By far, the most interesting thing that I learned was ten flatteners. “The World is flat,” is something that I never really thought about or gave consideration to. After learning about the ten flatteners it really made me think about what I just had read. They provoke a new and more complex way to view the world around us. They are simple and otherwise arbitrary events that, for the most part, we all know about, but they are all put together it really shows how much “flatter.” The world seems. Along with this, the three parts to the globalization of the world really capture the essence of the flatteners. The three steps are an intriguing way to view our past and how it is similar yet, different to the world today.
Insourcing is listed as one of the ten flatteners and is a prime example of how the world is flat. It is when a company performs services on behalf of another company. UPS is a leader in the insourcing realm. This artice http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/ford-to-insource-work-to-rawsonville-plant-retain-750-jobs/ is describing that Ford is insourcing some of their production from the Rawsonville plant, and in doing so, they are creating 750 more jobs.
This knowledge may not help me in my professional life but it did give me a different way to view the world; a more insightful way. Which I presume in turn does affect the way I will think upon entrance in the professional world. It helps me see the big picture. These events all contribute to the way we operate as a society today. Things are becoming quicker, and closer without really changing the physical characteristics of things. This deeper undertstanding and thinking can really benefit me when I get a job and have to deal with tough tasks.
Overall, my learning increased in this class and am very fortunate to have learned the things that were illustrated to me.
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I completely agree with Danny on this topic that he chose to write about. I believe that while the Ten Flatteners may not have the largest effect on our future professional life, it will have a positive effect on the way that I know I will operate my business way of life in the future.
The one thing that I did not truly realize is the efforts being made by many American companies to try and promote the creation of jobs, as well as more production in the United States. It was very interesting to read about Ford's own way of insourcing their products, in order to not only better themselves, but also try and improve the way of American jobs as well. It was a great article to read, as well as the insightful of our the possible future creation of jobs as my time in college ends as well.
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