Ahmad Hijazi : Website & Blog
How can we fix the educational system? Should we reconsider what its objectives are?
The overall effectiveness and efficiency of the school system makes for a very interesting discussion. Other than being the main tool to spread knowledge in a society, it is also supposedly an important contributor to the processes of economic progress and of social mobility (allowing for the possibility of individuals moving between ‘classes’) … That – however – is just in theory …
Ahmad Hijazi @_AhmadHijaziNov 29, 2021Good news: You might not have to walk barefoot (or with unbranded shoes) in the metaverse. Nike is probably registering trademarks to start selling virtual goods online. #brands#NFTshttps://t.co/974S9GobIo00View on Twitter
Ahmad Hijazi @_AhmadHijaziNov 29, 2021أخبار ممتازة : قد لا تضطرون إلى المشي حفاة (أو بأحذية عاديّة بلا “براند”) في الميتافيرس. نايكي تتقدّم بطلبات لتسجيل العلامات التجاريّة من أجل استخدامات مرتبطة بالبضائع الافتراضيّة. #استهلاك#ميتافيرسhttps://t.co/974S9GobIo00View on Twitter
Ahmad Hijazi @_AhmadHijaziNov 29, 2021يقضي الأطفال الأميركيين (4 إلى 15 سنة) يوميّا كمعدّل : 17 دقيقة على #فيسبوك 40 دقيقة على #إنستاغرام 47 دقيقة على #سناب 87 دقيقة على #تيك_توك (أرقام 2020 ، الإيكونوميست) #ميديا#وسائط_التواصل1347View on Twitter
Can you ‘hack’ knowledge and happiness ??
In a sense, it is OK to do dumb things… If you do them quickly enough.
Random Wise Influencer
Have you tried a ‘happiness’ burger before?
I recently saw a post (apparently was going viral) titled : “How to Hack Happiness”. A guide in the form of a thread of tweets offered the final solution to humanity’s quests over thousands of years.
“A vacation is an expensive way to read a book in peace”
– @naval
One of my summer reads this year was Dan Brown’s novel “Origin”, the fifth book in the (Robert) Langdon series. It has been sitting in the reading waiting list for a while, and it was pushed down the pipeline by other books in the last couple of years..
The Cultural Innovation Sub-system
Improving the effectiveness of National Innovation System (NIS) initiatives in developing nations
The Cultural and Creative Industries can be used as critical ingredients of National Innovation Systems (termed the Cultural Innovation Sub-system), especially in developing nations.