Comments for iRevolution http://irevolution.net From innovation to Revolution Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology by Patrick Meier http://irevolution.net/2012/05/14/qatar-foundation/#comment-13310 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:42 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7640#comment-13310 Haha, thanks Robert! I’ll see what I can do about those tickets :b

]]> Comment on Advice to Future PhDs from 2 Unusual Graduating PhDs by anirprof http://irevolution.net/2012/05/09/advice-to-future-phds/#comment-13309 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:44:24 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7810#comment-13309 #1 — blogging — for example is just flatly not true for political science generally. I’m a tenured prof myself, but keep an eye on the new PhD market. Of the people on the market this year who were hot enough commodities that their names came to my attention, the majority did not blog and had nothing on the web beyond a basic website with cv, links to their academic papers, maybe syllabi for their courses. That sort of presence is useful and important, but it’s still the academic publiations on the cv that matter. I see very little evidence that the field gives much value to blogs, however, either directly in evaluating candidates, or indirectly (i.e., if people who blog get advantages that lead to them getting better publications).

I can actually see more use for Twitter, in that networking within a small group of political scientists provides far more bang for the buck than broadcasting a blog to the world, and maybe the “hey people, I’ll be in London next month” could lead to some connections that wouldn’t have happened otherwise.

Please be aware that the rest of their advice is decent for those who want to be practicioners, but not for those who want traditional academic careers. Media attention to your topic, consulting experience, etc are not what counts there.

]]> Comment on Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology by robertcolombo http://irevolution.net/2012/05/14/qatar-foundation/#comment-13307 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:49:14 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7640#comment-13307 Great Patrick! Hats off! Mabrouk (get used to that kind of greetings from now on…)Well done! minds like you are needed in those organizations at senior level.. keep on doing what you are doing with QF power and results will keep on shining as always!

Oh! …you’ll be getting free tickets to see the Barcelona FC matches in Spain? :) Let me know i might join you rod a drink or two!

]]> Comment on Advice to Future PhDs from 2 Unusual Graduating PhDs by Notable readings of the day 05/16/2012 « Pro Bozo Publico http://irevolution.net/2012/05/09/advice-to-future-phds/#comment-13298 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:32:16 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7810#comment-13298 [...] Advice to Future PhDs from 2 Unusual Graduating PhDs | iRevolution [...]

]]> Comment on Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology by Patrick Meier Departs for the Qatar Foundation – The Ushahidi Blog http://irevolution.net/2012/05/14/qatar-foundation/#comment-13297 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:12 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7640#comment-13297 [...] week Patrick announced he will be joining the Qatar Foundation (Computing Research Institute) to work on the next [...]

]]> Comment on Advice to Future PhDs from 2 Unusual Graduating PhDs by Patrick Meier http://irevolution.net/2012/05/09/advice-to-future-phds/#comment-13295 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:01:32 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7810#comment-13295 Hi Monica, I’m not sure if there’s an ideal time between MA and PhD. Just know that it does get harder to get back into grad school over time (because of all kinds of other distractions in life). So it depends, but my suggestion (not knowing all the details), would be to head back to grad school earlier rather than later but to continue consulting at the same time. As for what a PhD can provide, depends what you’re looking for and what you want to get out of the program. Important to do your very best to get full funding & grants, etc so that you minimize getting into debt. For me, doing the PhD provided lots of credibility in the consulting world, i.e., having that strong institutional affiliation certainly opened doors. The new job I’m getting at the Qatar Foundation was only an option thanks to the PhD. Hope this helps!

]]> Comment on Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology by Patrick Meier http://irevolution.net/2012/05/14/qatar-foundation/#comment-13294 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:29 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7640#comment-13294 Thank you very much, Ankit!

]]> Comment on Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology by Patrick Meier http://irevolution.net/2012/05/14/qatar-foundation/#comment-13293 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:14 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7640#comment-13293 Thanks Chief! Congrats to you on graduating from Berkeley’s iSchool!!

]]> Comment on Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology by pdgoodman http://irevolution.net/2012/05/14/qatar-foundation/#comment-13288 Tue, 15 May 2012 22:59:59 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7640#comment-13288 Congratulations! Looking forward to big things.

]]> Comment on Joining the Qatar Foundation to Advance Humanitarian Technology by Ankit Sharma http://irevolution.net/2012/05/14/qatar-foundation/#comment-13287 Tue, 15 May 2012 21:01:04 +0000 http://irevolution.net/?p=7640#comment-13287 Patrick, Congratulations on joining Qatar Foundation. Wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

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