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The World is Flat Vocabulary for the 21 st Century

The World is Flat Vocabulary for the 21 st Century. Presented by: Sherry Snow Work-based Learning Coordinator. Changes Over the 20 th Century. World went from vertical, hierarchical structure to a horizontalization. Things flattened out.

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The World is Flat Vocabulary for the 21 st Century

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  1. The World is FlatVocabulary for the 21st Century Presented by: Sherry Snow Work-based Learning Coordinator

  2. Changes Over the 20th Century • World went from vertical, hierarchical structure to a horizontalization. Things flattened out. • To solve a problem we now look outward to who has the skills. • Brain power is global.

  3. 10 Flattening Factors • The Berlin Wall • Netscape • Work Flow Software • Open Sourcing • Outsourcing • Off shoring • Supply Chains • In sourcing • In-forming • The Steroids

  4. The Flattening Factors 1. The Berlin Wall 1989 Torn apart by citizens of East & West Berlin  Fall brought the reunification of Germany Most dramatic episodes in 20th century history Brought About • Liberation of millions • Free-market oriented governance

  5. The Flattening Factors 2. Netscape • Mid 90’s • Move from PC-based platform to Internet-based platform • First mainstream browser TRIGGERED Sharing Accessibility Imagination Sparked Internet Boom

  6. The Flattening Factors 3. Work Flow Software • Programmers created pipes and standard protocols • Sales, shipping, storage became seamless • Microsoft allowed everyone to work off the same screen and toolbar.

  7. The Flattening Factors 4. Open Sourcing Linux Shape, design, create, sell and buy things from anywhere Practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's sources Free software movement created, maintained and improved by its users No corporations needed • Prominent example of free software and of open source development • Available to the public for anyone to freely use, modify, and redistribute

  8. The Flattening Factors 5. Outsourcing delegation of jobs from internal production within a business to an external entity, such as a subcontractor a business decision that is often made to lower costs Y2K causes America and India to begin a relationship

  9. The Flattening Factors 6. Offshoring Taking a specific function of your company and running it from another place Lower labor costs and taxes, increased efficiency More competitive in global market

  10. The Flattening Factors 7. Supply Chains • Collaborating horizontally between suppliers, retailers, and customers • Adoption of common standards • Lowers border friction

  11. The Flattening Factors 8. Insourcing • Delegation of operations or jobs from production within a business to an internal 'stand-alone' entity, such as a subcontractor • Toshiba has workshops run by UPS • UPS picks up computer, repairs, sends back to you

  12. The Flattening Factors 9. Informing Access to information through creation of resources Search engines: Google, Yahoo, MSN Formed global communities Basic usage statistics: • 169,400,000 people in the United States use the internet. • 92% of internet users worldwide use Search Engines to find the sites they want. • Search engine listings are the number one way to generate traffic on websites.

  13. The Flattening Factors 10. The Steroids Digital, mobile, and virtual innovations Laptops, cell phones, VOIP, handhelds Connected the world at hyper-speed

  14. Rules to follow to flourish in the Flat World • Don’t build walls • Reach farther, faster, wider and deeper • If you’re big, act small • Learn to collaborate • Identify and strengthen your talents • Outsource to win, not to shrink

  15. The Flat World In today’s lesson, we discussed 10 forces that have led to the flattening of the world. Tonight I would like each of you to find an article in a magazine or newspaper which discusses one of the terms we talked about today. • Write a summary on the article • Share your thoughts with the class tomorrow HOMEWORK:

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