Why chart the collective knowledge?
Society, the workplace and knowledge are changing in unpredicatable ways. New economic paradigms are emerging . Knowledge generation is now a significant means of production with ownership in the hands of individuals.
So – how can universities prepare students for society. Especially when most future roles jobs that don’t yet exist. Harold Jarche presented this grand challenge in 2006 to trigger thinking around te future development and growth of talent for industry and for the economy. It is difficult predict what new roles will emerge over the next decade, never mind by the end of the century. One thing is clear – people will increasingly be expected to be in control of their own knowledge, work and learning.
There have been countless inititives in various countries to improve students transition from education to work. through “employability skills” or “”graduate attributes” projects. How these skills and attributes can be defined, taught and assessed? The development of expertise is not fixed in time and need continuous refinement. The ability to draw fro collective knowledge is important ao that people can navigate the transitions they will encounter throughout their career.
In a society, where knowledge is generated openly and collaboratively, people require the skills and literacies so they can learn as an individual, drawing from collective intelligence. And there’s empirical evidence that the development of these skills has to be integrated within learning.
But the question is how do we meet the Grand Challenge of enabling people to learn to solve problems faster nd more effectively?