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Business Schools Experience Technology Commercialization Boom
Tweet Share on Facebook February 24, 2012 CommentOnce upon a time, graduate students from the schools of business, law, medicine, and engineering rarely crossed paths on campus except in the cafeteria or gym. That silo mentality has all but vanished as universities—and companies—embrace the idea that a successful innovation economy now requires cross-disciplinary thinking. To really get ahead, entrepreneurs need more than strong business acumen; they also must be able to understand, develop, and promote new technologies. To that end, numerous top business schools have introduced courses and established centers focusing on technology commercialization in an effort to help students identify and develop the "Next Big Thing."
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At Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, New Era Awaits
Tweet Share on Facebook February 10, 2012 CommentNorthwestern University's Kellogg School of Management recently announced sweeping changes designed to transform business education and thought leadership in the 21st century. As a Kellogg alumna, I was immediately intrigued. This new framework, billed as Envision Kellogg, follows an intensive 18-month, 360-degree assessment that involved hundreds of alumni, faculty, administrators, students, corporate partners, and others.
