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Scott also hopes to increase “productive creativity” in the not-for-profit world through his involvement on various boards, including Cornel University’s Entrepreneurship Program and Reboot.

Scott’s education is in design, environmental economics, and business. He attended Cornel University as an undergraduate and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Scott lives and works in New York City.

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Anecdotal y, I have spoken with multiple human resources professionals within creative agencies who report that the most common reasons for quitting, as stated in exit interviews, are related to management or morale issues rather than more competitive salaries.

Our team conducted a smal investigation into this topic, known as “The Purple Santa Experiment,” the story of which is told in Appendix 2.

Godin’s MBA program is more competitive to get into than Harvard’s. It is a smal class of about ten students that experience a rather autonomous six-month education under Godin’s direction. The 99% Conference was just one of many parts of the “curriculum.” I have met a number of Godin’s students and am impressed with their intel ectual intensity and practicality. They are al emerging leaders; and I found myself envious of the experience they were having. As a recipient of a more traditional MBA from Harvard, I can say that Godin’s MBA program likely serves as a better foundation and stronger impetus for entrepreneurial success than any other top MBA program.

Michael P. Farrel , “The Life Course of a Col aborative Circle: The French Impressionists,” in
Collaborative Circles: Friendship Dynamics & Creative Work
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001), 27-67.

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