Learning for Work? If So, What Type of Work?

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15 MINUTES OF FAME

It used to be that only TV stars, famous artists, famous sports people, or film actors and actresses, achieved global fame, were know by millions and their work, roles, stories and personal life was a conversation topic in social and professional gatherings.

Today, fame is becoming a commodity, each and everyone of us, can and some argue, will be able to achieve global fame, Youtube stars, Vine Stars, Instagram Stars, SnapChat Stars are being followed by millions of people around the World. Their ideas, art and perceptions impact entire generations.

{FIND} Aaron Carpenter: Instagram 1.6Million, Twitter 1.6 Million, Vine 1.2 Million

This scale was only achievable by major accomplishments only a decade ago. Now we have a culture of sharing, creating content and expressing ideas, at any age.

There of course are new dangers and challenges: I was fortunate to meet recently, the self-proclaimed founder of the cyberbulling industry at TED, Monica Lewinsky when at 22; she was the first social media reference. Now, at her 40s is actively seeking to inform and protect others who could be subject of similar negative visibility. An industry full of possibilities!

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Capital has begun flowing into education, until recently, this industry was not the most attractive to innovate, but now, the need to disrupt Education has created an unprecedented impulse for entrepreneurs to focus on.

Still, there are strong barriers for them to succeed, they need not only solid technological or business models, but they have to become legitimate in education and understand the different stockholders to begin transforming from.

The first clusters to incubate, accelerate and potentialize edupreneurs has begun! Hundreds of new companies are being launched to disrupt education around the world. Typical models for incubators and accelerators are helpful, but the nature of this industry requires a legitimate approach to enter the core of education and disrupt from within.

{EDUPRENEUR} A little crazyness, lots of perseverance.

THE NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Just by analyzing the changes that are happening in industries like entertainment, media, filmmaking, publishing, travel, financial services, or any other established incumbent, it is clear that education and training (as much as health) resisted for too long.

It is now time a new Learning experience needs to emerge, one that captures students and keeps them engaged, one that is connected to the relevant imbalances that previous generations created, and one that is guided by curators, experience designers and innovators that enable all stakeholders  (nodes in the network) to connect, expand and evolve into a future full of human possibilities.

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