Trophies Collected in the Victories of Mind over Matter
“Nobody, however, who has paid any attention to the features of our present era, will doubt for a moment that we are living at a period of most wonderful transition which tends rapidly to the accomplishment of that great end to which indeed, all history points — the realization of the unity of mankind.” – Prince Albert (Theodore Martin, The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Volume 2 (New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1880).
Prince Albert said this in 1851. Today, almost 160 years later, we still hear the echoes of these words in our international conversation.
Since we were talking about some healthy international competition in my last post, let’s knock off two cultural exchange birds with one proverbial nation branding stone.
While the Olympic tradition is an athletic exchange between nations, where they have the opportunity to present their countries’ best athletes on one international arena, world expos/exhibitions provide the same opportunity for business and technology.
