Global change

global economic changes and changing technologies.

These are some of the slides from Ruth Tearle's presentation on how the world is changing, how markets and competition are changing, and how world class companies are changing their strategies in this new age. Updated every six months, this talk is ideal for strategy conferences, or for preparing an organization for change.

This talk was last updated in 2007

Our changing world

	Structure	Synergy
Global Economy	East vs the West Isolation. National boundaries Economic monopolies of developed countries Communism, capitalism or socialism.	Global competition for jobs, skills, customers and investments. Regionalisation. Cooperation between governments and public/private. Democracy. Market economies.
Knowledge	Separation of fields of knowledge. Mentors Business is a science.	Merging of knowledge fields. Instant access and sharing of global information - blogs, youtube, wikis. Mentor up programs. Leadership, knowledge, creativity and wisdom.

Changing technologies

	Structure	Synergy
What technology is used for.	Personal productivity	Sharing knowledge and experience between divisions, companies, customers, suppliers and between devices and disciplines.
Media	Analogue technology	Digital. Global information. Integrated devices: cell phones, cameras, organisers, videos, emails and consumer goods.
Impact of technology on industry structures	Companies and industries are separate. Known competition.	We're all part of a digital network. Can't separate customers and suppliers. Physical and virtual worlds.
Value of information	Seen as a cost/resource. Shared on a need to know basis	Information and knowledge: Tools to: add value and convenience a source of creativity organisational glue available instantly to everyone easy to share.