The World Is Flat

The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman introduces an extremely interesting novel about globalization around the world today. I actually had the opportunity to read part of the book for my management 423- International Business course and found some of Friedman's arguments and points very interesting. This new era of globalization 3.0 has brought international collaboration to an all time high. Every day people in Atlanta are communicating with people in Japan with just a click of a button on a computer. Today it is more important than ever to expand internationally and promote the growth of not only businesses, but acceptance of other cultures around the world. The US is steadily declining as a society due to 3 main issues which are the numbers, ambition, and education gaps. The numbers gap relates to the US not having enough educated workers and engineers, ambition describes how many Americans feel entitled to a job or position instead of working hard for it, and the education gap is the fact that US schools are not properly training America's youth the be successful. In order to improve our society, Friedman lists several keys for success in a flat world. Collaborating within and between companies, putting disparate and unusual things together, the ability to explain complex concepts with simplicity, and optimizing the interface between humans and machines are all going to play an important role in the future development of our country.