Posted by 2courtneyb on November 10, 2009 at 4:34pm
Today in CWI we started watching the world is flat video. This is the second time watching this for me all tahnks to Bruns. One of the most important things I learned today is Globalization means the world shrinking to a size that doesn’t really matter. You can know something instanantly. We only got through question five today but we are finishing this tomorrow.1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?I think the “flat world” means that there is more communications between countries.2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.Globalization 1.0 was from 1492 to early 1800’s. It shrunk the world from a size large to a size medium. It was based on countries globalizing.3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.Early 1800’s to the 2000’s. This era you went global through your company. Globalization 2.0 shrunk the world from a size medium to a size small.4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.While we were sleeping Globalization 3.0 happened. It shrunk the world from a size small to a size extra small. Globalization 3.0 was from 2000 to present. This era you went through individuals globalizing.5. Why was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?The fall of the wall allowed us to see and think of the world as a single flat plain.6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.
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