News sources are saying that Arizona is out of the recession. If that’s true, now what?
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the future. How did America get so far off from the tiny “ecosystem” we used to be? In all honesty I don’t think anyone would have even guessed that global outsourcing was a possibility when she or he developed the foundations of a capitalist society. Global trade? Yes. Global outsourcing? No. Information technology has bridged the gaps of the trade routes that were, at one point, only reachable by ships. So, instead of information taking months to transfer, it now takes seconds. The transfer of technology in today’s society is crazy. Think about it…
Right now we are in dire need of people that are willing and able to pull us out of this bear market funk our economy is currently experiencing. We need innovators and technologists to reinvent our system. We need you. What can you do to help? Well… let’s see.
Our situation has lead me to think about elementary school and all of the basic foundational things we all learned. Things like “sharing is caring” and learning to take turns with playground equipment could potentially be applied to building such a fragile economy. You might think I’m crazy but why can’t we apply these same things to rebuild our economy? I’ve put together a few steps we could all take to better our situation.
Recess! The best things about elementary school was surely recess. Now at our jobs we get a 30-minute break that isn’t even paid by most companies. Lame.
1. If someone is already using a piece of equipment find something else to do. Translated to business terms: If you spend all of your time chasing after something that everyone else has you will only get caught in a viscous cycle of no income. There is plenty of work out there for everyone. You just have to go look for the thing that no one is using.
2. If you have too many things to do during recess pass some of it along to others that are bored. I don’t like hearing from people that run small firms that they may have to shut down if things don’t change. I understand that it’s the way capitalism works and you are ultimately responsible for making a name for yourself. However, in a gloomy time such as now I would like to think that in order for you to keep competition around you need to share. If the smaller businesses go away who is going to work with start-ups entering the market to make more jobs? Most start-ups can’t afford big fancy marketing packages and fancy websites. They have to start somewhere… Why not a smaller business that can position them for an upgrade down the road?
3. After recess you have to go back in the classroom. Many experts says that the best time to continue education or learn new skills is during a recession. Go on now! What have you got to lose? If things aren’t going your way, or your losing money where you’re at, why not branch out and try something new? We need new inventions and innovations to kick start the economy. The things we have now just aren’t working.
These are just some ideas we can apply to build our fragile economy. Invest in the things that are sustainable in today’s day and age so we can build a better tomorrow.
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