Hi all – week 3 now and time has certainly flown in!! What a great experience to date – every day has thrown new thoughts and challenges our way and it feels like I have absorbed so much from all, not to mention the copious readings and after class discussions.  The classroom environment is like nothing I have experienced before – subjects are not conveniently boxed in 1hr slots but we are taught the disciplines and skills to grow successful businesses with a lot of real life, real time examples along the way. The rest of the fellows have been great company and bring a lot of experience, skills and fun to the group. Outstanding intellects push us at every turn with thought provoking questions and an open dialogue between faculty and the class shapes each day, sitting at the back is not an option!!  

Today Jay, one of the faculty members continued a discussion about Monkeys and Gorillas – or to be more precise, disruption theory and innovation and how small and clever players can reshape and challenge market conventions and that sometimes they can do this when the big guys get slow and stop watching. Those familiar with me already know that monkeys and disruption are two of my favourite things in the world, after an inspiring discussion around the above I finally understand their appeal…

A special mention also has to go to the rest of the Saltire 10 and the lovely staff at Babson who helped me celebrates my 30^th Birthday in style last weekend - it involved some mild disruption, piñatas and scavenger hunts but as far as I’m aware no monkeys were involved ….