Change is always around the corner

There was a lot of interesting material to watch and read this week. I had heard about many of these concepts before but wasn't familiar with them. I'm grateful to have the chance to read experts from No Logo by Naomi Klein and Wikinomics by Donald Tapscott. Instead of getting overwhelmed with information this week, I reminded myself I am here to learn how to keep myself informed and able to question what is presented to me, without becoming overwhelmed by the world's news and issues. I'm also here to become an organized thinker and clearer communicator of my thoughts and of these important issues.
I'm not sure which power model the media is under -- soft power or hard power, but if there is one thing I learned this week it is that the only way for me to handle the abundance of information in this technologically demanding era is to learn how to question, debate and respond to this information. This way I give myself more power. I am then able to take back some of the control from controlling reigns of the media and those in charge of the media. I can choose not to be a passive participant when watching television, using the Internet, or listening to someone speak.
I agree with Tapscott this week when he said, "Today the tables are turning. The growing accessibility of information technologies puts the tools required to collaborate, create value, and compete at everybody’s fingertips . . . Those who fail to grasp this will find themselves ever more isolated—cut off from the networks that are sharing, adapting, and updating knowledge to create value."
People have to realize that everything is temporary. Change is already happening. I guess it is up to each individual to decide if change is good or bad. Do you fight it or grow with it? Accepting change and growing with it -- contributing to it, would be more beneficial instead of the incessant debating about who is wrong and who is right. The change is already happening. Time to move on.

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