在MIT Sloan交换期间，最初开学的一堂创业课上，教授一上来就做了一个调研，很寻常的一个beginning，但是触及我心灵的是他提出的问题“Do you want to change the world？Please put your hands up！” 这个问题如此简单，却又如此触及我的心灵，义务教育九年，高中三年，大学五年，研究生五年，在国内我接受了足足二十二年的教育，自诩很多疑难问题都可以从容回答，可是这个问题不但无法回答，而且是一道从未出现过的“新题型”，因为没有老师问过我，或者说也没有人在意。当时许多身边的国外同学都积极举手，并且进一步阐明他或者她想过改变世界，什么时候想的，怎么改变的都说的清清楚楚。我想这就是不同的教育背景所带来的最大的不同，也让我深信不枉此行了。

Much of the course work in IE Business is done in the small study groups, emphasizing the importance of teamwork and cross cultural communication. By rule no more than two students can be from the same country or share the same professional background. Lectures occur throughout the day, and are largely based on cases previously assigned. Class discussion in paramount to the learning experience, often surrounding various aspects of the case. Cases typically have both qualitative and quantitative dimensions, asking student to take a holistic and thorough approach in analyzing the problem.