It should not simply be a system imposed by one part of the world on the rest. Globalization need not mean global homogenization, but the opportunity for the entire world to gain from the unique wisdom of all its disparate parts. Ideally, increased ease of communication can promote both harmony of ideas and celebration of diversity. Consensus on the solutions to a wealth of world problems is arising from informed discussion, while different ideas and traditions are available to add richness to cultural debate. More than ever before, minority, even individual, opinion plays a major role in forging the larger consensus.
Difference is the essence of entrepreneurship.
With productivity becoming ever more divorced from physical resources, the uniqueness of each country's contribution is coming to depend more on the distinctness of cultures and the innovation of individuals. Today, the raw materials are human minds, and the product is ideas. The technology of globalization is instrumental in bringing the world these unique resources, from the mind-work of computer programmers to the handiwork of craftswomen. Having begun training 25 women in weaving, dyeing and basic business management, the enterprise now employs 1200 women and supplies markets all over the world. Three years ago, its products won the Magnificent Carpet Award in Atlanta, bringing international recognition to the weaving project.