“It makes no sense for China to have better rail

systems than us, and Singapore having better

airports than us. And we just learned that China

now has the fastest supercomputer on earth—

that used to be us.”

President Barack Obama, 11/3/10

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If You See Something, Say

Something

• Is the American dream gone?• “The Chinese seem to have

more ambition and will than we do. “

• Are we frustrated optimists?• Is our problem China?

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Ignoring Our Problems

The Big Four Challenges

1. Globalization2. (IT) revolution3. Budget deficits4. Energy consumption

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5 Pillars to Prosperity

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First Patent Act

Morrill Act of 1862

Virginia University

New Deal

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

The World Got Flatter

Connected• Competition• Connection• Collaboration

Hyper-connected• More People• More Connections• Exponential Growth

Flat World 1.0 Flat World 2.0

Jobs in Today’s Labor Market

1. Creative Creators

2. Routine Creators

3. Creative Servers

4. Routine Servers

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No one is safe.

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Square the Circle

BETTER EDUCATION

MORE INNOVATIONCREATIVE CREATORS

CREATIVE SERVERS