Chapter Reaction: Abundance, Asia, and Automation

Please comment if you would like to share your overall impression/reaction to the chapter "Abundance, Asia, and Automation."

Outsourcing

For additional background information on outsourcing, read this article from HowStuffWorks.com, including a great section on the Economics of Outsourcing. In an Opinion article in The New York Times, Thomas Friedman describes a visit to a call center in Bangalore during which he asked the question: "How can it be good for America to have all these Indians doing our white-collar jobs?" Read the article and find out the answer to Friedman's question. Share your reaction to this view of the global economy and outsourcing.

Abundance, Asia, and Automation

View the video "Did You Know 2.0." Copy and paste the link in an email to someone you know who might appreciate it. Share your reactions together. Post a comment about your reactions. Did you and your email correspondant have similar or different reactions? Why?

Abundance

View the video "Reality Check" linked on Dan Pink's blog. Did you find this video humorous? How does it resonate for you?