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Ten Forces That Flattened the World. 1. 11/9/89: When the Walls Came Down and the Windows Went Up. Ten Forces That Flattened the World. 2. 8/9/95-When Netscape Went Public. “Me and my computer interacting with anyone, anywhere, anytime.”. Ten Forces That Flattened the World.
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Ten Forces That Flattened the World 1. 11/9/89: When the Walls Came Down and the Windows Went Up
Ten Forces That Flattened the World 2. 8/9/95-When Netscape Went Public “Me and my computer interacting with anyone, anywhere, anytime.”
Ten Forces That Flattened the World 3. Work Flow Software “Let’s do lunch: Have your application talk to my application”.
Ten Forces That Flattened the World 4. Open-Sourcing: Software
Ten Forces That Flattened the World 5. Outsourcing 6. Offshoring
Distribution Supplier Sales Ten Forces That Flattened the World 7. Supply-Chaining Delivery 8.Insourcing
Ten Forces That Flattened the World 9. In-forming 10. The Steroids
THE TRIPLE CONVERGENCE#1 “It is the complimentary convergence of the 10 flatteners, creating this new global playing field for multiple forms of convergence.”
THE TRIPLE CONVERGENCE#2 “It takes time for all the technologies, business practices, and habits needed to get the most out of them to converge and create a new breakthrough.”
THE TRIPLE CONVERGENCE#3 “A whole new group of people walk out onto the playing field; from China, India, and the Former Soviet Union.”
What is the Impact for Education? • How do we prepare teachers? • Digital Natives versus Digital Immigrants • Integrating technology into the curriculum • Be bold, don’t be Betamax • Sustainability: replacement/upgrade costs