On March 31 we were pleased to hear from Pat Milligan from the UVU business program. He has previously worked for Game Stop and Kraft Foods and did the brand management for the Oreo cookie when it was 100 years old. For a part of the capstone project at UVU the students worked with businesses in Germany. German businesses are masters of planning. Pat helps his students understand all of the small details that make German businesses, like Mercedes-Benz, run phenomenally well. At the UVU Smart Lab they even use a unique technology called electroencephalography (EEG) that tracks the emotions of test clients in order to provide feedback on how customers react to adds. To find out more about this ingenious technology, watch this Youtube video.
Sven Wilson visits Rotary
Our speaker this week was Sven Wilson, professor and chair of the Political Science Department at BYU. Sven is also the visionary and founder of the Character First movement as highlighted on the Doug Wright show on KSL radio . For this week's meeting, Sven focused his thoughts on rejecting the populist movement circulating in today's politics and spoke about the necessity of a strong leader who shows compassion and isn't afraid to admit when he or she is wrong. Just another way to keep politics civil and promote goodwill in all aspects of life.