Take some time to get acquainted with the 2020 Forecast. It is complex and dense, as are the challenges and dilemmas of the next decade. Because the forecast depicts external forces, it brings together various perspectives around the future of communities, learning, and education. Its goal is to help all of us with a stake in learning identify shared interests, challenges, strategies, and solutions for the future. The purpose of engaging with the future is to make better decisions in the present to shape the future of learning. We hope that your experience of the future through the 2020 Forecast inspires you to take powerful, smart actions to create the best possible future for learning.

Request a Presentation or Workshop – A presentation or custom workshop from one of the Institute for Creative Collaboration's forecast experts can help bring to life the 2020 Forecast's implications, changes, and challenges while incorporating a whole system perspective as desired.

Read Our Policy Briefs – Responding to future forces with appropriate policy strategies will be an important part of creating the future of learning. You can use this series of policy briefs to inform policy that is relevant to, and aligned with, the drivers of change highlighted in the 2020 Forecast.

Check Out These Tips for Taking Action – By exploring on your own, you can involve yourself in the drivers of change and trends described in the 2020 Forecast.

Join the Future of Education Social Network – You can engage with a community of others interested in the future of learning by joining this social network. Created by Steve Hargadon with startup support from KnowledgeWorks, it gives you an opportunity to share your voice and ideas with others while accessing interviews about timely topics.

How Is KnowledgeWorks Taking Action?

Since 2006, KnowledgeWorks has been engaged in a disciplined study of future forces affecting education, both to guide our own work and to offer a resource to help others in the world of education anticipate and prepare for change. Our Institute for Creative Collaboration builds the capacity of organizations and groups to think, learn, and work together in new ways that support innovation and systemic transformation. Learn more about KnowledgeWorks’ current and past actions around the future of learning.

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