Why Age of Transformation? Like the creation of Ministry of
Innovation or Ministry of Happiness,soon,
added as new classification to the national wealth measurement charts amongst
the 200 nations “The Ministry of Critical Thinking; mandated to measure its
national ‘rate’ of human-transformation into futurism and creating skilled-citizenry
with innovative performance based on critical thinking” This powerful value add to national capability on economic
development fronts while discovering hidden human assets of productivity and
attracting foreign direct investments. National leaderships hard pressed to
demonstrate such scaling will have to make new policies on critical thinking
across the nation. In the 80s highest numbers of MBA within a nation were such attractive
measurements. Starting 2020 uplifting citizens to superior and productive performances
to cope with future or have restless citizenry turn into mob and chaos.
Counting and mounting steps is what education can teach you,
swinging on ropes what practice will train you, but somersaults without the
net, demands critical thinking; running businesses are the flying acts of
trapeze, deeply hidden inside in search of key on self-discovery journey, waiting to get
liberated and dazzling performances. After a lost decade on such talent-advancement
fronts deeper understanding such topic urgently needed. The world is changing
fast is no longer a cliché, it’ now a warning. Smart counties focused in helping
citizenry against onslaught of AI robotization.
Elements of Critical Thinker: In order to form a judgment about
anything some analysis of facts are critically necessary in that pursuit. It is
complex and difficult, demands rationality, unbiased analysis and study of
facts. The beauty of this craft hidden being independently free, open to
anyone, as part of self-discovery, self-directed-optimization and
self-monitored-disciplines based on self-corrective thought. Here there are no
criteria, no entrance exam, no fees and no degrees, all about just being a
critical thinker to walk a better path on the planet. Such thinking also leads
to command and clarity of communication and narratives of higher order with
standards of excellence.
Historically speaking, this 2500 year topic dating back to
Socrates ironically needed as a survival strategy for today when artificial
intelligence finally starts overtaking our artificially structured economic
models challenging national leaderships. In broad strokes how comfortable are
we about our advancements as mankind and what measures should we apply to get
even much higher. This is a dawn of a new era based on deeper thinking for
higher achievements to demonstrate harmony, diversity and tolerance. Anyone can
develop critical thinking. Anyone can be an entrepreneur. Anyone is free to
choose a path. Entrepreneurs display the highest clarity and rational of their
pursuits. Review 100 books on business of our times, start a bonfire when
becomes necessary.
Why Critical thinking and Entrepreneurialism; on the superior front of economic
growth, the art of turning minimum resources and into maximum output, backbone
of entrepreneurialism, called out of box for being unheard ideas with unseen
execution, labeled as crazy for being persistent against all odds and sometimes
nonsensical for being mysterious-cause-driven and not typical greed displayed
as outlandish success. Observe the difference and study last 100 great
entrepreneurs.
Why Reset the Future: Perhaps no need to blame, time to efficiently
reset the future; critical thinking an extremely essential trajectory and
necessary to allow the last lost decade teach us some real valuable
transformation models.
Caution: As the term ‘critical thinking’ becomes a
popular academic therapy with a portable couch and painless remedy for HR teams,
on the economic fronts, let’s isolate and declare real entrepreneurialism as
safety net of the future economic models and required thinking to pursue such
advancements. National agenda to mobilize working citizenry must come about to
create transformation; avoid mental health and depressions issues out of fear
of artificial intelligence. AI will play a very powerful role in the future but
limited or unskilled over time are the most fearful. Identify the difference
and study why artificial intelligence is
artificial ignorance
Understanding the transformation of human
performance: Like an
unstoppable tidal wave, all over the world, massive robotization and artificial
intelligence driving forces will replace a billion once high value middle and
senior level white collar workers. This happened when factory floors automated.
This time the targets are shinny office towers and downtown cores. Any mishap
may turn into chaos, as these once highly skilled workers will be far more
difficult unlike the old manufacturing workers lost in the crowd. Study the
rise and fall of WeWork
Imagine; National economies having deployment ready
mobilization to transform masses to higher levels of performance on
entrepreneurial learning grounds. When such deployments are self-generating
imagine the impact across 50-100 countries.
Imagine; Midsize
business economy of the nation transformed with new thinking, independent and
confident to maximize the free flow of new technologies, robotization, and
artificial intelligence, creating grassroots prosperity via their own
enterprises of sorts, with local or exportable models balancing local growth
and prosperity.
Imagine; Nations that already missed the Third
Industrial Revolution would leap-frog, by-passing all and energize its working
citizenry to superior performance fitting highly automated and digital platform
world.
Imagine; There are 11,000 Chamber with combined 45
million members across the world, how big an impact will they make on digital
platforms and bounce on global markets. The future of Chambers of Commerce is a
hot topic and new technologies are going to transform them. What’s required are
institutional dialogue and answers on role of major national trading blocks and
gate keepers of midsize business economy to come full circle on these new
thinking? Authoritative, bold national scale Round-table discussions a good
start. Study very closely as massive transformation already underway.
