Defining Culture

The word Culture can describe numerous human behavior and interactions. From ancient to modern societies, the history and survival of different and diverse communities and development patterns into today’s world are all commonly and academically referred to as Culture. Societies spread across the planet and further divided into geographic regions, country and legal jurisdictions, were developed and will continue to form its own Culture. Further subdividing to protect, train, construct, enrich, design and control itself. Societies operate under sectors and industries generally labelled; Resource Preservation, Human Development, Infrastructure Management, Economic Drivers, Fiscal Policy and Governance. Each category having its own Cultural Interface.

The Life Manager

A big picture view is vital to manage Life’s Intangibles and unforeseen risks. Whether managing a nation, a corporation or a single-family unit, the analysis; to continue, transform, preserve or abandon operations, is the same. A constantly updated written plan is the way to avoid or limit negative events. While, securing, nurturing, educating and maintaining, all peoples and properties under charge, must offer peace of mind. The goal is to produce a dynamic strategic plan, as complex as it takes to manage a nation or as simple as it calls for to guide a family, with detailed action statements referencing time and values.

Trade ‘An Economic Driver’

Trade is a very big word. Commonly used to refer to (Import and Export) Trade of basic items between nations’ producers and consumers. Within a single country, Trade also refers to the movement of Goods along a Distribution Channel at wholesale and retail prices. Comprising, in most cases, a Transportation (Freight over sea, land or by air) cost, which may also attract custom duties and other taxes into the tradeable price. Protecting the Goods, via handling cost, and its assigned value via insurance policies along its journey from producer to consumer. The word ‘TRADE’ hardly enters the conversation when speaking about the extractive (Drilling and Mining) industry but in much the same way, the legal rights to operate within a geographic zone is trade-able.

Imports, consisting of Raw Materials, Machinery, Parts and Other Inputs, and Finished Products, further categorized as non-consumables and consumables are granted entry by local legal regulations. Such Goods are publicly listed by customs, described and constantly updated, for the purpose of import tariffs (Taxes) to protect local jobs for a short period, while the local industry develops. Noting, the larger the tariff, the more disincentive is placed on these imported Goods to compete with the local price. Hence, the local industry is called to quickly ramp up production and lower its unit price. The immediate response, from the Country of Origin, is most likely to protect their owe economy from exports, from this protectionist country, measured by ‘Balance of TRADE’.

Stopping Mass Murders

A loner, never learning to get along. Would have never been involved in Sports and Games, which teaches and exposes players and participants to life’s basic lessons. It is the quiet ones, with deep unspoken thoughts subject to bullying and hate, silently plotting revenge, never having made or been a part of a team. A team, which is only as strong as its weakest player, will cause individuals to bond and learn that today’s opponent is tomorrow’s teammate. There will never be a magic solution. But through social interaction people can learn to simply respect each other and form a personal peaceful non-violent resolution.

Judging Society

The Productive Class main responsibility is its social intervention, and its moral responsibility. The mission, therefore, is to produce generations of healthy, educated, skilled, thoughtful and insightful adults. Contributing 30 – 60 years of life to prepare and better the opportunities available for their children, to care for their differently able, to temporary assist their unemployed neighbors and to provide comfortable living conditions for their elderly. Society’s discussions and decisions must address and prioritize its national vision to be implemented with A People first, entrepreneurial ideas, ecological, social and economic agenda.