Shift Happens

I thought the video Shift Happens was interesting and pretty cool. It makes me excited for the future and amazed at how far technology has come in such a short amount of time. I think the world will adjust to all the changes that are coming in the future. There is always uncertainty with the unknown but the best advancements are made when you embrace the unknown. It will definitely be a challenge for the educational system to keep up with all the changes. The potential for new jobs not even known about yet are endless. There will be more untraditional jobs and the work experience needed by the future workforce will be very variable. I think this will make things more interesting and less mundane. The new ideas and inventions that will be developed to make life more globally interconnected and the changes in information processing and availability are improving lives today for the better. Technology sometimes takes away from the personal side of things - seeing someone in person is a lot better than on a video screen but that is better than nothing if it’s all you have. Globalization is a movement that won’t be stopped or slow down any time soon. As the video says: Shift Happens. We need to embrace change and the challenges it presents to not be left behind. Sometimes technology is good and sometimes it does not have the desired effect but you have to be excited about the possibilities and the applications because they are endless.