On Thursday, October 19, 1967 The New York Times published the following, from an Interview with Herman Kahn, who was predicting that tourism would be the biggest industry in the United States. By the year 2000, people will work no more than four days a week and less than eight hours a day. With legal holidays and long vacations, this could result in an annual working … [Read more...] about Why An Improving Economy Alone Won’t Fuel An Employment Recovery
Strategy
Social Media in the Classroom
I was asked by a colleague to document my practices for social media in the classroom. Probably not overly innovative, but hopefully useful to those just dipping in their toes. First of all, create a fan page for the class, or the text. Since Listening to the Future was the text, I just used its page. This avoids the issue of students becoming “friends” of the instructor – … [Read more...] about Social Media in the Classroom
It’s Time for an Education Revolution
I spoke to at a local education conference today in the Seattle area. As I was discussing the uncertainties in the future of education, I realized that these angst ridden deliberations on the future of education are very timely in an unintuitive way, and that may be the key to innovation. America has the opportunity to seize the future of learning as the emerging markets … [Read more...] about It’s Time for an Education Revolution
Public Institution Planning and Budgets
Public Institution Planning and Budgets Planning for the future can seem like a waste of time when just keeping the lights on is a struggle. Budget cuts are hitting many public institutions, including schools, colleges and universities. The gut reaction is to put the future on hold and deal with the present. That approach has some major drawbacks. First, if you don’t have … [Read more...] about Public Institution Planning and Budgets
Automating Jobs Away
Cover Photo by Hyundai Motor Group on Pexels.com Automating Jobs Away I was just listening to Marketplace on NPR (Jobs of the Future: Middle class struggles with changing job market). Analysts are finally talking about something I have been saying for a long time. The jobless rate is not just about creating industrial age jobs because in the last several recessions … [Read more...] about Automating Jobs Away