Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Do yourself a favour and take the time to read this (340 slide presentation) slowly. I spent about three hours with it Sunday evening (which is an eternity for me to spend on a single document). Sure, you might not agree with everything, or like everything, or think that everything was covered. And like me, you may not care about things like 'market cap' or 'quarterly earnings calls'. I'm not even interested in 'jobs' - I'm far more interested to know how productivity gains will be distributed across society so that we don't need 'jobs' in order to survive. In any case, you'll be treated to a compelling narrative about the significant change sweeping our society; the last decade or so has been particularly frenzied. It's chart after chart of dramatic change. Sure, any of them could reverse at any time, but they're the story of how we got to here, now. It's a great story, well told and well presented. Take the time, and enjoy it. Via George Siemens and half a dozen other sources.

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