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● F set out on a journey to document the radical changes across the world
● This radical change is due to the immense growth in tech
● Opens readers eyes to a more competitive and connected world
GLOBALIZATION 1.0
GLOBALIZATION 2.0
GLOBALIZATION 3.0
● Opened the world to a democratic , free - maket oriented governance, not only
through the liberation of those under the Soviet Union
● Flung open the windows of economic freedom to Brazil, India, and China as well
● Development of PC contributed to the fall, allowed individuals to communicate more
freely and efficiently
2. 8 / 9 / 95
4. Uploading
● Internet has given individuals the ability to add their own content to the global
community
● Flipped traditional flow of info from top down model to a bottom - up model
● Growth int he open - source community
● Brings together a massive amt of coding experts that collab to develop tech
5. Outsourcing
6. Offshoring
7. Supply - Chaining
● Global supply chains allow companies to quickly communicate info between all
vendors as demand for products ebbs and flows
● allow s efficient restocking etc.
8. Insourcing
● Focus on themselves , their core competencies so that they may be able to grow
more
9. In - forming
● Search engines have been made equally available to everyone which makes info
accessible to everyone
● Enhance
❖ Uploading
❖ Outsourcing
❖ Offshoring
❖ Supply - chaining
❖ Insourcing and informing
The Great :
2. Synthesizers
3. Explainers
● Break down complex global trends into simple instructions for others to understand
easily
● Writers , journalists etc
4. Leveragers
● Ability to integrate the best of what computers can do wth the best of what
humans can do to increase productivity
5. Adaptors
6. Green People
7. Passionate Personalizers
8. Math Lovers
9. Localizers
● Workers need to adjust their skills to fall into one of the 9 categories to achieve job
security and financial prosperity
● Many traditional jobs will be coputerized
● We need to devlop our right brain , context, emotional expression and synthesis
● We need to “learn how to learn” for the growth of our right brain - know how to teach
yourself new skills and concepts
● We need the ability to navigate thru the noise ( mindless socmed ) in order to absorb
and process info
● Extreme competitive advantage is provided by : Curiosity Q + Passion Q > IQ
● With all the access that is available, opportunities are limitless, curiosity and passion
is what is needed to rise above the pack
● 3 keys to countries who will win the race to the top in a flat world:
❖ Infrastructure to connect
❖ Edu programs and knowledge skills or people to innovate
❖ Appropriate governing policies related to tax, trade laws, research and
intellectual property
● Outsourcing jobs overseas not only cuts costs but also increases efficiency to
100 %
● This results in less competitive Americans
COMPASSIONATE FLATISM