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The World is The World is FlatFlat

The Natives are The Natives are RestlessRestless

The World Is The World Is FlatFlatThomas FriedmanThomas Friedman

3 Great Eras of 3 Great Eras of GlobalizationGlobalization

Globalization Globalization 1.01.0 1492-18001492-1800

Globalization Globalization 2.02.01800-20001800-2000

Globalization Globalization 3.03.02000-2000-

Countries & GovernmentsCountries & Governments 1.01.0

CompaniesCompanies 2.02.0

IndividualsIndividuals 3.03.0

Command & ControlCommand & Control

vs.vs.

Connect & CollaborateConnect & Collaborate

The The 1010 Flatteners Flatteners

11/9/11/9/8989 Berlin Wall & Windows Berlin Wall & Windows

8/9/8/9/9595 Netscape Netscape

Work Flow Work Flow SoftwareSoftware

OpenOpen Sourcing Sourcing

OutOutsourcingsourcing

OffOff Shoring Shoring

Supply Supply ChainingChaining

InIn Sourcing Sourcing

InIn forming forming

The The SteriodsSteriods

African ProverbAfrican Proverb

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.

It knows it must run faster It knows it must run faster

than the fastest lion or it will be killed.than the fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.Every morning a lion wakes up.

It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle

or it will starve to death.or it will starve to death.

It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.

When the sun comes up, When the sun comes up, you better start runningyou better start running..

Even if you’re on the right track, if Even if you’re on the right track, if you’re not moving, you’re not moving, you’ll get run you’ll get run overover..

~Will Rogers~Will Rogers

QuietQuiet Crisis Crisis

The The NumbersNumbers Gap Gap

It takes It takes 1515 years years

The The AmbitionAmbition Gap Gap

The The EducationEducation Gap Gap

What about the What about the NativesNatives??

What are What are youryour kids doing? kids doing?

EngageEngagement!ment!

What can we do to engage the What can we do to engage the Digital NativesDigital Natives??

What are What are youyou doing doing to learn the language?to learn the language?

The The NativesNatives are getting are getting restless!restless!

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