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Episode 1 Discussion Worksheet
A clean, printable worksheet to guide a class or a solo listen through the Episode 1 conversation.
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This worksheet works for a classroom, a club, or a single curious listener. Print it, or answer as you go. It moves through three stages, before, during, and after the episode, and ends with room to question your own assumptions about the global economy.
KEY CONCEPTS
- Globalisation
- International marketing
- Trade
- Investing
- Risk
- ESG
- Technology
- Career decisions
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Answer these before pressing play.
When you buy something made abroad, what do you assume about how it got to you?
Do you think free trade mostly helps or mostly hurts ordinary people? Why?
How much do you trust financial predictions you see online or in the news?
WHILE YOU LISTEN
Keep an ear out for each of these.
How Soumitra describes the balance between global consistency and local adaptation in marketing.
What he says about making financial or investment decisions.
Anything about the costs and benefits of international trade, not just one side.
How he talks about technologies like AI or blockchain in global business.
What the conversation suggests about making career decisions under uncertainty.
AFTER YOU LISTEN
Check your comprehension.
In your own words, why might a global brand behave differently in different countries?
What is comparative advantage, and why does it matter for trade?
Why is diversification considered important in investing?
Name one benefit and one cost of a tariff.
What is one real limitation of AI or blockchain in global trade?
THINK DEEPER
Open-ended. There is no single right answer.
Does globalisation do more good than harm? What would change your answer?
Should companies pursue environmental and social goals even when they reduce short-term profit?
How confident should anyone be in a one-year market forecast, and why?
ONE ASSUMPTION ABOUT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THAT I WANT TO QUESTION
Write it here, and note what evidence would change your mind.