"How do you say 'DEAL!' in Chinese?"
Our friend and InsideWork’s South American correspondent, Glenn McMahan, provides some insight into the importance of language in today’s global economy.
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The Perfect Setting for Hope
Dan Wooldridge notes that the romanticized and consumerized modern views of Christmas obscure the raw reality of the first Christmas. But in that reality there is true hope.
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These two articles from our archives describe Christmas then and now in the context of a flat world, and present the challenges to communicating the message in a flat world.
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A great resource for podcast lessons on over 20 languages.
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The Uneven Distribution of Globalization
Thomas Friedman writes that the technological forces of globalization are making the world flat. Richard Florida's research indicates that the world is actually very spiky - that the benefits of globalization are unevenly distributed globally.
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New Vistas, Ideas, Adventure
The message of the Kingdom of God has always traveled the routes of commerce, from the time of Abraham to the early Christians to today. Learn more about how globalization has developed.
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A High School Teacher Lays Out the Challenge
Dan Wooldridge continues his challenge to the parents, educators and leaders of today to prepare our children for today's world.
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A High School Teacher Lays Out the Challenge
Dan Wooldridge calls parents, employers, educators, and church leaders to wake up to the rapid global changes happening in today's flat world.
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Thomas Friedman speaks to a network associated with Claremont McKenna College on the thesis of a flat world. Dan Wooldridge records his impressions of the speech as well as some implications for professional and personal development.
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William Wilberforce, Slavery, and Today's Global Economy
The dark side of the global economy includes a staggeringly large slave trade. The life of William Wilberforce should not only inspire us but also challenge us to complete the work of abolishing human trafficking.
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Paul Saffo reflects on the Emerging Models
Rather than one form of capitalism, most notably the American model, multiple models are developing around the world, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Each needs to be respected and critiqued with a biblical lens.
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Signal International Tackles Local Labor Shortage with Guest Workers
Increasingly businesses and nations need to develop strong local labor markets as well as legal international labor sources, especially in core industries like manufacturing, agriculture, and construction.
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Telling the Story to Our World
Dan Wooldridge explains how the first authors who chronicled the life of Christ provide a model to communicating to diverse global cultures and the next generation.
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A Christmas Meditation, Part 1
Dan Wooldridge writes that the phenomena of a flat world is not new. The global Roman Empire created a flat world that was the setting for the first Christmas.
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Preparedness in a World of Uncertainty
Dan Wooldridge writes that the new world of risk demands a shift from prediction and planning as personal and organizational drivers to preparation and adaptation.
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