Yet, context matters greatly. The constructivist brain is a self-organizing system that is progressively shaped by its interaction with objects and events in the world. We actually build the structures of our brains as we use them. The economy and the brain as open systems. They have the opportunity to become more involved in their own decision-making that impinges on their own economic and social environment.
Success increasingly means becoming an active entrepreneur and innovator.
That means breaking down barriers in the mind, as well as barriers to trade, competition and innovation. In the 'New Economy,' an 'open' society, in every sense of the word, is the key to a favorable environment for growth. Parallel to this economic shift is a growing appreciation that the constructivist brain is an open and dynamic learning system. We now, in effect, have it in our power to design models of learning that are more in line with not just the needs of the economy, but also the natural functioning of the brain. A 1997 Kellogg Corporation report compared the relative influence that family, community, and other factors have on student performance.