Dearth of Intellectualism

‘Nubi KayodeT. @NubiKayode F. Nubi Kayode G+. NUBI Kayode

One will agree that intellectualism over the

centuries, from one generation to another has

experienced a gradual decay.

Nonetheless, in any society or civilization there is always an

exemption – a constant k that show how other things

have changed

Is it that there is no room for further innovation or breakthrough that will shake or mold the world such as Einstein’s e=mc2 or Newton’s discovery of gravitational force?

Why do we experience this dearth in intellectualism?

Lack of reading culture

When last did you read a decent book that added knowledge to you – not an article from your iPad on the latest app upgrade or the fastest new car in town?

Light-weight innovationHas the internet brought about a rush for

only easy and fast path to innovation? An information age sees everyone wanting to be like Facebook and Google, leaving the

labs empty

Symptoms: Dearth of Intellectualism

Who are You?

We’ve got growing population of people without a sense of history

and cultural identity

Where are you headed?“You can’t know where you are

going if you don’t know where you are coming from”

Symptoms (Contd.)

Parochial View . Linear Thinking . Bandwagon Effect

The world is a global village and it’s easy to be trendsetters, but then we neglect the side effects: very narrow outlook and tendency

for easy replication, which in large scale causes stunted development and scarcity

of innovation

Poor Work Ethic

Can this be attributed to the yarn to live life on the fast-lane? After all life is short and

things are moving at the speed of light (or is it sound?) Or are we just lazy and don’t want

to be as hardworking as we should be?

Symptoms (Contd.)

Asia has tried to be the exception:

• Retaining cultural identity –language, dressing, cuisine, art, architecture, etc.

• Quality work ethic in all spheres including education and industry

It is evident that the world now looks to Asia for ‘how-to’ function as a country, community, company, institution – educational, financial, and even governmental; as they thrive in development – economy and innovation

Who is Safe?

Do we go for an Asian World?

Not all countries can be like China and other Asian countries as the system does not work for all countries but tweaking the variables and replicating models will do the trick

Innovate . Evaluate . Replicate

Asia has a diverse system of operations – from China to Korea and Singapore. Yet all have thrived for the same reasons.

What Action Steps?

Who are the players?

~ Individual ~People have strife to know who they are – starting from where

they come from via history, as this shapes the path.

~ Industry ~Create room for innovation based on research and aimed at development –without profit being the major drive

~ Government ~Investment in the area of

knowledge and capacity building. Set policies that will reward good

work ethic and innovation

Dearth of Intellectualism – ‘Nubi Kayode

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