Cultural Immersion and Steve Case

In the October issue of National Geographic – the Traveler edition there was a story on Steve Case, cofounder of AOL. He is investing $500 million of his own money to launch Revolution, a company that "seeks to drive transformative change by shifting power to consumers." One goal is to create "disruptive businesses" that will revolutionize how we live and vacation.

The man who has driven globalization more than Soros beyond economics through AOL, which I believe history will say, says, "I wouldn’t say the majority of Americans have embraced globalism. They’re still, for the most part, very America-centric. But there’s a recognition now more than 20 years ago that to really understand what’s happening in your everyday life, it’s more important than ever to develop a broader global understanding . . . But the bigger change is more psychological. I sense a growing desire for meaning and purpose in people lives, and a growing recognition that might come from experiencing people in other cultures. The trick is figuring out a way to help travelers bridge the gap between the safety of their own culture and the foreignness of another."

This guy sounds like me!!!! He wants to do vacations for people to have resorts in ethnic villages. I want to focus on vocations engaging society. He talks about how travel experiences are homogenized – but I would say so is life.

I shared with our interns the other day that I really believe that the future of the church is more with the early twenties group than anyone else.

Comments

[Tyler Johnson]

Bob -- I would like for you to expand on what you mean when you said that "the future of the church is more with the early twenties group than anyone else."

[Tyler Johnson]

Bob -- I would like for you to expand on what you mean when you said that "the future of the church is more with the early twenties group than anyone else."