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2030: Education

Education: We've gone from the concept of "foundational degree knowledge" to just-in-time knowledge - most people in the workforce have now mastered the skill of getting the right knowledge at right time for right purpose. The concept of the career has disappeared as most people transition from project to project at an absolutely furious pace - there is...

Education: We've gone from the concept of "foundational degree knowledge" to just-in-time knowledge - most people in the workforce have now mastered the skill of getting the right knowledge at right time for right purpose. The concept of the career has disappeared as most people transition from project to project at an absolutely furious pace - there is a continuous arrival of new careers, the rapid obsolescence of old careers, and the fleeting arrival of short term "micro-careers." We used to train for a career that would take us through most of our life. Now, we live a life that takes us through multiple careers - by constantly reinventing ourselves. The education industry has figured out how to build platforms for the delivery of knowledge that does not yet exist for careers not yet invented - in essence, designing knowledge delivery for what comes next in a world of great knowledge uncertainty!
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Publish Date2019-12-24
Updated Date2026-09-18
Made Date2019-12-24
Target Date2030-12-31
Horizonlater
Outcomeopen
Confidencemedium

Prediction #8 in 20 Trends into 2030.

Education: We’ve gone from the concept of “foundational degree knowledge” to just-in-time knowledge - most people in the workforce have now mastered the skill of getting the right knowledge at right time for right purpose. The concept of the career has disappeared as most people transition from project to project at an absolutely furious pace - there is a continuous arrival of new careers, the rapid obsolescence of old careers, and the fleeting arrival of short term “micro-careers.” We used to train for a career that would take us through most of our life. Now, we live a life that takes us through multiple careers - by constantly reinventing ourselves. The education industry has figured out how to build platforms for the delivery of knowledge that does not yet exist for careers not yet invented - in essence, designing knowledge delivery for what comes next in a world of great knowledge uncertainty!

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