46th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS), Shanghai, P.R. China, August 2-6, 2002.
Monday, August 5, 2002, 2:45 p.m., Human Systems Inquiry Track
This digest was created in real-time during the meeting, based on the speaker's presentation(s) and comments from the audience. These should not be viewed as official transcripts of the meeting, but only as an interpretation by a single individual. Lapses, grammatical errors, and typing mistakes may not have been corrected. Questions about content should be directed to the originator. These notes have been contributed by David Ing (daviding@systemicbusiness.org) at the IBM Advanced Business Institute ( http://www.ibm.com/abi ).
Bachelor in International Relations, working in the international business world
As well as economic approach, should consider more holism with culture
Commerce and trade:
Rapid change in the 21st century
Immigration in the U.S., influence culture and viewpoints
Post-isolationism and world wars
Technology and communications spread information
Increase in transportation and travel
Growth in world tourism
Trade: American output measured in tons is no more than 20 years ago, but value has grown.
Influences:
Can we predict future opportunities for world trade?
Summary: countries that interact the most have an opportunity for global demand
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