Thomas Friedman, Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times, delivered a Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) Distinguished Lecture on the subject of “The World is Flat 3.0.” The lecture was an extension of the themes in his 2005 book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century.
QUESTIONS: 1) What are the primary drivers that Friedman says are “flattening” the world? [1-2 paragraphs]
2) What constitutes the “Right Stuff” that Friedman believes will help individuals to do better in this increasingly “Flattened” world? [2-3 paragraphs
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