Think Globally

Posted by Pixelhead

This was originally posted on Not For Slaves in the post Why Professionals Need to Compete Globally. The slideshow offers up some statistics that really make you think.

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Be sure to visit the original post on NotForslaves because the rest of the post is equally thought provoking.

What do you think?

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Written by Pixelhead on April 29th, 2008 with 17 comments.
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New Homes Phoenix
#1. April 29th, 2008, at 5:21 PM.

What an incredible power point. It defiantly makes you think. I mean really where are we headed.

Pixelhead
#2. April 29th, 2008, at 5:36 PM.

Just today I got shouted a Digg for an article about India becoming the Next Super power. With such a large population it does make sense.

jacl
#3. April 29th, 2008, at 5:59 PM.

WoW! That slide show offers statistics that really make you think! I know that after the devastation from the earthquake-driven waves in Southeast Asia in 2004, I really felt for the people who were affected. But I also wondered out loud to a friend that we needed to keep up with technology because we had just given an enormous technological boost to those countries that will be felt in the years ahead. The US and the older developed nations are still paying for the cost of technological advances that we have slowly developed while the rest of the world can “leap” ahead to take advantage of the newest technologies, as long as they can afford it.

In the past, the US was able to attract immigrants that have helped this country develop, causing a “brain drain” from the other nations. But now, with increased globalization, people don’t always need to immigrate to achieve a better life. For us to remain ahead of the pack, we will need to re-focus our priorities. It’s not just people that make the difference, it’s the elements in our culture that encourages risk and innovation that is important too.

Pixelhead
#4. April 29th, 2008, at 6:21 PM.

jacl, As the originating post said, you no longer need to travel out of your country to be seen as a viable candidate for many positions. As Klaus said,”Trust is the currency of the 21st century, and your network is your bank.”

jacl
#5. April 30th, 2008, at 1:26 AM.

Just found an updated version on YouTube with more food for thought.

http://www.youtube.com/user/durangowrangler

Lots of challenges ahead. We’ll need lots of imagination and courage to seek new ways to do things while redefining ourselves in order to meet them. It’s a bit overwhelming for me when I saw the video. I haven’t come to the point to view the world as full of exciting possibilities as many younger people do. I need to change and refocus…

Klaus
#6. April 30th, 2008, at 7:40 AM.

Hello Pixelhead,
it is really amazing how small the world gets in the 21th century - “next door ” could be the other side of the world. But still the same mechanics apply - people tend to prefer to interact and work with otheres they know and trust.
Best regards,
Klaus

Nicole Price
#7. April 30th, 2008, at 3:54 PM.

Both the original post and the slide presentation are mind boggling. The rate of change is unprecedented and unless we gear ourselves up to that pace, we will be left behind. It is also scary!

Pixelhead
#8. April 30th, 2008, at 7:00 PM.

Jacl, thanks that is a great video too.

Klaus, thanks for writing the first post and stopping by to comment.

Nicole, there may be very little we can do about the shift. But as individuals we can embrace the shift and look to do more business in China and India. Two huge markets to tap or be tapped by.

John Walters
#9. May 1st, 2008, at 5:54 PM.

Well it’s good to find out that I am insignificant.

Interesting fact, there is more data in transmission in the world that can be stored!

Technology is developing at an exponential rate.

Once China and India become superpowers it will be Africa and South America which become the Chinas and Indias of their times. It appears people=power.

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#10. May 3rd, 2008, at 7:02 PM.

I have seen a video containing these fact on YouTube a year ago or so. Still fascinating though.

Eva White
#11. May 5th, 2008, at 11:24 AM.

Mind blowing presentation. It’s scary and makes me think, I just can’t get it off my mind.

geekgurl
#12. May 6th, 2008, at 2:25 AM.

Today’s world pace is faster every day. changes in the technologies are affecting our lifes every single seconds. (Go and take a look at my bog, i posted an article with a video describing a creepy bio technology that implements neurones in the proessing of a CPU.) Third world countries are now developping faster than we do. when we say shif happens… it’s more than true. We are the soon to be underdevelopped countries (north and south america.). If we dont do something fast, america will fall from grace.

Asia’h Epperson
#13. May 7th, 2008, at 4:18 AM.

Going by the birth rate in the slide, India will overtake china pretty soon in population. That’s pretty interesting.

Victor Real Estate
#14. May 13th, 2008, at 9:32 PM.

These facts are pretty cool. I can see India becoming the next world super power considering their population.
http://thepondsinvictor.com

Jag
#15. May 14th, 2008, at 8:40 PM.

Wow.

Nice. Powerful. That really made me think.

We are really in an age of exponential growth. China and India are gonna be fueling the world’s development. They are the future.

Jag

Phyllis V
#16. May 20th, 2008, at 4:57 PM.

Wow, what a provocative piece. It is true though, I see that in my bidding for jobs online. Thanks for the information.

Top Rated
#17. May 28th, 2008, at 5:27 PM.

That’s a lot of dizzying information. Part of me wants to just go and hide under a rock . . . but the other part finds it truly amazing. These are indeed exciting times we live in. I didn’t realize that India was growing faster than China. Probably because they don’t have the one child per family rule.

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