TRENDS, NETWORKS AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
TREND
- It is a recurrent phenomenon that takes place over time
and gives rise to speculation on the future. Evolves as it
emerges
- mp3, mp4, fb, and twitter are an examples of trends
- ONLINE-LEARNING is a trend in education. VIRTUAL
PERSONAL ASSISTANTS is a trend in ICT. TELE
MEDICINE is a trend in health and science and in social
media.
FAD
- It is an intense but short-live fashion. It last for a short
period of time.
- Hello Kitty is an example of a fad
STATEGIC ANALYSIS
- This is the use of various tools to prepare business
strategies by evaluating the opportunities and challenges
faced by the company as it moves forward.Men are often
regardless as less intuitive than women.
INTUITIVE THINKING
- This is a feeling that doesn’t use rational processes such
as facts and ideas. Good intuition comes from years of
discerning that allows you to understand how people and
the world works.
- The aim of intuitive thinking is NOT to sharpen the focus of
the analysis and to ensure a methodical, balanced
approach
NON-INTUITIVE THINKING
- In general, this provides some of the best opportunities to
learn and grow.
- Term that is commonly used for non-intuitive learning is
learning the ROPES
HOLISTIC
- This is the result of the combining one’s analytic and
intuitive abilities.
- Engineers are taught to specialize in analytical
thinking. They CANNOT do this to such an extent that
they dismiss intuition as touch - freely.
- Analytical thinking is efficient in the following
conditions - sufficient time, relatively static conditions,
a clear differentiation between the observer and
observed.
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
- This is a useful tool for understanding the political,
economic, socio-cultural and technological
environment that an organization operates in.
- The aim of the analytical tool is to sharpen the focus
of the analysis and to ensure a methodical, balanced
approach
- This is based on the principle that organizations exist
to create value for their customers.
SWOT ANALYSIS
- This is a simple but widely used tool that helps in
understanding the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
and threats involved in a project or business activity.
CRITICAL THINKING
- This works best when you continually ask yourself:”Does
this make sense?”, “If so, why?”, “If not, why ot?”
The following situation does not show the effect of
globalization in our daily life:
- Students using internet in searching for the answer to
their assignments.
- Extracting cash through Automated Teller Machine.
- Increasing job opportunities in different parts of the
world.
- Students acquire new cooking styles with the help of
YouTube.
This situation can be considered as NEGATIVE effect of
globalization:
- Students using Tweeter, Facebook and Instagram late
at night
This situation shows direct effect of globalization in migration:
- Professionals going abroad for high compensation
An example of ECONOMIC EFFECT of globalization multinational
companies in the Philippines went to China because of its cheaper
labor cost.
Examples of SOCIAL EFFECT of globalization
- Philippine President Rody Duterte chose to establish
alliance with China than US, primarily due to immediate
extend of power, support and own debt to China.
- Balikatan exercise between Philippines and US
People
- refer to a body of persons sharing a common
religion,culture or knowledge.
An example of “unity despite diversity”
- The Blacks and Whites go to the polling precincts in
West Africa
Cooperation
- It is a situation which people work together to do
something.
Collaboration - Power Plants, Transportation, Fertilizers andNatural
- It is working together with another person or group in Gas Drilling
order to achieve or do something.
- An example of such - Rica,Allen and Paulo decided to 5 R’s (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Rethink, Replant)
meet after school to plan and brainstorm about their - The most effective way of saving the environment
project.
Gestalt
- He is a German Psychologist
Gestalt Principles
- Similarity, continuity, closure and proximity.
Principle of Similarity
- An example is the Philippines is considered “melting
pot of different races.”
This statement proves that, “the whole is greater than the sum
of each part:
- Countries of the world developed interconnection for
economic development

Chlorofluorocarbon
- Gas that is commonly used in products, particularly
aerosols, but is believed to cause damage to the
ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Consumption
- A word which means utilization of economic goods in
the satisfaction of human wants and needs.
Global Warming
- The recent increase in the world’s temperature,
believed to be caused by certain gases in the
atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide
- Gas that is produced when people and animals
breathe out or when certain fuels are burned and that
is used by plants for energy.
Climate Change
- A change in the statistical distribution of weather
patterns when that change lasts for an extended
period of time.
Production
- The process of making something that will be used
for consumption.
Industrialization
- The period of social and economic change that
transforms a human group from an agrarian society
into an industrial one.
Volcanic Eruption
Natural cause of Global Warming

Man made causes of Global Warming: