Friday, October 20, 2006

PopTech Day 2

There's a theme emerging from this year's PopTech, and it seems to be focused on the simple things in life: sharing, being honest (transparent), talking to people who are acting in ways that make community life difficult (in particular addressing religions that cause conflict), and creating an enhancing a sense of community.

Speakers so far have talked about how sharing can help our environmental challenges, how it can enhance our education, how it can strengthen our peace making efforts....

It's also interesting that the idea of transparency was discussed during Thomas Barnett's talk about our global defense future both during times of war and peace and on the other side it was talked about during the panel that discussed the future of education, and Erin McKlean's focus on lexicography.

So remember folks - no matter how complex the conversation becomes, it's important to focus on communicating, being honest and sharing with each other to enhance the global economy.

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