Sorry it has taken me a little while to get back to blogging, but I just returned from a trip to Las Vegas where I gave a presentation, went to a conference, and generally had a good time. Yes, good....not great. It was a little different this time. Service people weren't nearly as friendly, and the casinos were about half full. When I enquired about this the person at the front desk informed me that the economy has taken a real toll on jobs and real estate in the town. Fewer people are visiting "Sin City" and those that are just aren't spending what they use to...I know I wasn't.
It got me to thinking about technology and the economy....yes, it really did. As I sat in the sports bar watching the Chiefs lose again and enjoying an adult beverage I got to thinking about technology, and if all this neat stuff we can do with mass collaboration has cost our country too many jobs?
I know that due to technology some of the customer service jobs that use to be done here are now in countries like India. So are some of the tax preparation, drafting, and other jobs that require more science than art. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining...just making an observation.
We're being out done by countries that can do the business faster, cheaper, and smarter. Daniel Pink noted this in the book "A Whole New Mind" and although he wasn't right about everything (who ever is?), he was right about many things. Regardless, globaliztion is here to stay, and our economy and businesses must learn to embrass it or die.
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The whole thing about globalization and jobs moving to India, I think is a good thing. This is how I look at it: the jobs being "lost" in the US are being replaced by jobs in India. So in terms of social benefit and good (as the entire human race, versus just USA), the social benefit of increase in jobs in India compensates for (if not exceeds) the social disadvantage of job loss in the US.
Also, we must remember how this globalization and outsourcing has boosted India's economy and progress like never before.
I am not saying that the US economy and job market being hurt by outsourcing is a good thing. All I am saying is that since unemployment and economic hardship must exist in the world (due to limited resources), we as the human race are better off sharing these problems in a more balanced proportion across borders and seas. And outsourcing and globalization are helping align this balance.
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