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good habit, and it does underscore the value of co-operation. But I prefer to use another term, which ICRISAT uses
every now and then to refer to her own group: Team. To me, partnering is limited in concept that teaming is not;
that is why Team ICRISAT is a powerful idea whose time came when William Dar became the institute’s Director
General in 2000. Team ICRISAT is what I call an innovation team.
Speaking of the model, the working framework of the initiative, ICRISAT says ‘it has reached a stage wherein this
concept can be easily replicated, customizing to any given geographic location.’ ICRISAT is ready to set up such
initiatives ‘through strategic alliances and collaborative partnerships in the developing countries to create such
vehicles which will boost public-private partnerships.’
Now then, UP Los Baños can do worse than reproduce the spark that ICRISAT has emitted using science with a
human face in pursuit of the Grey To Green
Revolution. (I will note here that the head of
ICRISAT is a UP Los Baños alumnus, with a PhD
in Horticulture; he comes from Santa Maria,
Ilocos Sur.) What will it take the University to
do that? Some entrepreneurship, some risktaking,
some planning, some leading, some
reorganizing, some controlling. I’m hopeful
for the University, my alma mater (I’m BSA ‘65),
but she will have to learn appropriate
corporate visioning, missioning, strategizing;
above all, to reinvent herself.
And she can begin by declaring her
independence from the University of the
Philippines System and designing her own
future as the State University of the
Philippines, self-reliant, self-propelled. She
needs to be innovative. Further, I envisage
the State U as embracing financial
independence in the model of Robert
Kiyosaki, the inventor of the concept of financial independence. How? That is for me to say and for UP to find out!
I have read 4 of Kiyosaki’s books: Rich Dad, Poor Dad; Cashflow Quadrant; Rich Dad’s Guide To Investing;
Rich Kid, Smart Kid.
‘A large part of Kiyosaki’s teachings focus on generating passive income by means of investment opportunities,
such as real estate and small businesses, with the ultimate goal of supporting oneself by such investments alone’
(Wikipedia). Now a millionaire many times over, Kiyosaki has shown that investing in real estate makes a lot of
sense – and a lot of money.
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