First off congratulations to Zong on becoming the youngest winner of the LBS stock-pitching competition! (read Flora's post below)
It feels almost surreal that we have already come to the last term of the program. From not knowing how we could fit into the wider LBS community to becoming firmly part of it, this has been a fun 9 months so far, and hopefully we have done something in laying the groundwork for future MiMs.
But if you thought this final term would be easy, just take a look at the projects that we are doing now:
Strategic Analysis: An industry analysis on a chosen aspect of space tourism. As Flora mentioned below, the project was kicked off with an introduction to the pioneering Virgin Galactic, whose CEO will be with us next week. Really exciting and interesting work.
Leadership in Organization: A real-life example showing evidence of theories exposed in class. Last week we presented on a police incident in London a few years ago, showing confirmation bias and escalation of commitment on the officers' part. Don't know what that means? That's what this class is for :)
Business in Society: Composing a new fund that has a theme of ethical investment. An existing example is by using the FTSE4Good index. Have yet to start on the project - anyone with any idea can post here!
Problem solving: Propose an online, revenue-generating venture for two fitness trainers using issue trees, among other techniques. Just today various groups presented and many ideas were thrown around.
In addition to these projects are cases on Xerox, Barnes & Nobles, Ikea and others to be worked on or prepared for class. So ... this is quite a packed term. Very busy for sure - our team meets almost every morning now to go through our work, but I'm sure we'll miss it next year.
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