Thomas Friedman has some very interesting thoughts on globalization and in his words, the "flattening" of the earth. His book, "The World is Flat" discusses a number of concepts that pertain to the spread of innovation as well as the globalization of technology and competition.
Wired Magazine has a summary that presents some of the concepts in an article "Why the World is Flat".
What do you think about these concepts?
How do they apply to the subject of "Technological Innovation"?
Is the world becomming flat, or is it already?
Gene A. Wright
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I like Adam T. find the quote “Finish you homework. People in India and China are starving for your job,”. This is very true. GE Healthcare is moving many engineering design jobs to India. I only see this increasing and I think someday in the near future they will have my job too.
As for kids today they are going to find it really tough out there. With change happening quickly and all the open doors of communication such as cell phones and the Internet kids will need to change. Soon a high school diploma will be useless. Parents as well as communities need to really start evaluating the school structure and how schools operate. Today’s U.S. kids are not being prepared for what is out there.
RB
Of the ten great levelers selected by Friedman only one is change to a physical location, the remaining are all ideas and concepts that have transformed the way the workplace operates. As we are improving our abilities to communicate with the entire world, the young are believe that they are learning that it won’t take much to accomplish “work” in the future. It is less likely that those in the workforce today feel that they are as entitled as the children who are growing up in our society and are entitled to everything. Hopefully the ones that understand the realities of life and the flatting world will be the smart ones that keep us shining.
akk
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