Happy 2018!
I’m very excited to be working on some EdTech initiatives that I think will help professionals, especially lawyers, ExC7eL™ and thrive in 2018 and in the years to come. I’m also involved in some groundbreaking Legal Tech projects that I’m sure will impact the legal landscape in Japan and Asia Pacific.
I’m looking forward to sharing these EdTech and Legal Tech initiatives with my community in Japan.
2018 will truly be a year of innovation and growth!
Maurice L. Rabb
Happy 2017! It’s been awhile since I last shared some thoughts in this particular space. I have been continuously updating my Learning Resources section with new books and websites.
Of the several books that I have recently read, I have been thinking a lot about Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. More specifically, I have been thinking how to continue to develop my own Grittiness and how to help others develop theirs. After some reflections, I believe my Live D!perTM and ExC7eL™ Frameworks are complimentary to the development of Grit.
I have also recently come across the work that Thrive Global is promoting. I agree wholeheartedly with Thrive Global’s mission to end the epidemic of stress and burnout. I am very inspired by the global movement that Thrive Global has started. Reading their resources make me even more inspired to engage in the work that I am doing as a Board Member for TELL Japan. Moreover, after taking Thrive Global’s very short survey, I realized that I am currently “Part-Time Thriving” (I am one point shy of “Thriving, but Room for More Thriving.”) I’ve set a goal of closing this one point gap and more within the next two months.
As I proceed through 2017, I will continue to take intentional and concrete actions to Live D!perTM and ExC7eL™. I invite you to do the same.
Maurice L. Rabb
Recently, I gave a workshop about lifelong learning to a group of about 50 university seniors from Japanese universities. This particular group of university seniors will work in the education sector (for example, at education companies or at public institutions) after their graduations. The event was organized by the students with an aim of building a learning community where they can come together for support and share insights learned through their daily work.
I was very impressed with how well organized the event was and the diversity of the presenters. My biggest takeaway from the event was the passion I witnessed and could feel from the students for improving education in Japan and for some of the students, globally. I am very excited for each of their futures and hope that they were able to gain at least a little insight from my presentation entitled, “Are you a Lifelong Learning Leader?”.
During my presentation, I shared with them three of the many lessons that I learned while working with Teach For Japan:
I especially emphasized point 1; I encouraged each of them to think explicitly about the knowledge that they would like to obtain and the skills that they would like to master. Coupled with their passion, if they are able to attain fundamental knowledge and skills, I truly believe that they can be the catalyst and leaders necessary to further build upon the strong educational foundations that Japan has already created and maintained for decades.
I also showed them a version of Did you know? and challenged them to imagine how Japan and the world will change during the course of their lives and careers.
I concluded by sharing with them 7 principles that I find helpful for being a lifelong learning leader:
I have already received feedback from some of the participants, and I am excited to continue some of the conversations that I started during the event.
I truly want success for each of the university students I recently met, and I hope that they continue on their Live D!perTM journeys.
Maurice L. Rabb
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