Navigating A ‘Global’ World:

Preparing for the JourneyHarry I. Chernotsky

GIASUNC Charlotte

(NC, USA)www.gias.uncc.edu

Navegando Un Mondo Global:

Preparando El Viaje

Harry I. ChernotskyGIAS

UNC Charlotte(NC, USA)

www.gias.uncc.edu

A World of Bordersun mundo de fronteras

Geographic Bordersfronteras geográficas

• Physical World el mundo físico

– how & where settle– degree of

interaction

The Physical World:Can We Sustain It?

¿SOSTENER?

Political Bordersfronteras políticas

• Political World el mundo

político

– States/Countries • Territory• Population• Governments• Recognition

¿CONTROLAR?

The Political World:Can We Control It?

Economic Bordersfronteras econόmicas

• Economic World el mundo econόmico

• Markets• exchange of

• goods• services• capital• people

¿ENRIQUECER?

The Economic World:Can We Enrich It?

Socio-Cultural Bordersfronteras socio-culturales

• Identity World el mundo

identitario

– Classes/Nations• Language• Religion• Ethnicity• Economic Status• Historical Roots

¿PRESERVAR?

The Identity World:Can We Preserve It?

Understanding Our Changing World:Crossing Global Borders

BORDER ISSUES DISCIPLINE

Geographic Sustainability Geography

Political Security Political Science

Economic Prosperity Economics

Social/Cultural Identity Anthropology/Sociology

Cruzando Fronteras

Globalizaciόn

Agent of Change:Globalization

WHAT ISGLOBALIZATION?

Interdependence and Integration interdependencia e integraciόn

--- networks & relationships

--- compression of time & space

“how people act in the world influenced by how they think about the world.”

THE DEFINING TRAITel rasgo definitivo

THE DEFINING IDEAla idea definitiva

Free Market Capitalism … Neo-Liberalism

capitalismo de libre mercado … neo-liberalismo Openness …apertura Deregulation …desregulaciόn Privatization …privatizaciόn

* “The Golden Straitjacket” (Friedman)

camisa de fuerza dorada

THE DEFINING CULTUREla cultura definitiva

Americanization/Homogenization

SOURCES OF POWERfuentes de poder

Globalization:The Up Side (beneficios)

Growth Jobs Technology Living Conditions New Ways of Thinking

Globalization:The Down Side (problemas)

Uneven Growth Job Displacement Increasing Inequality Loss of Identity Loss of Autonomy

Is Globalization New (nueva) ?

Globalization Today

The Big Difference?

farther…deeper…faster… cheaper… than ever before

más: lejos, ancho, rápido, barato

and …

It’s a lot more difficult to control mucho más dificil controlar

So…. how do I prepare

for my journey through

this world?

1. Automation/Technology …automatización/tecnología

2. Changes in the Workplace …. lugar de trabajo

Less Hierarchy and Supervision … menos jerarquía More Autonomy and Responsibility …. más responsabilidad Less Predictability and Stability …. menos predecible

3. Globalization … globalización

Working in the 21st Century World:Key Developments

1. Hollowing Out of Existing Jobs …menos puestos de trabajo

Outsourced ($); Replaced (technology)

2. Expansion of Virtual Work …trabajo virtual The World is Getting “Flatter”

3. The Rise of Transnational People …personas transnacionales

Relocate swiftly Communicate cross-culturally

Globalization of Work & People:Key Competitive Challenges

Foundational Knowledge … erudición

Practical Literacies … alfabetismo Reading & Mathematical Science & Technological Civic

21st Century Competency Skillshabilidades competentes

The Four C’s

Working in the 21st Century World :Getting Yourself Prepared

1. CRITICAL THINKING …. pensamiento crítico

2. COMMUNICATION …. comunicación

3. COLLABORATION …. colaboración

4. CREATIVITY …. creatividad

Skills for the 21st Century:The Four C’s

Go forth … salid

Be happy … sed feliz

Be productive … sed productivo

But remember …… pero acuerda

Ciudadanotu eres el cambio que del quieres ver en el mundo Mundo