Quotes from Chapter 3 "You Majored in What?"

“The global thinker understands that our worlds are enhanced by appreciating, valuing, and incorporating ideas from other countries and cultures.”

I have to look at it in business perspective of the global mindset. In business world, one has to be global thinker. He or she has to study other cultures in order to relate to them and learn their cultures to form a joint venture. The languages are also even more essential to form a relationship because speaking one’s native language connects between two cultures deeply when comes forming a joint ventures. As a matter of fact, now the world is becoming more and more technologically advanced, and it is becoming more interconnected every day, so to think globally is very important.  Is this case, Brook’s point is valuable because her statement makes me realize that understanding other cultures is paramount in today’s business world. Also, U.S. and E.U. has been becoming more and more diversified. Most of the workplaces are diversified. In addition, in every profession there is diversity, and each of them has different beliefs and values. Thus, I believe, appreciating and incorporating with different cultures brings us together as a one world.

 “Good collaborators know that our thinking expands into new areas when we work with and listen to others”. This statement is an inspirational to me because being a collaborator is a fundamental value within the society. I agree with Brook’s statement that when we are cooperative and collaborative, we become open minded and expand to the next levels of interaction with others. Being open minded is very important to survive especially in business world. Even in other professions like psychology, philosophy, law and so on, one need to be good critical thinker collaborate and understand what really goes around us. Moreover, to expand our thinking leads us to go beyond of our beliefs and in values we belief in. we are able to understand and examine why we belief in what we belief.  Thus, being a collaborator may be a challenge for us, but it is essential matter to navigate well in the real world with and especially with others. 

 “Flexible thinkers are natural experimenters: curious, alert, and open to change”. This statement is very true that when we are flexible thinkers or open minded, we are willing to change our thoughts and become alert and curious. This curiosity also gives us advantages by leading us to discover new opportunities in life. Moreover, we are able to learn and relate with people as well as with different cultures.