Shift Happens

Submitted By: Adam Windham

Below is a YouTube video titled “Shift Happens” that I came across recently. It illustrates a lot of issues regarding globalization, technological advancement and the exponential times we live in. It’s hard to comment too much without giving away the video, so please watch it before you read my, or anyone else’s comments.

I can’t say whether or not these facts are statistically accurate or not, and my guess would be that they’re probably not. What I got out of this video was the message that times are changing. And while the numbers might not be 100% correct, the message is clear and it really makes you think about what kind of world will we be living in 10, 15 or 20 years from now. The thing that got to me the most was the line “we are educating our kids for jobs that don’t exist, using technologies that haven’t been invented, to solve problems we don’t know are problems yet.”

We can see this effect of rapid globalization in business and how companies respond to new information and opportunities. The ones that are successful are able to adapt to change and deal with new and emerging business environments … China anyone?

I thought it was a really interesting video and welcome any comments.

5 comments April 16th, 2008