Equitable Practices in Education 
Research Tools and Guidebook

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September 1, 2012

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • KnowledgeWorks third comprehensive forecast on the future of learning looks ahead to 2022
  • Innovation has been transforming how we think about learning and how we organize talent and resources for learning experiences
  • Knowledge-based industries such as education continue to confront the most significant disruptions and also to find the greatest opportunities for recombination

The future is not a fixed point. It is ours to create. Forecast 3.0: Recombinant Education: Regenerating the Learning Ecosystem previews five disruptions that will reshape learning over the next decade. Responding to them creatively rather than fearing will be critical to preparing all learners for an uncertain future.

  1. Democratized Startup: Transformational investment strategies and open access to startup knowledge, expertise and networks will seed an explosion of disruptive social innovations
  2. High-Fidelity Living: As big data floods human sensemaking capacities, cognitive assistants and contextual feedback systems will help people target precisely their interactions with the world
  3. De-Institutionalized Production: Activity of all sorts will be increasingly independent of institutions as contributions become more ad-hoc, dynamic, and networked
  4. Customizable Value Webs: Innovative, open business models will leverage complex networks of assets and relationships to create ultra-customer-centric experiences across industries
  5. Shareable Cities: Next-gen cities will drive social innovation, with urban infrastructure shaped by patterns of human connection and contribution

Read Forecast 3.0: Recombinant Education: Regenerating the Learning Ecosystem to learn what these disruptions will mean for learners, learning agents and learning ecosystems.

 

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