{"id":55023,"date":"2016-05-04T14:21:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T18:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=55023"},"modified":"2016-05-05T15:58:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T19:58:41","slug":"reflections-on-thinking-about-the-future-of-work-to-make-better-decisions-about-learning-today-gorbis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2016\/05\/04\/reflections-on-thinking-about-the-future-of-work-to-make-better-decisions-about-learning-today-gorbis\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on “Thinking about the future of work to make better decisions about learning today” [Gorbis]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinking about the future of work to make better decisions about learning today<\/strong><\/a> — from er.edcause.edu by Marina Gorbis
\nBy looking at historical patterns and identifying signals of change around us today, we can better prepare for the transformations occurring in both work and learning.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Instead of debating whether learning is for learning’s sake or as a means for earning a living, we need to think about the forces and signals of transformation and what they mean for higher education today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n

So let’s explore these deeper transformations.1<\/sup> From our experience of doing forecasting work for nearly fifty years, we at the IFTF believe that it is usually not one technology or one trend that drives transformative shifts. Rather, a cluster of interrelated technologies, often acting in concert with demographic and cultural changes, is responsible for dramatic changes and disruptions. Technologies coevolve with society and cultural norms\u2014or as Marshall McLuhan is often quoted as having said: “We shape our tools and afterwards our tools shape us.” Nowhere does this apply more critically today than in the world of work and labor. Here, I focus on four clusters of technologies that are particularly important in shaping the changes in the world of work and learning: smart machines; coordination economies; immersive collaboration; and the maker mindset.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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From DSC:<\/span><\/em>
\n I appreciate this article — thanks Marina. <\/span><\/p>\n

Marina’s article — and the work of The Institute for the Future (IFTF) — illustrates how important is it to examine the current and developing future landscapes — trying to ascertain the trends and potential transformations underway.\u00a0 Such a practice is becoming increasingly relevant and important. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why? <\/span><\/p>\n

Because we’re now traveling at exponential rates, not linear rates. <\/span><\/p>\n

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We’re zooming down the highway at 180mph — so our gaze needs to be on the horizons — not on the hoods of our cars. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Institutions of higher education, boot camps, badging organizations, etc. need to start offering more courses and streams of content regarding futurism — and teaching people how to look up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is this type of perspective\/practice helpful for organizations, but it’s becoming increasingly key for us as individuals. <\/span><\/p>\n

You don’t want to be the person who gets tapped on the shoulder and is told, “I’m sorry…but your services won’t be necessary here anymore. Please join me in the conference room down the hall.”\u00a0 You then walk down the hall, and as you approach the conference room, you notice that newly placed cardboard is covering the glass — and no one can see into the conference room anymore. You walk in, they shut the door, give you your last pay check and your “pink slip” (so to speak).\u00a0 Then they give you 5 minutes to gather your belongings.\u00a0 A security escort walks you to the front door. <\/span><\/p>\n

Game over.
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Pulse checking a variety of landscapes can contribute
\ntowards keeping your bread and butter on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n