Business Geek 2.0 : If you want to make business look cool, start in the classroom !

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I read a great article at the weekend over at Successful Workplace that being geek is cool.

+1 here.

However the article also points out that in schools being a geek is not cool and in fact could be undermining future generations of the IT workforce according to a leading recruitment firm.

The biggest risk to the long term future of the IT industry is a lack of kids thinking that coding cool.

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A great follow up to Ian Gotts' recent article on the coolness of being a geek.

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One Comment on “Business Geek 2.0 : If you want to make business look cool, start in the classroom !”

  1. Ian Gotts
    September 10, 2012 at 4:10 pm #

    Following on from Marketing & Social Media

    Ian Gotts

    e: ian@iangotts.com m: +44 7881 94 30 30 t: @iangotts.com b: http://www.iangotts.com

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