Three key areas digitization and advanced
strategies; how
digital advancements balanced with humanization will uplift common citizen to
better performers. How simultaneous digital transformation will make its impact
in synchronized fashion. How entire nation mobilized in a highly motivated
style creating harmonious environments with parallel responses to
entrepreneurial movements. Study platform economies and
entrepreneurialism.
Understanding National Entrepreneurialism: the most neglected are the national
entrepreneurial talents scattered across the unknown regions within national
boundaries, their earlier dreams and spirits stolen later blocked at every
stage but now opened as only resort to uplift such talents and combine their
ideas with technologies and global access on platform economies.
Caution: Just as if wearing a lab-coat does not make a
doctor similar rule MUST apply to entrepreneurialism, academic institutions
needs massive adjustments to differentiate new thinking as outdated MBA mounts.
Find truth and study deeply Fake
Entrepreneurialism.
Understanding Exportability: Without exports nations are doomed;
without the export promotion bureaus and agencies local exporters are doomed;
without exporting there is no foreign exchange. Without foreign exchange
national economy slips, restless citizenry starts growing. Unless ultra-modern
global-age savvy and platform economy centric the export promotions bureaus of
the world become the lingering exports will become troublesome, nation by
nation, country by country, mostly damaging their own national image and economies,
hurting their own local exporters and equally creating a poor image for
themselves becoming irrelevant. Observe the difference and study
trade-wars and skills-wars
Understanding Grassroots prosperity: Imagine abundance of local grassroots
prosperity now waiting national mobilization of hidden talents of
entrepreneurialism on platform economies. This is the new frontier; this
requires all elements of critical thinking on one side massive transformation
to uplift citizenry and parallel mobilization of entrepreneurialism on other to
create innovative excellence and exportability all in simultaneous
synchronization. Mastery of such topics is easier via critical thinking.
Beneficiaries: The new and emerging talents are hidden and
untapped amongst workforces and national entrepreneurial energies trapped in
outdated policies ready for global challenges, making working citizenry the top
beneficiaries. Political leadership ready to shine with such advances
Enemies: The same forces that gripped the last decade,
the same silence that ignored opportunities will play the same wait and see
game. Unchanged they remain comfortable.
Adjustments: Use master blueprints on how to manage and
systematically advance large number of once qualified people to higher ground
of critical thinking, global-age skills, lifelong learning and
entrepreneurialism on platform economies; such national mobilization are
execution starved and not necessarily funding dependent. 2020 debates and
discussions must acquire consensus before human endurance and performance issues
become new crisis of sorts entangled with artificial intelligence and massive
automation of senior level office work.
What are
your local priorities and what urgent help would you require?
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Tesla stands to make significant gains under a Trump administration with the threat of diminished subsidies for alternative energy and electric vehicles doing the most harm to smaller competitors. Trump’s plans for extensive tariffs on Chinese imports make it less likely that Chinese EVs will be sold in bulk in the U.S. anytime soon.
“Tesla has the scale and scope that is unmatched,” said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, in a note to investors. “This dynamic could give Musk and Tesla a clear competitive advantage in a non-EV subsidy environment, coupled by likely higher China tariffs that would continue to push away cheaper Chinese EV players.”
Tesla shares jumped 14.8% Wednesday while shares of rival electric vehicle makers tumbled. Nio, based in Shanghai, fell 5.3%. Shares of electric truck maker Rivian dropped 8.3% and Lucid Group fell 5.3%.
Tesla dominates sales of electric vehicles in the U.S, with 48.9% in market share through the middle of 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Subsidies for clean energy are part of the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022. It included tax credits for manufacturing, along with tax credits for consumers of electric vehicles.
Musk was one of Trump’s biggest donors, spending at least $119 million mobilizing Trump’s supporters to back the Republican nominee. He also pledged to give away $1 million a day to voters signing a petition for his political action committee.
In some ways, it has been a rocky year for Tesla, with sales and profit declining through the first half of the year. Profit did rise 17.3% in the third quarter.
The U.S. opened an investigation into the company’s “Full Self-Driving” system after reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian. The investigation covers roughly 2.4 million Teslas from the 2016 through 2024 model years.
And investors sent company shares tumbling last month after Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, seeing not much progress at Tesla on autonomous vehicles while other companies have been making notable progress.
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in base metal and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 103.40 points at 24,542.48.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 192.31 points at 42,932.73. The S&P 500 index was up 7.14 points at 5,822.40, while the Nasdaq composite was down 9.03 points at 18,306.56.
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.61 cents US compared with 72.44 cents US on Tuesday.
The November crude oil contract was down 71 cents at US$69.87 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was down eight cents at US$2.42 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$7.20 at US$2,686.10 an ounce and the December copper contract was up a penny at US$4.35 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2024.
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up more than 200 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were also headed higher.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 205.86 points at 24,508.12.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 336.62 points at 42,790.74. The S&P 500 index was up 34.19 points at 5,814.24, while the Nasdaq composite was up 60.27 points at 18.342.32.
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.61 cents US compared with 72.71 cents US on Thursday.
The November crude oil contract was down 15 cents at US$75.70 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was down two cents at US$2.65 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down US$29.60 at US$2,668.90 an ounce and the December copper contract was up four cents at US$4.47 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2024.
