Dearth of Intellectualism

Adebola Rayo & ‘Nubi Kayode

One will agree that intellectualism over

the centuries, from one generation to another

has experienced a gradual decline.

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 cultureWhen 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 EffectThe 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 yearn 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 . ReplicateAsia 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 to strive 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 – Adebola Rayo & Nubi Kayode

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