Future Trends in Education The Choices & Changes of DotComs & Ferals Annimac Futurist ICPA State Conference Eve Presentation 16 March 2005

Rate of Change  10 minutes - new technology  10 days - new product / service  10 seconds - new web site  Million new web pages a day Change we experience in one day Our Grandparents had in one year Younger means faster

Driving the speed of change Technology : by % of job types do not exist now because 80 % of technology has not been imagined yet

Likely jobs in next 10 years : Director of Emerging Thought Chief Human Zookeeper Creative Undertaker Thought Jockey Chief Imagination Officer Hacker Relations Manager Human Interface Manager * Valuer of Intangible Assets * * Exists since 2003

Values & attitudes From : Left Brain M old paradigm - Logical  wealth driven  problem focussed  existing processes  competitive To : Right Brain F new paradigm - Intuitive  values driven  create goals  innovate processes  cooperation Huge Paradigm Shift :

An Example : To create change : Left Brain M old way Right Brain F new - by using fear - use hope - using desperation - use inspiration - go for win-lose - go for win-win

Multiple Intelligences : Eight 1. Linguistic - language 2. Logical mathematical - number / reasoning 3. Spatial - physical relationship 4. Bodily kinaesthetic - body & movement 5. Musical - music 6. Interpersonal - people relationships 7. Intrapersonal - self aware 8. Naturist - nature / spiritual relationships = Masculine - traditional classrooms = Feminine - business & virtual worlds

Four Generations : Baby Boomers yrs b 1945 – 60 Generation X – 75 DotComs 15 – – 90 first wired gen Ferals – now fewest - half GenX

Boomers : ( ) married/divorced empty nesters retired/ part timers downsizing everything set relationships sense of community material status identity from job medium term planning travellers; homebodies seek new safe experiences security conscious health conscious defer to authority love/hate change.  GenXers : ( ) single childless multicareers, SOHOs mobile nfa renters Net dating global orientation: no commitment materialism assumed identity ephemeral short term planning varied lifestyles: wired risk takers quick decisions environmental values, personal journey deference to heroes expect, accept change.  DotComs : ( ) temporary pairing group socialising no careers, own path parental home Net relationships global identity non consumers identity from activity immediacy wired multichannelled multiactions planetary mission group focus temporary deference need, welcome change.  Ferals : ( ) momentary relationships no patterns future jobs not important parental home global limitless relationships global no boundaries identity global commitment on consumers; global values identity from self values very immediate & long term wired into global village unlimited channels unlimited expectations planetary mission self & global group foci no deference momentary respect per need are change, live change ignore resistance 

Baby Boomers Married or divorced Empty nesters Retired or part time workers Downsizing lives Set relationships Sense of community Material status Male Identity from job Medium term planners Travellers or homebodies Seek new safe experiences Security conscious Health conscious Defer to authority Love / hate change

Single Childless Net Dating Mobile No Fixed Address Renters Varied lifestyles Global i.d. Materialism assumed Short term planners Multi careers SOHO Risk takers Fast decisions Environmental values Personal journey Defer to heroes Expect accept change Generation Xers 30 – 45

DotComs 15 – 30 Temporary pairing Group socialising No careers Own path Parental home Global I.d. Net relationships Non consumers I.d. from activity Wired Immediacy Multi channeled Multi actions Planetary group mission Temporary deference Need & welcome change

Ferals 0 – 15 No patterns Wired into global village Global momentary limitless relationships Global i.d from self values Parental home Future jobs unimportant Planetary mission Non consumers Unlimited mind channels Very immediate & long term views No deference Respect when needed Live change & ignore barriers

Summary : Trends  huge rate of change  technology driven - unimagined  major shift in societal values  unknowable workforce requirements  relationships focussed curricula  individual responsibility ndividual pathways  young drive change oung will create their VR world

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