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Pygmalion effect: The self-fulfilling prophecy

Idea to Value

And there are many examples of students who have a “gift” identified by a teacher, whether it be for creative pursuits like art, music, dance or other areas such as sports, debate or science. Other research has shown that the Pygmalion effect may help explain the link between teacher expectations and college completion rates.

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What Apple Can Learn From Tires

Matthew May

Take, for example, Apple. I have absolutely no base of comparison, nothing to relate the numbers to. Now where it gets interesting is in the comparison of different version of the tire…Vittoria makes it super easy by using color-coded overlays. In still other words, I want to know why a certain spec matters to me. .

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Examples of Data Science projects to help you leverage results

mjvinnovation

In this article, we’ll talk a little bit about the concept and show you some examples of Data Science projects that helped leverage business results. Finally, they build machine learning pipelines and personalized data products to better understand their business and customers and make decisions more efficiently. Check it out!

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The ecosystem evolution of microschools

Christensen Institute

This example of the cell phone’s evolution could serve as a potential comparison to microschools. It’s likely a pathway that runs not only through improvements to the microschooling model itself, but also through microschools’ intersection with another emerging trend: learning ecosystems.

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Impostor Syndrome

Idea to Value

.'” One of the major reasons for people having impostor syndrome is a distorted view of how they see themselves in comparison to other people, especially more successful people in society or in their field. For example: “If I can do this, I will be able to help others in the future and work with people as motivated as I am.”

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How Does Technology Influence Innovation?

IdeaScale

It reminded me of the staggering comparison: “It took about 75 years for the telephone to connect to 50 million people. Now I’ve been reminded that this is not a fair comparison as there are many other influencing factors (like infrastructure, budget concerns, etc), but at the same time, I think that is precisely the point.

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You can't burn data

Jeffrey Phillips

As the concept of digital transformation takes root, you may frequently hear comparisons between data and oil. This comparison was strong enough to lead Wired magazine to define data as the new oil in a magazine article some years ago. On the surface, this comparison seems to make some sense.

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