by Joanie Connell | Oct 12, 2018 | Blog, Diversity and Inclusion, Parenting for the Workplace, REAL Life Skills, Values
If you’ve studied social psychology, economics, sociology, or law, you’ve probably heard of “The Tragedy of the Commons.” The story goes like this: A long time ago, towns used to have a “common”—a shared field or piece of land—where people let their cattle...
by Joanie Connell | May 29, 2018 | Blog, Technical Leaders
As an engineering student, I missed out on certain parts of the education that my friends seemed to get in college. I took the requisite number of core courses, like English and social studies, but my curriculum was mostly filled with science, math, and...
by Joanie Connell | May 20, 2014 | Blog, Parenting for the Workplace, REAL Life Skills
By Joanie Connell Parents and students beware! Don’t get suckered into taking out unaffordable college loans because you think you have to. You don’t. The problem with financial models is they assume people make rational decisions. There’s nothing rational about...