As the journey continues, this week we go to Vietnam. I was real surprised to read about the way the a man started a company in Cambodia, by training people to do work using computers and the data being transferred from other places via the internet. I was amazed at the creativity of this individual.
One of the continuing themes is finding a need and supplying the resources to meet these needs. The man who started a business that gave out small loans for businesses to get started. Smaller amounts than the banks would consider but enough to get someone started in their desired business. This man saw a need and found a way to provide the service.
The way the world is changing the challenge is to keep up and not just look at the needs of today but to look ahead and see what will work for the future. This type of forward thinking is something that Americans have gotten out of the habit of doing. When we, as Americans, wake up and realize the world has caught up to us and will leave us in the dust if we do not change our way of thinking.
I think this type of book, that makes you look at things differently is important to keep you in touch with what is going on in the world and how we can keep up. We need to continue to learn and excel and not sit back and be satisfied with the status quo.
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Absolutely Cheryl! This book opens your eyes. Not only has the book opened my eyes but the manner in which we've taken the course has as well. I took online courses MANY years ago. Things have changed so much. We would not have gotten as much out of this course if it had been in a classroom setting. Because it is online and forces us all to 'collaborate' online, we all can see first hand exactly how the world is changing and that we CAN be a part of it. I had never blogged before this class. In all honesty, I had never used Mercer's Blackboard either. I overheard a student talking about it last session and wondered what it was all about...but I didn't take the time to check it out. Looks like I'm going to be taking the time to check out alot of 'new' (at least to me) technologies from now on.
I think it is good that jobs can be created and kept within those countries. Why? Because it gives those that are working a way out of poverty.
The great thing about the Cambodian company is that they created a micro economy allowing others to spin off from that one. That money will help more people than we could count.
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