Triple Convergence… And the Great Sorting Out

Triple Convergence Convergence 1 Hardware and Software coming together Hardware and Software coming together Southwest Airlines boarding passes printed on Konica multi-task printer. What examples of Convergence 1 do you see? Work Life? Work Life? Home Life? Home Life? Both? Both?

Triple Convergence Convergence II Horizontal and Vertical Convergence Horizontal and Vertical Convergence Technology converged with business practice and skills. Each reinforced each other. User Know-how Developed Material How does this top down to more horizontal convergence apply to education? Does it apply to education? How does this top down to more horizontal convergence apply to education? Does it apply to education?

Triple Convergence Convergence III New Players, New Playing Field = Developing New Processes for Horizontal Collaboration. New Players, New Playing Field = Developing New Processes for Horizontal Collaboration. 1.5 Billion people came into the Global workforce = to the entire U.S. Workforce = to the entire U.S. WorkforceZippies More than ½ Indian population under the age of 25. How does that affect the convergence? More than ½ Indian population under the age of 25. How does that affect the convergence?Questions? Do you think Americans are still innovators? Do you think Americans are still innovators? What about American Universities? What about American Universities? Competition from countries developing their own leading institutions. University in China University in China American Schools being moved to other countries. American Schools being moved to other countries. Campuses in India. Is there any change in American Society in the past that you can compare to the Triple Convergence? Is there any change in American Society in the past that you can compare to the Triple Convergence?

The Great Sorting Out Transition from: Command and Control System Value Creation Model To: Connect and Collaborate

Issues needing Sorting: India vs Indiana- Whos exploiting Whom? Where do companies stop and start? Command/Control vs. Colaborate/Connect. Multiple Identity Disorder. Who owns what? Death of a Salesman. The Great Sorting Out

India vs Indiana- Whos exploiting Whom? Who needs to benefit from collaboration? Taxpayers? Taxpayers? US Workers? US Workers? Indian Engineers? Indian Engineers? Who do you think was the winner in this story? Was anyone? Was anyone? Who lost? Who lost? The Great Sorting Out

Where do companies stop and start? IBM? Is it a US company? What do you think? Is it a US company? What do you think? What about McDonalds? What about McDonalds? Australian kids thought that KFC was an Australian company. What other companies do you know of that are more global than nation-centric? The Great Sorting Out

Command/Control vs. Collaborate/Connect Big guys do little guy things. Colin Powell doing his own research sending his own correspondence to connect with other officials around the world. Colin Powell doing his own research sending his own correspondence to connect with other officials around the world. Allows them to expect action from workers instead of research. Allows them to expect action from workers instead of research.Question? Does this apply to anything in education? Administrators, etc.? Does this apply to anything in education? Administrators, etc.? Little guy to Big Guy Little guy to Big Guy Patients go to doctors prepared with information about their ailments. Action sooner? Action sooner? Doctors and patients can collaborate more. Patients understand their disease more? Benefits, drawbacks. Doctors and patients can collaborate more. Patients understand their disease more? Benefits, drawbacks. What other collaborations can you think of? What other collaborations can you think of? The Great Sorting Out

Multiple Identity Disorder Multiple Identity Disorder Consumers Consumers Employees Employees Citizens Citizens Taxpayers Taxpayers Shareholders Shareholders WalMart vs. Costco approach WalMart vs. Costco approach With your identities which do you prefer? With your identities which do you prefer? Drugs Drugs Cheap or Safe? Cheap or Safe? The Great Sorting Out

Who owns what? Global Governance Governments keeping up with legal, illegal forms of collaboration. Governments keeping up with legal, illegal forms of collaboration. Do you think there are going to be new international laws for keeping things in line? New ruling world bodies make up these laws? New ruling world bodies make up these laws? Are there any now? Personal Property How many of you have your electronic data/property listed in your wills? How many of you have your electronic data/property listed in your wills? Should Yahoo, etc. have the right to keep this from families? Should Yahoo, etc. have the right to keep this from families? The Great Sorting Out

Death of a Salesman Human Contact Disappearing? Disappearing? Where have you lost human contact that you used to have? Where have you lost human contact that you used to have? Business and Life Human connection> Being smart Human connection> Being smart Is this still true? Is this still true?Examples? Trimming and Saving the fat. Where do you see the absence of human contact a benefit/loss in your life? Where do you see the absence of human contact a benefit/loss in your life? The Great Sorting Out

More thoughts and ideas? Do you think the world is converging faster than we can get these things sorted out? Anything else? Convergence and The Great Sorting Out

One Final thought……. Since the world is flatter, will the people on it purchase fewer hiking boots? Convergence and The Great Sorting Out