Welcome!

Barry Brownstein Ph.D.

Professor of Economics

CSX Distinguished Professor of Leadership

Merrick School of Business

University of Baltimore

bbrownstein@ubalt.edu

"The world we have made, as a result of the level of thinking we have done so far creates problems we cannot solve at the same level which we created them."- Albert Einstein

My teaching and research is dedicated to increasing our understanding of the world we live in and our own mental models about the the world.  Some futurists have made the astonishing prediction that the ratio of our current important knowledge to that of important knowledge in the year 2050 is only 3%. As the pace of change in technology increases, our need in business and in our personal lives to innovate and change is increasing at a breathtaking pace. 

Along with rapid change comes the questioning of current paradigms about how the world works. In business rapid change is overthrowing the Newtonian world where all operates like an orderly machine. This world of management by design is ending as quickly as technology's growth rate becomes more exponential. It is ending because human design can not adopt to change as quickly as decentralized trial and error.

An understanding of the need for change along with the realization that knowledge is by its nature decentralized should engender a feeling of humility toward the learning process. The Einstein quote  points out that only through humility can we solve problems and grow as human beings.  Like this learning process and like the Web itself my teaching and research is intended to be always in process. I always welcome your comments and suggestions.