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Great Real Life Example of Self-Directed Learning Using Technology

Ankit Khandelwal
Ankit Khandelwal Published Sep 10, 2014
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Former Copenhagen student Ankit Khandelwal has designed his own self-study program to become a global business leader. Here, he shares the secrets of self-directed learning using technology and his program.

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Getting the general background

Newspapers/magazine readings/books:

To understand global trends, I started to read news (mostly business) from different parts of the world. Both developing (India, China, Russia, Latin America) and developed (USA, Germany) and on a weekly basis from other parts of the world. I have recently added Japan and Africa to my reading lists. In the early months, I spent 4-5 hours every day to grasp every minute detail along with their meanings in business sections.

Today, I just need 20 minutes to glance at all the news from all these regions to get a quick update of market situations around the world.

Through such readings, I have put many of the economic, finance, and strategic theories in practice to understand them in real situations. I created a knowledge database by storing important information and classified it according to different sectors. Today, just by reading a newspaper headline, I can think about its impact in multiple directions. These readings were the upgrade to my existing quick decision-making ability at the international level.

Libraries: I used the library card borrowed from my friend to use private libraries to study different business magazines. I also studied some management books to grasp some remaining fundamentals not covered through online courses or newspaper readings.

So here is where the online education kicked in:

Online education

Courses on general management:

My course list include taking courses on general management like operations, human resources, business strategy with the objective of getting a professional upgrade on my existing skills. With special interest to uncover the secrets behind the money movements in this world after 2008 financial crisis, I have taken 5-6 courses in Economics. I have also given special emphasis to new market trends and studied more about Mergers & Acquisitions, design thinking, and data analytics.

Courses on Future trends/interdisciplinary aspects:

– Urban Planning/Future cities: I was observing this trend from a long time and directly involved in it through competitions. The majority of the world’s population is going to live in cities in future, so understanding more about city planning can definitely help a future manager.
– Demographic changes: From the course Latin American Migration, I have tried to observe changes migration bring to any nation. Future population is going to be very mobile, very aged in some countries and having mixed ethnicity due to mass migration. Some regions of the world are experiencing high population growth going to offer opportunities as well as challenges. Knowledge of such trends can help in better planning.
– Environmental law & Policy: The environment is going to be involved in every big project of future. Using my engineering knowledge, I have tried to understand basics of laws and policy in this field. It will be helpful in dealing with conflicting interest scenarios of future.
– Disaster preparedness: Natural disasters are occurring more frequently than before and already affected many businesses in recent years. I gained knowledge on how to face such challenges.
– Functioning of EU/Public policy: The EU is most complex governmental organization in the world. Using my experience of EU Open Days, I have extensively studied different policies and get an overview of functioning of EU in general. It will be helpful in understanding other world organizations and their working mechanisms.
– Trade negotiations/law: Trade agreements and trade disputes are very common today. For any firm engaged in multinational cooperation, knowing basics of this area can be helpful. I have studied these to get a good overview in preparing myself to handle such situations.

Becoming more globalized

It is still not clear what exactly globalization means and how a person can become more globalized. I used my own thoughts and tried to expand my knowledge base to be in a position to conversation anywhere, work anywhere and live anywhere. These ideas came from my positive experiences of living in Denmark.

Studying culture:

There is no single definition of how to define a ‘culture’. But in my view, the combination of studying history, geography, festivals, economic conditions, likes & dislikes, local customs, social structure etc. can make you slightly more culturally sensitive even without living in that place.

I have tested this methodology while staying in Denmark. Following similar methods, I have spent past two years studying China, Russia, Latin America, Middle East and Japan and added more knowledge to my previously gained experience of Europe and North America. I have communicated with native people to know more about their countries. I have learned the flags of all the different countries.

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