Michelle Tripp: The BrandForward Blog℠ : 6 Essential Skills for Exponential Times

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:22:35 +0000

Hi Michelle, Great insights -- brilliant way of putting the amazing "Did You Know?" Video/Presentation in context! Great post; I also loved it. I have seen the "Did You Know?" video several times, have read Pulitzer-winner Tom Friedman's "The World is Flat" and his follow-up, "Hot, Flat and Crowded" and like you and others, have been thinking about what it all means. The rapid change of everything around us is complex. Your assessments of our radically changing, exponential times is quite inspiring. I agree with Stephanie's comments: "Your analysis is an exponential improvement to the source material!" Your six essential skills are right on. I particularly like #3 and #5. Tom Friedman has a very similar analysis: he calls those thinking about your six steps "super-empowered". The flattening of the World and globalization has changed, and continues to change, everything. Friedman talks about the "Flatteners" and "Triple Convergence" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Is_Flat). Your six steps is a great way to leverage the Flatteners and Convergence and thrive in a flat world. The convergence of technology, Web 2.0, rule-breaking, entrepreneurial, self-education, bonding, revolution and vision are evolving exponentially. Pretty exciting and empowering. A few things that I come across in some people I meet, however, is skepticism, negativism, resistance and apathy. Getting back to your last question: "Can you think of additional skills for becoming an Exponential Human in the Exponential Age?" . . . how about skills in reconciling those that are skeptical, negative or apathetic to becoming "exponential" or "super-empowered"? I do agree with you: "All it takes is one human, thinking exponentially" and maybe that's the answer; just something I think about in our day-to-day challenges and opportunities. Thanks again for your thought-provoking, timely, well-written analysis. The BrandForward Blog™ is a very appropriate name! Keep up the great posts! Dan

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Michelle Tripp: The BrandForward Blog℠ : 6 Essential Skills for Exponential Times