Friedman reflects on the accelerating pace of modern life and how pauses in his day led to deeper insights. Major technological developments in 2007 marked a historic shift. Exponential growth in computing power, the internet, and sensors are manifesting in many areas of life and work. Friedman examines how cognitive computing and the cloud are impacting operations. To adapt, people must embrace "dynamic stability" through continuous learning, while organizations allow more entrepreneurship. Diversity and collaboration will be needed to sustain innovation amid rapid change.

1. THANK YOU FOR BEING
LATE
Thomas L. Friedman

2. CONTENT
• INTRODUCTION
• SUMMARY
• CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
• It is the best book of Thomas L. Friedman. He is an American political commentator and author. He has written extensively
on foreign affairs, global trade, the middle east, globalization and environmental issues.
• This is the one of the most selling book of New York Times. Author Thomas L. Friedman give the title ‘Thank you for
being late’ from one of his meeting with a person who want to meet the author and fix this meeting in morning (at breakfast
time of author) but somehow he was late for the meeting and as usual author on time. When he comes and say sorry to
author for has late coming that time author told him thank you for being late because between that time author think about
many other thinks and also he solve his most two important personal questions.
• The content of this book fully fulfil the title but in other way, whenever you read this book you always realise thank you for
being late.

4. • The book is divided into four parts:-
1. About brief history of some big technical companies.
2. About author thinks how machine works.
3. About acceleration force affecting people and culture.
4. Conclusion.
• For this book author go through a very hard researches and for him best benefit is he easily fix the interview with anyone.
This book gives a brief information about the age of acceleration and rate of changes in the technologies. 2007, this year
was only known as the economic crises in America in my memories but after reading this book I realise this year was really
historic year evolution in technology.

5. SUMMARY
• Friedman reflects upon the speed of modern life. Not only is it fast, it is accelerating. Friedman began a deeper
understanding of this reality when he was forced to pause while waiting for a late breakfast guest. When future guests were
late allowing him additional pauses, he thanked them—hence the title of the book. Friedman also relates how a pause led to
a deep and meaningful connection with a parking lot attendant that further opened his understanding of the accelerating
world. In what areas does Friedman highlight the impact of accelerating change in the world? What examples of
accelerating change are most evident in daily life?
• Friedman recalls 2007 as a vintage year in technology with several major technology products and platforms being released
almost simultaneously. People today are faced with exponential growth of change in computing, globalization, and climate
change. How does the exponential characteristic of acceleration cause difficulty in comprehending the impact of that
change? What is the best response to the difficulties posed by accelerating change?
• The author details accelerating change in technological capability with an examination of Moore’s Law playing out in
processor speed along with similar accelerating change in complementary computing components. Increased processing
power has been accompanied by increases in sensor capability, computer memory, efficiency of software, along with the
bandwidth and mobility of networking. How is this computational growth manifested in the Air Force?

6. • Friedman examines the power of the cloud which Friedman refers to as the supernova. How does the cloud impact
productivity in the Air Force? Friedman continues the chapter tracing the growth of computing from the “Tabulating Era” to
the “Programming Era” to the current “Cognitive Era”.
• Friedman gives several illustrations of the impact of cognitive computing and the cloud on human endeavors. How does
cognitive computing impact Air Force operations?
• The author examines the nature of work in the context of accelerating change. Friedman writes that people will need to
continuously change and adapt, a process he calls “dynamic stability” to keep a job. He also writes that entrepreneurial
thinking will be required at all levels. Further, he describes new platforms for learning that involve intelligent assistants and
include innovative solutions such as micro- degrees. These allow broader access to specialized education. How can the Air
Force adapt from the model of Airmen finding jobs to allow Airmen to invent a job? How does “dynamic stability” manifest
in a successful Air Force career? How will the Air Force best give room for entrepreneurial thinking?
• How could these strategies be incorporated into Professional Military Education?
• Friedman focused on finding and creating an eye of calm in the storm of change. Friedman illustrated such calm with an
example of community in his hometown. As accelerating change threatens to overwhelm our ability to keep up with today’s
events, where is there room to learn from the past? How can we best learn from past? How does the Air Force’s present sense
of community compare with its sense of community in the past?

7. • Examines the impact of accelerating change on the role of diversity in society. Friedman wrote that America is becoming a
minority-majority country. How will the ideals of e pluribus Unum be championed in the midst of accelerating changes?
• Friedman wrote that we need collaboration and trust to continue the pace of accelerated innovation.

8. CONCLUSION
• Today's technological revolutions are vast enough to be
termed beyond "the cloud" to his description as "the
supernova". He correctly cites the lag in social and political
innovations which must now be overcome by such units as
OTA, still copied in many other countries but shut down in
the USA in 1996. Many obsolete political parties, health and
educational systems, tax and trade policies need overhauling
today, as Friedman describes.
• To restore lost trust in current institutions, Friedman ends
with recalling his childhood in Minnesota with its inclusive
humanity and the community responsibility of its civic and
business leaders in such innovative groups as The Itasca
Project. I recall being an early presenter at their first
meeting at Lake Itasca along with radical economist
Michael Harrington who explored the roots of poverty and
exclusion in the US economy which burst forth in our 2016
elections.

9. THANK YOU
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