MBA programs are underwritten by large companies and they succeed at producing future employees of large companies. In that regard, they are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing.

But, to the extent that I cannot solve MY problem with the same thinking I used when I created it, you're right. We need the fresh air that comes from others to see things in other ways.

Thinking like others is ok for things that are not important to you.

I believe in labeling things.

However, there's nothing more inspiring than a company that does solve problems and those problems are captured as part of a larger story.

By the time I entered this prestigious high school, my interest in formal education had already been exhausted.

While I did complete high school, I would have to say that it was by the skin of my teeth. My education ever since then has been one that I got "on the job" and I consider myself a very well-educated person at this point!