10 predictions for the future of social learning from the 2020 Workplace

The last ten years has seen phenomenal change in technology and the learning function in such a short time. What can we expect to happen over the next 10 years? How will it affect the way we work and live? And what can companies do to prepare for the change ahead?

In their new book, "The 2020 Workplace, How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today", corporate learning professionals Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd bravely predict the nature of the workplace of the future. Here is an excerpt from a recent article with some of what they have discovered.

1. Augmented reality learning emerges
2. Most learning incorporates use of a mobile device
3. Games and simulations are used for every content area
4. We will have a huge app-etite
5. Peer-to-peer learning blossoms
6. Expert and credibility ratings create trusted search networks
7. Search bots go on the prowl for you
8. Governments will become more involved in ensuring that its citizens have access to training and retraining
9. The learning function's focus shifts to accreditation, with less emphasis on the learning process itself
10. You will be rated publicly, much like a Yelp or Amazon rating for people

This article was based on the book, "The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today."

HarperBusiness, 2010

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