that is accessible remotely. This data is stored on multiple tangible servers that allow access through the use of the internet. It is akin to a large storage drive that is not physically attached to your computer, but rather is attached to a bunch of large computers elsewhere that…[Read more]

Amanda,

From what was explained to me by more tech savvy people, cloud storage is really secure. First, the servers are traveling somewhere on unmarked ships in the middle of the ocean (I hope this is true). Regardless, the information is stored between several locations, so it is impossible to say “hack” the information of particular company…[Read more]