BTTE 4 MINDS ON FIRE -The Answer-

1. What do you mean when it is said that the world is flat?

The world is flat means that the world is going to get smaller. As compare to the spherical figure of earth geographically, it is going to flat now because of the increasing population of human beings in logical sense. The author John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler adds that world has become has also become “spikier” which means that the places that are globally competitive are those that have robust local ecosystems of resources supporting innovation and productiveness (John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler, 2010, John Seely Brown, Retrieve from http://www.johnseelybrown.com/).

Through the used of internet resources and other forms of communications, it realized the idea that the world is “flat”.

2. What is the key part of the ecosystem?

Ecosystem is the living surroundings communicated, dependents and interactive upon each other.

A key part of any such ecosystem is a well-educated workforce with the requisite competitive skills. And in a quickly changing world, these ecosystems must not only provide this workforce but also provide support for continuous education and for the ongoing creation of new ideas and skills (John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler, 2010, John Seely Brown, Retrieve from http://www.johnseelybrown.com/).

3. What are the roles or functions of the ecosystem?

The functions of the ecosystem are the following:

-Supply skilled and knowledgeable workers

-Providing support for continuous learning

-Creation of new ideas and skills

-Continuing the development of technology

These functions are necessary in continuing the life cycle of an ecosystem-the society of mankind.

4. What is your understanding about the global platform?

Global platform means the worldwide icon of pedestal, resulting from growth and evolution of the Internet and the extremely advancement of high-technology gadgets. The global platform also has vastly expanded access to all sorts of resources, information and factual knowledge including formal and informal educational equipments.

Through the advent of internet, the global pedestal reaches its climax position but the ecosystem which serves as the skeletal frame of the global pedestal is not satisfies in the current status of global-needs, but they will continue to work for another discoveries and technological advancement for the better future of mankind.